1			      Alizarin Tetris
2			      ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
3			  Version 1.0.7 - "fewer buffer overruns"
4
5This is a Linux/Win32 version of the classic Tetris game, but with a twist
6related to gravity and block colors. Getting it to run on your system is a
7Two Step Process :-).
8
9		Step 1 - Obtain It
10		~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
11If you're reading this file, you've already mastered this step. Just in
12case, check out
13	http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~weimer/atris/
14
15		Step 2 - Method A - Win32 Binary
16		~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
17UnZip the file (atris-1.0.7-win32.zip) in some directory (e.g., "C:\Program
18Files\"). It will make its own "atris" subdirectory. You're done. Use
19Windows Explorer (or somesuch) to run the "atris.exe" file in that
20directory.
21
22Optional: UnZip the file (atris-sounds-1.0.1-win32.zip) in the same
23directory (e.g., "C:\Program Files\"). Now you'll have neato sound effects.
24
25		Step 2 - Method B - Linux Binary RPM
26		~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
27Download and install (rpm -i) the following RPMs:
28	freetype-1.3.1-1.i386.rpm	(or newer, but not version 2)
29	SDL-1.1.6-1.i386.rpm		(or newer)
30	SDL_ttf-1.2.2-1.i386.rpm	(or newer)
31
32Then proceed to Method C.
33
34		Step 2 - Method C - Use The Source
35		~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
36Download, unpack, configure, make, make install (unless you already have them):
37	freetype-1.3.1.tar.gz		(or newer, but not version 2)
38	SDL-1.1.6.tar.gz		(or newer)
39	SDL_ttf-1.2.2.tar.gz		(or newer)
40
41Then download and unpack, configure, make and install:
42
43	atris-1.0.5.tar.gz		(or newer)
44	atris-sounds-1.0.1.tar.gz	(or newer, optional)
45
46I have successfully built the atris source on x86-linux natively and using
47the mingwin unix->win32 cross compiler. Every effort has been made to make
48it portable across platforms.
49
50		You're Done!
51		~~~~~~~~~~~~
52Atris does take some command line arguments, use "atris -h" to get a list.
53Note that under Win32, all the output goes to "stdout.txt".
54
55See "Docs/atris.html" for instructions on actually playing the game and
56strategy hints.
57