[Freeciv] Re: Heelllllppp!!!

["Goodman, Todd" <tgoodman@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

What Jeff has said is correct.  I build using Cygwin
(http://sourceware.cygnus.com).  I've done some work
trying to get a native GTK build done as well, but
have run into problems trying to use gcc (mingw32) to
do the build.  I don't own any commercial compilers
for Windows so I need to build everything with gcc.

I've heard of people having success with the
StarNet X Server (http://www.starnet.com).  It has a
trial period where it will shut down the server after
one or two hours.

The MI/X server is only X11R5 and will not work.

The Cygwin XFree project has some free servers available
(check out the cygwin site above) but they are *very*
rough right now (probably alpha quality).  They also
have a VNC X server built for Windows.  I've built my
own VNC X server for Windows but have problems with it.

I run a commercial X server (Exceed) and it works well.

Regards,

Todd

> -----Original Message-----
> From: freeciv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:freeciv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxx]On
> Behalf Of Jeff Mallatt
> Sent: Friday, March 17, 2000 4:26 PM
> To: mystlynx; freeciv@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [Freeciv] Re: Heelllllppp!!!
> 
> 
> At 2000/03/16 11:20 , mystlynx wrote: 
> >
> > Hi guys and gals! To start with, I was very excited to see 
> a freeware
> program
> > similar to Civ2! I've been playing Civ2 on my playstation 
> religiously for
> as 
> > long as I've had it (long time!). I just got my first 
> computer very recently
> > (3 weeks ago) and am positively dense when it comes to the 
> more subtle
> > functions thereof. To make a long story short, I am very 
> computer illiterate
> > and I need help getting this bad boy running! From what I 
> gather, the
> > download was a ZIP... ok, no problem, shellgem took care of 
> that. So now I
> > try to enter it... problem! Do I have to get into it 
> through DOS? Or am I
> > shooting a blank here? I read your requirements list but it 
> was Greek to me.
> > What drew my attention was that it supported Windows 98. 
> Any suggestions for
> > a dunce like me? I hope you have the patience to respond to 
> a letter like
> > this. I can use all the help I can get.... especially since 
> I want to be a
> > programmer myself someday! ( Any suggestions you have on 
> learning about that
> > I'd appreciate as well!) Anyways, I've taken up enough of 
> your time. Thanks
> > for giving this letter a look through, and thank you, in 
> advance, for any
> > time you can give in responding.
> > Most Sincerely and Appreciatively, James Copeland
> 
> 
> I don't really keep up with the Win or Mac versions of 
> Freeciv, but I'll share
> what little I've heard.
> 
> The Windows version of Freeciv found on the Freeciv web site 
> is contributed by
> Todd Goodman.  My understanding is that you can run the 
> server without any
> additional support, but to run the client you must have an X 
> Server running on
> your Windows box.  Also, not all X Servers for Windows 
> support a new enough
> protocol to work with Freeciv.
> 
> Another Windows port is by Daniel Glassey.  His uses the GTK 
> libraries for
> Windows, and hence doesn't need an X Server.
> 
> I've not used either of these.
> 
> jjm
> 
> 
>