Markus Armbruster
7e2008e7f4
Why upgrade? I'm not a lawyer, but here's my take on the differences to version 2: * Software patents: better protection against abuse of patents to prevent users from exercising the rights under the GPL. I doubt we'll get hit with a patent suit, but it's a good move just on general principles. * License compatibility: compatible with more free licenses, i.e. can "steal" more free software for use in Empire. I don't expect to steal much, but it's nice to have the option. * Definition of "source code": modernization of some details for today's networked world, to make it easier to distribute the software. Not really relevant to us now, as we normally distribute full source code. * Tivoization: this is about putting GPL-licensed software in hardware, then make the hardware refuse to run modified software. "Neat" trick to effectively deny its users their rights under the GPL. Abuse was "pioneered" by TiVo (popular digital video recorders). GPLv3 forbids it. Unlikely to become a problem for us. * Internationalization: more careful wording, to harden the license outside the US. The lawyers tell us it better be done that way. * License violations: friendlier way to deal with license violations. This has come out of past experience enforcing the GPL. * Additional permissions: Probably not relevant to us. Also include myself in the list of principal authors.
121 lines
2.8 KiB
Groff
121 lines
2.8 KiB
Groff
.TH EMP_SERVER 6
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.\" Note: Options specific to the native Windows port are suppressed
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.\" unless you format with non-zero number register w, e.g. by
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.\" supplying -rw1 to nroff.
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.SH NAME
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emp_server \- Empire server
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.B emp_server
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[
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.B \-dhpsv
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]
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[
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.BI \-e " configfile"
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]
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[
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.BI \-E " action"
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]
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[
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.BI \-R " seed"
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]
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.if \nw \{\
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.br
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.B emp_server
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[
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.B \-i
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.BI \-I " service-name"
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]
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[
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.BI \-e " configfile"
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]
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.br
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.B emp_server
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[
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.B \-u
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.BI \-U " service-name"
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]\}
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.B emp_server
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is a daemon which listens to the Empire port for players connecting to
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the game. For more information on the game of Empire, see the info
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pages within the game.
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.SH OPTIONS
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.TP
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.B \-d
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Debug mode. This will prevent the server from forking itself into the
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background. Implies -E abort. You normally want to use this flag if
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you are running
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.B emp_server
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from within a debugger.
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.TP
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.BI \-e " configfile"
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Use game configuration in \fIconfigfile\fR.
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.TP
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.BI \-E " action"
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What to do on recoverable internal error ("oops"): \fBabort\fP,
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\fBcrash\-dump\fP (but continue), \fBnothing\fP (default).
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.ie \nw \fBcrash-dump\fP is not implemented for Windows.
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.el \fBcrash-dump\fP works by aborting a fork of the server process.
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.TP
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.B \-h
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Help. Print brief usage information and exit.
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.if \nw \{\
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.TP
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.B \-i
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Install as a Windows Service called "Empire Server".
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.TP
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.BI \-I " service-name"
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Install as a Windows Service with the specified name.\}
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.TP
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.B \-p
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Threading debug mode. Implies \fB-d\fR.
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.if \nw \{\
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.TP
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.B \-u
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Uninstall the Windows Service called "Empire Server".
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.TP
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.BI \-U " service-name"
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Uninstall the Windows Service with the specified name.\}
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.TP
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.B \-s
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Enable thread stack checking.
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.TP
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.B \-R " seed"
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Set the seed for random function.
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.TP
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.B \-v
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Print version information and exit.
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.SH OPERANDS
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Operands are ignored for backward compatibility. Their use is
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deprecated.
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.if !\nw \{
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.SH SIGNALS
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.TP
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.B SIGHUP
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Request
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.B emp_server
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to reopen log files and reload its configuration. This allows proper
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log rotation. Only the update schedule is reloaded at this time.
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.TP
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.BR SIGINT ", " SIGTERM
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Request
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.B emp_server
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to shut down immediately.
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\}
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.if \nw \{
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.SH RESTRICTIONS
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When using the service control manager (Services Window), the start
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parameters are not processed. The only parameters processed are the
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ones supplied during service installation. To modify the startup
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parameters, you must remove the service and reinstall the service.\}
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.SH BUGS
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Please report all bugs to the Wolfpack <wolfpack@wolfpackempire.com>
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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\fIempire\fR(6), \fIempsched\fR(6), \fIfairland\fR(6), \fIfiles\fR(6),
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\fIpconfig\fR(6).
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.SH AUTHORS
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Dave Pare, Jeff Bailey, Thomas Ruschak, Ken Stevens, Steve McClure and
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Markus Armbruster are principal authors. The full list of authors is
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too long to include here.
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