mjc@cmu-cs-cad.ARPA (Monica Cellio) (02/09/85)
Has anyone set up hack on VMS? Is it possible, or is there too much Unix-dependent stuff in it? Thanks in advance. -Dragon -- UUCP: ...ucbvax!dual!lll-crg!dragon ARPA: monica.cellio@cmu-cs-cad or dragon@lll-crg
max@plus5.UUCP (R. Max Mutrux) (02/16/85)
[quick the line eater is loose. Cover you self with butter and it will go way] > Has anyone set up hack on VMS? Is it possible, or is there too much > Unix-dependent stuff in it? > > Thanks in advance. > > -Dragon Yes there is too much Unix-dependent stuff, however... I have modified Hack to run on VMS. It's a bit sloppy but it seems to work ok. The only bug I have found is that wishes blow up if you wish for something that doesn't exist (like "spanky was a monkey" or "warm girl" ..). However It can't be posted because it requires my modified pavel terminfo (just the low level termcap stuff) and the total package would make a lot of system managers real mad. After all, the net IS for unix stuff. Also the company I work for might get mad if I spend all day making tapes for people. SO if a few sights who are not quite as busy (like a university [FLAME-ON]) would like to become vms/hack servers for people who sent them requests. I would be more than happy to send them a Tape of VMS Hack source + VMS Pavel Terminfo (just termcaps, I'm still working on curses) + A Bunch of misc routine to pretend VAX11-C is more unixie. VMS Make (very very stupid. But functional!) And of course some semi-understandable installation instructions. Please don't every one respone at once, pick a number between 1 and 10. If it's 5 send your request otherwise wait a week. -- (char)Max_Mutrux ..ihnp4!plus5!max Saint Louis, Mo.