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From: andre@targon.UUCP (andre)
Newsgroups: comp.sources.games.bugs
Subject: NetHack p05 warning creeping PC-isms.
Message-ID: <649@targon.UUCP>
Date: 23 Oct 89 14:42:30 GMT
Reply-To: andre@targon.UUCP (andre)
Organization: Nixdorf Computer BV., DO, P.O. Box 29,Vianen, The Netherlands
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The last patches for nethack (a GREAT game!), p05
screw up the graphics characters on unix systems. If the meta
character is used from the NETHACKOPTIONS=graphics: \mq etc.
the character that is actually printed is not the one that is wanted.

The problem can be solved (very quick & dirty) by commenting out
the second define of g_putch in pri.c. The ifdefs there think
we are using the ibm charset :-(.

I hope this helps other unix players, and that it is fixed in a
more solid way in patch p06.

Keep up the good work guys.

PS. Is there a 'standard' overlay structure known of nethack?
    I would like to compile ALL options in on msdos using
    plink86 to manage overlays. At the moment I think there
    could be too much cross-calling between modules to do this
    eficiently (read without waiting 2 minutes each time you hit a key).
    also if I compile spells in on msdos the game seems to hang
    after the more prompt of spellbook reading.
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