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2README -- xrobots
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4  xrobots is a game that runs on X Windows.  It is based on the robots
5game found on unix.  See the man page for a description of the options
6and game play.
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8  Both an Imakefile and a traditional makefile (Makefile.tra) included.
9If you use the traditional makefile, you'll have to edit two lines as a
10minimum.  (The lines which define "INCDIR" and "LIBDIR")  If you don't
11want to go through that hassle, you can always use imake.
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13Compile time parameters:
14 	  MAXX, MAXY -- these control the number of 'cells' in the playfield.
15 	the default is 35x20.  The realistic maximum these can be on a
16 	1152x900 screen (ie most sun 3/50's) is about 50x40.  With a larger
17 	playfield, the scores will be higher and the game length longer, but
18 	some graphics may appear slower.  With the default playfield, scores
19	in the 6000 range can be achieved.
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21 	  MAXSCORES -- the number of high scores that you want to keep.
22 	The default is 20.
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24 	  The default directory for the binary and score file is the current
25	directory.  You'll have to modify the makefile or copy the binary
26	if you want it to install elsewhere.  xrobots will attempt to
27	create the scorefile (SCOREFILE) at runtime.
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29  There is a little bsd-ish stuff in score.c.  flock is used to stop a race
30condition.  If you don't have a bsd-like flock, you could probably
31comment it out.  The race condition (multiple users writing to the
32score file) is probably rare.  If SYSV is defined, this will be ifndef'd
33out.
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35  If your compiling this under X11R3, define the term R3 in the makefile or
36imakefile.  This will make the include references look like those expected
37by X11R3 instead of X11R4.
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41This insomnia killer was written by Brian Warkentine.  Send comments,
42bug reports, etc. to brianw@Sun.COM.
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