Linux compiling under SuSE 9.3

[takkaria]

Now i tried to add the borg:

You're trying to add the 3.0.6 borg to the game. Don't do that.

[TJA]

Don´t want to bug you with more questions - just one:

Is it possible to compile and use a bot / borg for VA 3.0.9?
If yes, can you point me to a documentation?
If not, sad

Thanx!

[Daven_26d1]

The 3.0.9 borg is unfinished as of yet, but I think you can get a test version. The maintainer of the bot has a thread in the V forums here.

[TJA]

Sadly, i discover more problems with compiling VA:


./configure --prefix=/usr/local --disable-x11


gives

Configuration:

Install path: /usr/local
lib/ path: ./lib/

-- Frontends --
- Curses Yes
- GTK 2.x Disabled
- X11 Disabled
- SDL Disabled


A "make install" does nothing but copy "angband" one level up:

make install
INSTALL angband (-> ..)


No installation in /usr/local - and if i do that manually, this copy does not run:

angband
angband: Cannot access the './lib/file/news.txt' file!

The 'lib' directory is probably missing or broken.
Perhaps the archive was not extracted correctly.
See the 'readme.txt' file for more information.

So, there are more things that need to be copied to /usr/local ...
But even then, this will not work as "angband" searches them in the current directory!!!

Very strange.

:-O

[TJA]

And "Esc" does not seem to work ...

Edit: Found the "Backtick" workaround (`´`) - still strange.

[pav]

Hehe, yeah a lot of people expect --prefix to ./configure will do that.

But not here! I don't grok how takkaria managed to rip out such a basic functionality of autoconf/automake (grin) but you will have to pass magic argument --with-setgid=games to have it install under --prefix...

[TJA]

Oh.

That did it

Configuration:

Install path: /usr/local
lib/ path: /usr/local/share/angband/

Even the "make install" worked!

Strange thing

Edit: Needed to add chmod g+s on angband to be able to read savefiles ...

The development environment is in a bad condition, IMHO.