How to compile PennMUSH 1.8.x under Windows (Cygwin 1.5.19-4)
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by Alan Schwartz <javelin@pennmush.org>

Last update: Monday, 13 February 2006

A note on install locations:
The entire process goes much more smoothly if you install
all of the required packages in directories that do not have
spaces anywhere in the path name. So Program Files is not
the best location. C:\cygwin is the usual default.

1. Download and run the Cygwin setup.exe from http://www.cygwin.com

2. During package selection, select the following packages in
   addition to the Base and other default selections:

   From Devel:
	binutils
	gcc
	gcc-core
	make
   From Libs, if you want SSL:
	openssl
	openssl-devel
   From Perl:
	perl
   From Shells:
	bash
   From Utils:
	gnupg 		if you want to to verify signatures on penn dists
	patch

   Accept all dependencies needed to install these packages.
	
3. Start a cygwin bash shell and use that for all the following steps.

4. `cd' to the desired install location with the .tar.gz file
   and unpack the downloaded <version> with:

    tar xzf pennmush-<version>.tar.gz

   Again, life is easier if your install location has no spaces
   in directory names. If your username has no spaces, unpacking
   in /home/yourname works fine.

5. cd pennmush then type:

    ./Configure -d

6. Now type:

    cp options.h.dist options.h

   and edit options.h as desired, keeping the following
   suggestions in mind:

    a. Use MALLOC_PACKAGE 0	(probably the default already)
    b. Do *NOT* define INFO_SLAVE 

   Hopefully the last be changed in the future.

7. Do a `make install' This will build the necessary files and
   install the necessary symbolic links. 

8. Read game/README and follow those instructions. 
   You will also need to edit game/restart and explicitly
   set the GAMEDIR variable to your installation path, an
   example is:
    
    /home/noltar/pennmush/game