The only machines using the OSS drivers I can test sound on are Linux/x86,
NetBSD/x86, and Sparcs running NetBSD. The sound from the NetBSD machines
sounds horrrible (twice as slow, full of static). I'm not sure what the
-problem is. So far, I haven't heard of anyone trying sound on machines
-other than Linux/x86.
+problem is. So far, I haven't heard of anyone getting sound to work on
+machines other than Linux/x86.
=====================
+Summary of changes between Unix Frotz 2.41 and Unix Frotz 2.42:
+===============================================================
+
+Unix Frotz 2.42 was released on Monday March 11, 2002.
+
+NEW FEATURES
+
+- Makefile updated to play nicer with Mac OS X.
+
+
+BUG FIXES
+
+- Al Petrofsky sent a fix to prevent Frotz from aborting when Ctrl-Space
+ is entered (in ux_input.c). Actually it was sent to Debian's bug list
+ several months ago, but not to me. He also submitted a patch which
+ prevents picture dimensions from being rounded down to zero (ux_pic.c).
+ Sidebars in Arthur are now visible.
+
+- Steven Frank was mistakenly identified as the submitter of the fix to
+ allow Unix Frotz to display properly on screens narrower than 80
+ columns. The true submitter was Justin Wesley. The machine used was
+ an Agenda PDA running Linux.
+
+
+
Summary of changes between Unix Frotz 2.40 and Unix Frotz 2.41:
===============================================================
- History searchs has been added. Type the beginning of a past command
and hit the up or down arrow key.
-
-
RESTORE - This restores a previously saved position.
-RESTART - This stops the store and restarts it from the beginning.
+RESTART - This stops the game and restarts it from the beginning.
SAVE - This saves a "snapshot" of your current position. You can return
to a saved position in the future by using the "RESTORE" command.
READ THIS FILE ALL THE WAY THROUGH BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL FROTZ
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-The Unix port of Frotz was written mainly with Linux in mind. Fortunately,
-the source is rather generic C code and runs well on pretty much all
-current Unices. These are the only two things needed to compile and run
-Frotz:
+The Unix port of Frotz was written mainly with Linux in mind.
+Fortunately, the source is rather generic C code and runs well on pretty
+much all current Unixen. These are the only two things needed to compile
+and run Frotz:
* Some variant of Unix with an ANSI C compiler (gcc works fine)
* A reasonably good SYSV derived curses library (ncurses is best)
works.
+====================
+Precompiled Frotz ||
+====================
+
+NetBSD: It's in the pkgsrc tree!
+
+FreeBSD: It's in the ports tree!
+
+MacOS X: It's at
+http://www.ifarchive.org/indexes/if-archiveXinfocomXinterpretersXfrotz.html
+
+Debian: Debian isn't so good at keeping an up-to-date version of Frotz
+around, so check http://packages.debian.org/testing/games/frotz.html to
+make sure before you use apt-get or whatever.
+
+See http://www.cs.csubak.edu/~dgriffi/proj/frotz/prepackaged.html for
+up-to-date information on precompiled Frotz packages
+
+
=======================
Editing the Makefile ||
=======================
Compiling and installing Frotz ||
=================================
-Type "make" to compile Frotz. If you get any showstopping complaints,
-it's most likely because you didn't tell make where your curses library
-is, where the curses header is, if you're using plain old curses or
-ncurses, or you're trying to use sound on an unsupported platform.
+Make sure you're in the directory that was created when you untarred the
+Frotz tarball. Type "make" to compile Frotz. If you get any showstopping
+complaints, it's most likely because you didn't tell make where your
+curses library is, where the curses header is, if you're using plain old
+curses or ncurses, or you're trying to use sound on an unsupported
+platform.
Under Linux, the header file "soundcard.h" is usually found in
<sys/soundcard.h>. *BSD has this file in <soundcard.h>. The Makefile and
To uninstall Frotz, type "make uninstall".
+
========================================
Installing and playing games on Frotz ||
========================================
archive. You MUST compile and install at least ncurses 5.0 from source.
Versions of ncurses older than 5.0 are also broken on Irix.
-MacOS X: According to Steven Frank <stevenf@mail.panic.com>, Frotz
-compiles fine on MacOS X if you change "gcc" to "cc" in the Makefile.
-The compiler is actually GCC, but is named "cc" for some strange reason.
-You will need to install ncurses, which will compile cleanly, but runs
-into trouble during installation. You'll have to baby it along until a
-new version of ncurses comes out to address the install trouble.
+MacOS X: You must use "cc" instead of "gcc" even though it's really GCC.
+This is a quirk of the Mac OS X Developer Tools. MAN_PREFIX in the
+Makefile should be set to "/usr/local/share".
+
+Installing ncurses on MacOS X used to be troublesome because of some
+nonstandard places for things, but it seems that thse problems have been
+solved with ncurses 5.2. A precompiled version of ncurses for MacOS X is
+available at http://gnu-darwin.sourceforge.net/.
Solaris: Some versions of curses on Solaris have trouble with color
support. At least the one in Solaris 2.6 works okay. If compiled with
the -02 option on an UltraSPARC using gcc 2.8.1, you may get lots of weird
segfaults. The problem seems UltraSPARC related and it's not clear if this
problem crosses flavor boundaries (ie, if UltraLinux or NetBSD on
-UltraSparc have this problem too). Since version 2.8.x of gcc had lots of
-strange problems, gcc might be to blame. I don't have sufficient access
-to test this theory, so if you're able to enlighten me on this, please do
-so.
+UltraSparc have this problem too). Because version 2.8.x of gcc had lots
+of strange problems, gcc might be to blame. I don't have sufficient
+access to test this theory, so if you're able to enlighten me on this,
+please do so.
SunOS: Uncomment the "MEMMOVE_DEF..." line in the Makefile before
compiling. Since I don't have access to a SunOS machine or an install CD
-#Define your C compiler. I recommend gcc if you have it.
+# Define your C compiler. I recommend gcc if you have it.
+# MacOS users should use "cc" even though it's really "gcc".
+#
CC = gcc
#CC = cc
# Define your optimization flags. Most compilers understand -O and -O2,
# Standard (note: Solaris on UltraSparc using gcc 2.8.x might not like this.)
+#
OPTS = -O2
# Pentium with gcc 2.7.0 or better
#OPTS = -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -malign-functions=2 -malign-loops=2 \
#-malign-jumps=2
# Define where you want Frotz to be installed. Usually this is /usr/local
+#
PREFIX = /usr/local
#PREFIX =
+#Define where manpages should go.
+#
+MAN_PREFIX = $(PREFIX)
+#MAN_PREFIX = /usr/local/share/
+
# Define where you want Frotz to look for frotz.conf.
+#
CONFIG_DIR = /usr/local/etc
#CONFIG_DIR = /etc
#CONFIG_DIR = /usr/pkg/etc
#CONFIG_DIR =
# Uncomment this if you want color support. Usually this requires ncurses.
+#
COLOR_DEFS = -DCOLOR_SUPPORT
# Uncomment this if you have an OSS soundcard driver and want classical
# Infocom sound support. Currently this works only for Linux.
-# SOUND_DEFS = -DOSS_SOUND
+#
+#SOUND_DEFS = -DOSS_SOUND
-# Uncomment the type of sound driver you want to use.
-# OSS
+# Also uncomment this if you want sound through the OSS driver.
+#
#SOUND_LIB = -lossaudio
# This should point to the location of your curses.h or ncurses.h include
# file if your compiler doesn't know about it.
+#
INCL = -I/usr/local/include
#INCL = -I/usr/pkg/include
#INCL = -I/usr/freeware/include
# This should define the location and name of whatever curses library you're
# linking with. Usually, this isn't necessary if /etc/ld.so.conf is set
# up correctly.
+#
LIB = -L/usr/local/lib
#LIB = -L/usr/pkg/lib
#LIB = -L/usr/freeware/lib
#LIB =
# One of these must be uncommented, use ncurses if you have it.
+#
CURSES = -lncurses # Linux always uses ncurses.
#CURSES = -lcurses
-# Comment this out if you're not using ncurses.
+# Comment this out if you're using plain old curses.
+#
CURSES_DEF = -DUSE_NCURSES_H
# Uncomment this if you're compiling Unix Frotz on a machine that lacks
# the memmove(3) system call. If you don't know what this means, leave it
# alone.
+#
#MEMMOVE_DEF = -DNO_MEMMOVE
# Uncomment this if for some wacky reason you want to compile Unix Frotz
# under Cygwin under Windoze. This sort of thing is not reccomended.
+#
#EXTENSION = .exe
# Nothing under this line should need to be changed.
#####################################################
-VERSION = 2.41
+VERSION = 2.42
BINNAME = frotz
+DISTFILES = bugtest
+
DISTNAME = $(BINNAME)-$(VERSION)
+distdir = $(DISTNAME)
+
OBJECTS = buffer.o err.o fastmem.o files.o hotkey.o input.o main.o \
math.o object.o process.o quetzal.o random.o redirect.o \
ux_input.o ux_pic.o ux_screen.o ux_text.o variable.o \
ux_audio_none.o ux_audio_oss.o
-OPT_DEFS = -DCONFIG_DIR="\"$(CONFIG_DIR)\"" $(CURSES_DEF)
+OPT_DEFS = -DCONFIG_DIR="\"$(CONFIG_DIR)\"" $(CURSES_DEF) \
+ -DVERSION="\"$(VERSION)\""
+
COMP_DEFS = $(OPT_DEFS) $(COLOR_DEFS) $(SOUND_DEFS) $(SOUNDCARD) \
$(MEMMOVE_DEF)
install: $(BINNAME)
install -d $(PREFIX)/bin
- install -d $(PREFIX)/man/man6
- strip $(BINNAME)
+ install -d $(MAN_PREFIX)/man/man6
+ strip $(BINNAME)$(EXTENSION)
install -c -m 755 $(BINNAME)$(EXTENSION) $(PREFIX)/bin
- install -c -m 644 $(BINNAME).6 $(PREFIX)/man/man6
+ install -c -m 644 $(BINNAME).6 $(MAN_PREFIX)/man/man6
uninstall:
rm -f $(PREFIX)/bin/$(BINNAME)$(EXTENSION)
- rm -f $(PREFIX)/man/man6/$(BINNAME).6
+ rm -f $(MAN_PREFIX)/man/man6/$(BINNAME).6
deinstall: uninstall
distro: dist
dist: distclean
- cd .. ; tar cf $(DISTNAME).tar $(DISTNAME) ; gzip -f $(DISTNAME).tar
+
+ mkdir $(distdir)
+
+ @for file in `ls`; do \
+ if test $$file != $(distdir); then \
+ cp -rp $$file $(distdir)/$$file; \
+ fi; \
+ done
+
+ tar chof $(distdir).tar $(distdir)
+ gzip -f --best $(distdir).tar
+ rm -rf $(distdir)
+
+ @echo
+ @echo "$(distdir).tar.gz created"
@echo
- @echo "$(DISTNAME).tar.gz created"
distclean: clean
rm -f soundcard.h
rm -f $(BINNAME)$(EXTENSION)
+ -rm -rf $(distdir)
+ -rm -f $(distdir).tar $(distdir).tar.gz
realclean: distclean
--- /dev/null
+Hi David,
+
+This is the KDE port guy again.
+
+I want to be able to close one story file and open a new one, all without
+exiting the main program.
+
+For this to work, I had to modify the last line in interpret() in
+process.c from
+
+finished--;
+
+to
+
+finished = 0;
+
+Otherwise the static variable 'finished' ends up as 9998 when starting the
+second story, instead of the correct value of 0.
+
+Perhaps useful to include in the reference implementation?
+
+Cheers,
+
+Peter
+
-FROTZ V2.41 - An interpreter for all Infocom games and other Z-machine games.
+FROTZ V2.42 - An interpreter for all Infocom games and other Z-machine games.
Complies with standard 1.0 of Graham Nelson's specification.
Originally written by Stefan Jokisch in 1995-1997.
The latest information on Unix Frotz is available at the Unix Frotz
homepage at http://www.cs.csubak.edu/~dgriffi/frotz/.
-The latest release of Unix Frotz is available for FTP download at
-ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/infocom/interpreters/frotz/frotz-<version>.tar.gz
-or any reliable mirror such as http://www.ifarchive.org.
+The latest release of Unix Frotz is available for FTP download at:
+ftp://ftp.ifarchive.org/if-archive/infocom/interpreters/frotz/frotz-<version>.tar.gz
+
+and on the World Wide Web at:
+
+http://www.ifarchive.org/if-archive/infocom/interpreters/frotz/frotz-<version>.tar.gz
+
+http://www.ifarchive.org also lists several mirrors which may be better
+choices depending on where you live.
For installation information, see the file "INSTALL".
ports tree, or anything like that so I can note that on the Unix Frotz
webpage at http://www.cs.csubak.edu/~dgriffi. _PLEASE_ don't try to do
anything like have auto-install scripts grab files from that page. Use
-ftp.gmd.de or one of its mirrors for that.
+ifarchive.org or one of its mirrors for that.
====================
-========================================================
-Stuff to do for a minor update in no particular order ||
-========================================================
+=====================================
+Stuff to do that's probably simple ||
+=====================================
Frotz has so far, been completely configurable throught the command-line.
When I added the config file support, I noticed the need to add overrides
Hotkey menu needs work.
+For the hotkey thing, I think a good way to approach this would be to
+add a META-M hotkey. This would bring up a menu from which one can alter
+and save any of the settings for Frotz.
+
+Blink the screen instead of ringing the bell when in quiet mode.
+
Add zlib support to allow Frotz to read gzipped story files.
Add support for debug verbs (teleport, pilfer, bamf, (frotz|futz|lumen),
games might cause trouble and this is a rather frivilous option, so I'll
let it go for now.
+Fix bugs! (see file BUGS)
+
+
+=========================================================
+Stuff to do that'll probably require major overhauling ||
+=========================================================
+
Add support for more sound drivers, not just OSS.
Reorganize the source code into a "src" directory, documentation into a
"doc" directory, and so on.
-Fix bugs! (see file BUGS)
-
-
-===================================================
-Stuff to do for the next major release (ie 2.50) ||
-===================================================
+Add support for speech output. When there is new output, the new output
+would be piped to a speech synthesis program.
Modify os_display_string() so that it behaves like printf() with character
conversions and all that nifty stuff.
be best handled by doing a complete rewrite of the Unix-specific code,
which probably ought to be done anyhow.
-Curses menu to select desired game. Current working code heavily borrows
+Curses menu to select desired game. Current working code heavily borrowed
from Alan Shutko's <ats@hubert.wustl.edu> "int-fiction" frontend program.
Blorb gamefile support.
Blorb sound support on all platforms.
-Implement Glk support.
+Implement Glk support. As of release 2.42, Glk support development has
+been abandoned.
An X11 graphical interface using GTK widgets (thus allowing V6 full support).
+Cocoa support for OSX.
+
=========================================
Stuff that would be really really nice ||
=========================================
These programs are intended to excercise the interpreter that it is
functioning according to spec. As far as I can determine, the programs
are in the public domain or made freely available with no restrictions.
-Copyrights are retained by the original authors.
+Copyrights are retained by the original authors where noted.
crashme.inf Self-modifying reproducing Z-code. Generates random junk
shouldn't die except on fatal errors.
Written by Evin Robertson in 1999.
+
crashme.z5 Above code compiled to a Version 5 Z-machine binary.
behavior. Does not test error-handling.
Written by Andrew Plotkin in 1997
+
gntests.inf Assorted tests for checking proper handling of fonts,
accents, input codes, colors, header, and timed input.
Conforms to the Z-Spec 0.99 by Graham Nelson. Something
all possible non-fatal errors.
Written by Torbjorn Andersson in 1998.
+
strictz.z5 Above code compiled to a Version 5 Z-machine binary.
cat << EOF > $OUTFILE
/*
* This file automatically generated by findsound.sh which run by the
- * Makefile found in the Unix Frotz 2.41 source distribution.
+ * Makefile found in the Unix Frotz 2.42 source distribution.
* Copying this nasty hack to find headers which may be in any of several
* places is not recommended. I didn't want to use autoconf just yet
* for this project.
.\" -*- nroff -*-
-.TH FROTZ 6 2.41
+.TH FROTZ 6 2.42
.SH NAME
frotz \- interpreter for Infocom and other Z-Machine games
Begin4
Title: Unix Frotz
-Version: 2.41
-Entered-date: 2001-05-20
+Version: 2.42
+Entered-date: [unreleased 2001-05-20]
Description: An interpreter for all Infocom games and other
Z-machine games. Compiles with standard 1.0 of
Graham Nelson's specification.
Keywords: infocom, frotz, text-adventure, zork
Author: dgriffi@cs.csubak.edu (David Griffith)
Maintained-by: dgriffi@cs.csubak.edu (David Griffith)
-Primary-site: ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/infocom/interpreters/frotz/frotz-2.41.tar.gz
+Primary-site: ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/infocom/interpreters/frotz/frotz-2.42.tar.gz
Alternate-site: http://www.cs.csubak.edu/~dgriffi/frotz.html
Original-site:
Platforms: All reasonably POSIX-compliant flavors of Unix.
#include "ux_frotz.h"
#define INFORMATION "\
-\n\
-FROTZ V2.41 - An interpreter for all Infocom and other Z-Machine games.\n\
+ - An interpreter for all Infocom and other Z-Machine games.\n\
Complies with standard 1.0 of Graham Nelson's specification.\n\
\n\
Syntax: frotz [options] story-file\n\
} while (c != EOF);
if (optind != argc - 1) {
+ printf("FROTZ V%s", VERSION);
puts (INFORMATION);
printf ("\t-Z # error checking mode (default = %d)\n"
"\t %d = don't report errors %d = report first error\n"
return ZC_TIME_OUT;
else
continue;
+ case 0:
+ /* Zero is the character code returned by curses when the
+ user types Ctrl-@ (or Ctrl-Space). It is also
+ ZC_TIME_OUT. If the user accidentally hits Ctrl-@, we
+ must not return a bogus timeout to the program.
+ */
+ continue;
+
/* Screen decluttering. */
case MOD_CTRL ^ 'L': case MOD_CTRL ^ 'R':
clearok( curscr, 1); refresh(); clearok( curscr, 0);
h_screen_rows, y_scale);
pict_info[i].width = round_div(pict_info[i].orig_width *
h_screen_cols, x_scale);
+
+ /* Don't let dimensions get rounded to nothing. */
+ if (pict_info[i].orig_height && !pict_info[i].height)
+ pict_info[1].height = 1;
+ if (pict_info[i].orig_width && !pict_info[i].width)
+ pict_info[i].width = 1;
}
success = TRUE;
} while (0);
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