From: P.Lj [plj@byron.ext.telia.se]
Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2000 4:32 AM
To: Info-VAX@Mvb.Saic.Com
Subject: Re: ANNOUNCING: FreeCiv 1.11.0 port for OpenVMS Axp.


Ah! Great!

>>> ^P.Lj



Roger Tucker wrote:

> Announcing FreeCiv 1.11.0 port for OpenVMS AXP.
>
> (Freeciv is a multiplayer strategy game, released under the GNU
>  General Public License.  It is generally comparable with
>  Civilization II, published by Microprose.
>  See http://www.freeciv.org/)
>
> My updates to FreeCiv for the port to OpenVMS have been
> added to the freeciv CVS latest development release and is
> available in the latest CVS snapshot.
>
> Also the latest stable release 1.11.0 (although it doesn't
> include my changes) does compile and run correctly with the
> changes in the latest snapshot.
>
> You will need to get down the latest CVS snapshot to get the
> three files needed ([.vms]readme.txt, [.vms]vms_build.com,
> and [.server]sernet.c)
>
> Thanks go to the freeciv team for such a good game, and to
> Colin Blake for the port of Mozilla.  If anyone want's to
> take up where I left off, they are welcome too.
>
> The following information is from the [.vms]readme.txt:
>
> -------------------------
> This document includes instructions on how to build Freeciv for OpenVMS
> Alpha.  I used Compaq C V6.2-003 on OpenVMS Alpha V7.2, but
> other versions of the C compiler and OpenVMS should work.
>
> 1.  Make sure TCP/IP is installed correctly and running.
>
> 2.  Download and install the latest Mozilla.
>     I used the M16 release from
>     http://www.openvms.compaq.com/openvms/products/ips/get_mozilla.html
>     Follow the release notes there to install it
>     Run it, and make sure it at least works.
>
> 3.  Get the latest version of GLIB
>     I used 1.9.7 from ftp://ftp.gtk.org/pub/gtk/v1.2/
>     UnBzip2 it, untar it
>     rename the directory to [.glib]
>     Copy in glibconfig.h_vms from the bottom of this file
>         to [.glib]glibconfig.h
>     This directory is only needed for the header files.
>     (I hope to get glibconfig.h_vms added to the
>      next release of glib)
>
> 4.  Get the lastest version of GTK+
>     I used 1.2.8 from ftp://ftp.gtk.org/pub/gtk/v1.2/
>     UnBzip2 it, untar it
>     rename the directory to [.gtk]
>     This is only needed for the header files.
>
> 5.  Get the latest version of IMLIB
>     ftp://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/stable/sources/imlib/
>         I used 1.9.8
>     UnBzip2 it, untar it
>     rename the directory to [.imlib]
>     copy the imlib_vms_build.com from the bottom of this file
>         to [.imlib]vms_build.com
>     set def [.imlib]
>     Execute the vms_build and make sure imlib builds.
>     (There will be several compiler warnings but I choose to
>      leave them so maybe someday they will be fixed.)
>     run [.utils]IMLIB_CONFIG.EXE and make sure it works.
>     If you have problems, make sure the logical etc exists or
>     hard-code the correct directory in your sys$login:.imrc file.
>     (I hope to get theses changes added to the next version
>      of IMLIB)
>
> 6.  Get the latest stable version of Freeciv down.
>     UnBzip2 it, untar it to the directory [.freeciv]
>         $ bzip2 -d freeciv-1_11_0.bz2
>         $ tar -xvf FREECIV-1_11_0.;
>     make sure Freeciv.h is in [.FREECIV-1_11_0.CLIENT.GUI-GTK]
>         (You can rebuild this with GNV SED and rc2c)
>     $ set def [.FREECIV-1_11_0.vms]
>     $ @vms_build.com
>         You will get a few warnings but theses should be OK.
>     Read the vms_build.com file or the unix install.; file if
>     you have problems
>
> 7.  Todo list:
>
>     Create a standard VMS binary distribution.
>     Get changes needed into GLIB and IMLIB source distributions
>     Get AUTOCONFIG to work on VMS so that VMS can use the standard
>         UNIX make-files.
>     Get RedHat Linux .RPM files to work on VMS.
>         (Now I'm really dreaming...)
>
> -----
> Most of the problems I've found seem to be in all versions, but
> let me know if you run this, have fixes for the OpenVMS port, or
> can contribute to make the installation easier.
>
> Roger