README
1xvier is a simple game where you and your opponent alternately throw
2stones into free columns. The stones pile up in the columns, and the
3goal is to get four stones in a row, in a column or diagonally. The
4game compiles without modifications at least on
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6 Sun Sun4 SunOS 4.0, 4.1.1
7 Sun Sun3/60 SunOS 4.0
8 IBM RS6000 AIX 3.1
9 HP 9000/720 HP-UX 8.05
10 HP 9000/350 HP-UX 8.00
11 DEC VS3100 Ultrix-32 V3.1
12 DEC DS5400 Ultrix 4.2
13 Sequent Symmetry Dynix 3.0.17.9
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15To install xvier:
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171. If you use Makefile.std, copy it to Makefile and choose locations
18 for the X11-binary (default: /usr/local/bin), the game program
19 (default: /usr/local/lib), and the manual page (default:
20 /usr/local/man/man6).
21 If you use imake, type "xmkmf" and "make depend".
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232. Type "make".
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253. Test the game with "./xvier -prog ./xvier_prog"
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274. If it works, type "make install" (and "make install.man" with
28 imake).
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30If you have problems with the compilation, look at the comments in
31Makefile.std or Imakefile.
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33The game program uses a simple search tree, and the levels correspond
34to the depth of this tree. Thus the higher levels are quite slow, but
35normally I don't need them to get a good opponent ;-)
36It's interesting that level 1 seems to be weaker than level 0.
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38You may use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its
39documentation for any purpose and without fee. It is provided "as is"
40without any express or implied warranty.
41
42Have fun!
43
44 Norbert Jung
45 Email: jung@dia.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de
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README.linux
1Simple port of a brand new program.
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3Building:
4 gcc -s -o xvier_prog xvier_prog.a
5 mv xvier_prog /usr/games/lib/
6 gcc -s -o xvier xvier.a -lXext -lX11
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8Rob Hooft (hooft@hutruu54.bitnet, hooft@chem.ruu.nl)
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