out of date - it was based on a.out OBJECT_FMT, and added entries in the
generated PLISTs to reflect the symlinks that ELF packages uses. It also
tried to be clever, and removed and recreated any symbolic links that were
created, which has resulted in some fun, especially with packages which
use dlopen(3) to load modules. Some recent changes to our ld.so to bring
it more into line with other Operating Systems also exposed some cracks.
+ Modify bsd.pkg.mk and its shared object handling, so that PLISTs now contain
the ELF symlinks.
+ Don't mess about with file system entries when handling shared objects in
bsd.pkg.mk, since it's likely that libtool and the BSD *.mk processing will
have got it right, and have a much better idea than we do.
+ Modify PLISTs to contain "ELF symlinks"
+ On a.out platforms, delete any "ELF symlinks" from the generated PLISTs
+ On ELF platforms, no extra processing needs to be done in bsd.pkg.mk
+ Modify print-PLIST target in bsd.pkg.mk to add dummy symlink entries on
a.out platforms
+ Update the documentation in Packages.txt
With many thanks to Thomas Klausner for keeping me honest with this.
*** 7.4.1
The Windows port has not been built, and probably won't build without
some work, because of networking changes in shared Windows/Unix code.
Made cconq build again.
*** 7.4.0
Hans Ronne contributed a new Tolkien-inspired game "Lord of the Rings"
(lord-rings.g), and its supporting modules 3rd-age.g and t-midearth.g.
Keir Novik's "Carrier Battles" (tailhook.g), a detailed game of WWII
naval combat, and "Coral Sea", a Coral Sea scenario for it, are now
part of the game library.
Erik Sigra and Michael Burschik contributed better random name
generators, for Swedish and German place names respectively.
Standard flags now include 16-pixel-wide versions, and the 8-pixel
version use more colors.
The program tracks views of units using individual objects, which
enables more accurate display of multiple enemy units stacked at a
single location.
Networked games can be started from a mix of interactive and
command-line invocations. The game module will not be downloaded
through the network connection, which makes startup faster.
Some unused and un-useful GDL constructs are gone, such as extension
properties, program-version, and image palettes.
The program supplies more feedback on why actions and tasks fail.
There is a "new" AI type named oplayer, which is just the previous
version of the AI. This is mainly for testing that the AI is actually
getting smarter rather than dumber.
There is now more control available for the behavior of independent
units, for instance, you can set whether they will research and build
other units.
Sides now get colors instead of numbers if they have no emblems.
Games can use unit images that fill an entire hex, where previously
they were limited to a smaller bounding box within the hex. This
is controlled by a new GDL variable "bigicons".
The tcl/tk interface now has a working isometric display mode.
The tcl/tk interface now lists only finished games by default,
and includes a button to list all games.
The Mac interface has many display improvements, from terrain
transitions to more floating windows.
The old Xt/Xaw interface has been removed, since it was no longer
being maintained.
There have been a host of minor improvements throughout the programs
and game libraries.
