Re: [Freeciv] Cannot start the freeciv server

[David Pfitzner <dwp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

James L S Neave wrote:
> 
> e.g. ./configure --prefix=/user/cs97/cs97jjn/civ2
> 
> So when I do make install it will install in the stated directory

Right, but incidently I don't expect that to fix the other 
problem you had.

> In the past I've compiled and ran XMame (The Multi Aracade Machine 
> Emulator) on these same machines.

Hmm.  Out of interest, are you using gcc or cc?

> > If you mean the client, you are supposed to run 'civ', not 'Freeciv'.
> 
> And that needs the server.

Yep.

> PS Does everyone have all this trouble with UNIX?

No; doing "./configure; gmake; ./civ & ./ser"
works fine for me on, eg, Solaris.

-- David