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Clarify build requirements

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Document the need for the XSI Extension.  Don't list curses as
required, it's actually optional.  Correct advice for Solaris.  Add
advice for AIX.  Drop references to C89; we actually require C99, and
POSIX.1-2001 provides it.

Signed-off-by: Markus Armbruster <armbru@pond.sub.org>
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Markus Armbruster 2020-12-28 10:01:44 +01:00
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@ -26,8 +26,9 @@ To build the server and set up a game, follow the steps below.
(2) Building a server (2) Building a server
Prerequisites: IEEE Std 1003.1-2001 (POSIX.1-2001), GNU make, a Prerequisites: IEEE Std 1003.1-2001 (POSIX.1-2001) with the X/Open
curses library, Perl, and either nroff or GNU troff (`groff'). System Interfaces Extension, GNU make, Perl, and either nroff or
GNU troff (`groff').
See file `INSTALL' for detailed compilation and installation See file `INSTALL' for detailed compilation and installation
instructions. Quick guide for the impatient: run configure; make; instructions. Quick guide for the impatient: run configure; make;
@ -48,9 +49,14 @@ To build the server and set up a game, follow the steps below.
GNU make. Some systems have it installed as `gmake'. GNU make. Some systems have it installed as `gmake'.
Solaris supports POSIX.1-2001, but you need to set up your Solaris supports POSIX.1-2001, but you need to set up your
environment for that. Try passing environment for that. Try
SHELL=/usr/xpg4/bin/sh PATH=/usr/xpg6/bin:/usr/xpg4/bin:$PATH
to make. See standards(5) for details. SHELL=/usr/xpg4/bin/sh
PATH=/usr/xpg6/bin:/usr/xpg4/bin:/usr/ccs/bin:$PATH
See standards(5) for details.
Likewise, AIX needs XPG_SUS_ENV=ON.
(3) Creating a game (3) Creating a game

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# Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script. # Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
# Autoconf makes checking for and programming around assorted ancient # Autoconf makes checking for and programming around assorted ancient
# crap relatively painless. But why bother? Just rely on C89 and # crap relatively painless. But why bother? Just rely on POSIX, and
# POSIX, and when something breaks on some oddball machine, see # when something breaks on some oddball machine, see whether it's
# whether it's worth fixing. # worth fixing.
AC_PREREQ(2.69) AC_PREREQ(2.69)
AC_INIT([Wolfpack Empire], AC_INIT([Wolfpack Empire],

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@ -191,8 +191,6 @@ Do not use
// C++/C99 comments // C++/C99 comments
because they are not portable C89.
Conditional compilation Conditional compilation
Unless the conditional code is very short, please comment it like Unless the conditional code is very short, please comment it like
@ -362,7 +360,7 @@ it's as relevant as ever:
Portability Portability
----------- -----------
FIXME C89, POSIX FIXME C99, POSIX
FIXME sizes, printf formats FIXME sizes, printf formats