From: "Ian Zedalis"
> Alright, I got the rpm's installed, and managed to get the program to > compile.. somewhat. > when I execute the make & command like the online guide says, I see alot of > messages that say stuff like: Hello, First off, You only need to issue the command "make" by itself. You don't need the &! > gcc -c -Wall -O -g act_info.c:1122: warning: suggest explicit braces to > avoid ambiguous 'else' These are common warnings that I am guessing came from the original system that Rom was compiled on. Why Rom was never updated to include the fix for this is beyond me. Thats normally the reason why people release other versions is to fix this stuff but every version of Rom has the same warnings. The code is simply missing a few } braces in certain spots. If you really need to fix these, Go to http://startermud.sourceforge.net and download the cygwin/linux version of StarterMud. Compile your mud, note down the lines for the warnings and then look through SM and compare the code. You'll see how simply it is to fix these warnings. > and at the very end I get several error messages, > /Rom24/src/acct_info.c:2722: undefined reference to 'crypt' Add the following line near the top of your makefile. LIBS = -lcrypt ---- NEXT EMAIL ---- >What would I have to do if I wanted to add a snipt file or something and re-compile the mud? 1) Backup up your code. See man tar or tar --help to make archives of directories. 2) Download some common snippets that have directtions included. It's the best way to learn how to add snippets. Take time to look through all of roms files to get familiar with what things are and most important, where they are located. >Or add colors, Download Lopes color and read the instructions. See also man patch. >get scan to work (it doesn't work even though there is a file for >it)? Add the defines to interp.c and interp.h >I tried to use the make command again, and it said that the rom file >was up to date. You need to type rm *.o to remove the previously make object files. To recompile, type make! Others refer you to the Faq. The Faq is a good starting point but it's never updated. You should look around other rom resource sites to get help or visit http://www.kyndig.com and ask your questions on the forums. There you will find people willing to awnser your questions no matter what they are. Sometimes I think people forget what the Rom list really is. Chris Bunting
