OpenVMS VAX & AXP port of Flying V 6.18 August 1995 ======================================= Building on VAX: --------------- Use COMPILE.COM and LINK.COM procedures if you want to rebuild Flying on VAX architecture. You need GCC compiler (tested with GCC V 2.5.8). LINK.COM automagically tests if you have Motif 1.1 or Motif 1.2 Building on AXP: --------------- Use COMPILE_AXP.COM and LINK_AXP.COM procedures if you want to rebuild Flying on AXP architecture. You need DEC C++ compiler (tested with DEC C++ V 1.3A) Executables provided: -------------------- linked on VAX VMS 5.5-2 and AXP VMS 6.1 Using: ----- You can define FLYING_DIR logical name to point the directory where balls pixmaps for deluxe pool are stored (if not, they are calculated at run time, but it may be long ....). A VMS help file (FLYING.HLP) is provided. You can run FLYING via FREEWARE_DEMO.COM procedure Sources are available under [.SRC] directory in FLYING-618.ZIP file Patrick Moreau Command-line options: usage: flying options: select game: -snooker Snooker (xsnooker) -pool Pool-Billard (xpool) -pool9 9-ball Pool -cannon Karambolage (xcannon) -carrom Carrom (xcarrom) -hockey Air-Hockey (xhockey) -curling Curling (xcurling) -ft table size in feet [6...9] -deluxe special version of pool (default) -tv normal version of pool with TV-balls -[red|green|blue] select billard table color -nohints turn off hint arrows -demo demonstration (no pockets) -presets show preset variables X11 options: -size window size -root full screen (default) -no_override don't let the pseudo-root be of OverrideRedirect -no_grabs never grab the server -display ouput-display (def: $DISPLAY) -in1 input-display (def: = output-display) -in2 alternate input-display -mode select update mode 1/2/3 with default 2 -chkmode run a benchmark with the 3 update modes -sound clicks when hitting balls for time measurements: -frames limit update to frames per sec (def: full speed) -time stop after n seconds -maxspeed jump from collision to collision (asynchronous) pmoreau@cena.dgac.fr moreau_P@decus.decus.fr