iLiad New to this... Help with Nethack

MatchNL · 05-13-2008, 02:52 PM

I've been attempting to get the linux version of NETHACK to run on the iLiad (since it uses X11 libraries which I've been told should work fine).

I noticed (for programs like dillo and gargoyle) that you just need to make an .xml manifest document which points to run.sh to get programs to run on the iLiad.

Is this the case? Is there more to it? How do I know which libraries to include?

Or, better yet, if anyone out there wants to post how to get Nethack to run on the iLiad, please do.

Any help would be appreciated as I'm entirely new to Linux development

NatCh · 05-20-2008, 04:23 PM

I wish I could help you, but I can't.

However, I do think this is an absolutely nifty idea!

So here's a bump to bring it back to the top, at least.

Antartica · 06-02-2008, 04:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MatchNL

Is this the case? Is there more to it? How do I know which libraries to include?

Or, better yet, if anyone out there wants to post how to get Nethack to run on the iLiad, please do.

Any help would be appreciated as I'm entirely new to Linux development

First of all, you should download the development vmware image that AdamB prepared (the sticky thread in this sub-forum).

With that you should be able to compile NetHack.

For more instructions, you can follow the guide in:

https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Iliad_unofficial_toolchain

Those instructions are based on the helper scripts included in the vmware image, that include:
dl-and-install.sh for downloading the sources of a program from the debian repository; you only have to pass as a parameter the final executable of the program, the script hunts the source package using the database at debian website.
lib-gen.sh that gets the necessary libraries for the iliad
run-gen.sh that generates the manifest and the run.sh script.

That is to get the barebones of the program working. If the program has datafiles or configuration files, you will have to include them in your "package" and tinker with the run.sh script to make the program use them in the paths you have put them.

Apart from that, it you want the program to get key input, you will need to change the wmclass of the main window to "sh". You can find more information about this in this post:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...77&postcount=7

Basically that it is.

If/when you find more problems, ask again. Sometimes we're late replying, but if you bug enough in the forums, someone will reply for sure

Good luck!

Ervserver · 06-02-2008, 05:06 PM

Hello MatchNL, I hope things will run smooth for you soon, great people here to help.

yokos · 06-02-2008, 05:45 PM

The READMEs of Nethack are bit lengthy & tricky because the src for all the different kinds of systems is included in the tar.gz, it comes w/o a configure, so you have to edit [uncomment/change parameters] manually some Makefiles.

MatchNL · 06-06-2008, 03:04 PM

Thanks for the help thus far, everyone! It looks like I have quite a bit of work ahead of me.

I suppose it'd be easier if I wasn't working from a Windows machine to begin with

Due to the refresh rate and the fact that Nethack (and other rogue-like games) are highly keyboard-dependent, I may ultimately decide to point my efforts in a different direction.

However, I'll give this a try so that I can at least say I got it working

05-13-2008, 02:52 PM	#1
MatchNL Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 50 Join Date: May 2008 Device: iLiad 2nd Edition	New to this... Help with Nethack I've been attempting to get the linux version of NETHACK to run on the iLiad (since it uses X11 libraries which I've been told should work fine). I noticed (for programs like dillo and gargoyle) that you just need to make an .xml manifest document which points to run.sh to get programs to run on the iLiad. Is this the case? Is there more to it? How do I know which libraries to include? Or, better yet, if anyone out there wants to post how to get Nethack to run on the iLiad, please do. Any help would be appreciated as I'm entirely new to Linux development

06-06-2008, 03:04 PM	#6
MatchNL Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 50 Join Date: May 2008 Device: iLiad 2nd Edition	A long road ahead... Thanks for the help thus far, everyone! It looks like I have quite a bit of work ahead of me. I suppose it'd be easier if I wasn't working from a Windows machine to begin with Due to the refresh rate and the fact that Nethack (and other rogue-like games) are highly keyboard-dependent, I may ultimately decide to point my efforts in a different direction. However, I'll give this a try so that I can at least say I got it working

05-20-2008, 04:23 PM	#2
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	I wish I could help you, but I can't. However, I do think this is an absolutely nifty idea! So here's a bump to bring it back to the top, at least.

06-02-2008, 05:06 PM	#4
Ervserver Wizard Posts: 2,624 Karma: 1008294 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Iowa, USA Device: Nook Simple Touch	Hello MatchNL, I hope things will run smooth for you soon, great people here to help.

06-02-2008, 05:45 PM	#5
yokos Pac-Man caught my iLiad. Posts: 807 Karma: 3595 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Germany; next to Baltic Sea Device: Boox Max Lumi, iRex iLiad (RIP)	The READMEs of Nethack are bit lengthy & tricky because the src for all the different kinds of systems is included in the tar.gz, it comes w/o a configure, so you have to edit [uncomment/change parameters] manually some Makefiles.

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