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From: creps@silver (Steve Creps)
Newsgroups: rec.games.hack,comp.sources.games.bugs
Subject: Got Nethack 2.3 running
Message-ID: <1570@silver.bacs.indiana.edu>
Date: 21 Apr 88 04:41:51 GMT
Sender: creps@silver.bacs.indiana.edu
Reply-To: creps@silver (Steve Creps)
Organization: Indiana Univ Comp Sci Dept
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Keywords: Works on Ultrix. Slight bug on tombstone. PC executable soon.


   I have successfully compiled the 2.3 version of NetHack on our VAX 8650
running Ultrix 2.0. I played a couple of very short games and it seems to
work. I did notice one problem, however. It printed "killed by orc" instead
of "killed by an orc" on my tombstone, although it was printed correctly
in the top scores list. I may have introduced this bug myself, so I'll try
to check it out.
   I have just finished downloading the complete sources for NetHack 2.3 to
floppy disks. Later tonight I'll copy them to hard disk and start the
"attempted" compilation of the PC version. If there are no problems I should
have the new executable ready for posting by next week. When I'm reasonably
sure I'll be able to get it running correctly I'll post an announcement
to comp.sys.ibm.pc (or comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d, if it's created yet) and
rec.games.hack every day or two counting down the posting date, like Mike
did with the source announcements. If I feel energetic I may even write
a batch file to install it on 2-floppy or hard disk systems.

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Steve Creps, Indiana University, Bloomington, "home of the Hoosiers"
	creps@silver.bacs.indiana.edu (192.12.206.2)
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