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From: cjeffery@optima.UUCP (Clinton Jeffery)
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Subject: Re: Nethack color??? (Help)
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Date: 4 May 91 21:14:53 GMT
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From article <1991May3.194524.532@vax1.mankato.msus.edu>, by geoff@vax1.mankato.msus.edu:
> 	I know this question has been raised before but...
> How do you get color working [for SysV/386] in nethack 3p9?

Perhaps this belongs in a FAQ.  The UNIX SysV/386 consoles require the
color bytes to be sent out in a different ORDER than nethack sends 'em.
Once you find the right piece of code (there are fourteen thousand
identical printf's that send out color codes #ifdef'ed under different
machines/OS'es) its a two line fix, tops.

> [Geoff goes on to compliment nethack on its incredible good programming]

C'mon, Nethack is up there with GNUemacs on the AMAZING scale, and I adore
every person who wrote a line of it, but its a total HACK!