Total newb

Ok, I am wanting to get a DBS Code to run locally so I can learn how to build/code on it and I have no idea how. I was reading around some and installed cygwin but I don't know what else I will need to get it started. If there isn't any other software I need to install to get the MUD to run, great. I have no idea what I need to type in cygwin in order to get the MUD to start a server so I can log into it locally... Yea, I am a total newb when it comes to this.

See: http://www.gammon.com.au/smaug/howtocompile.htm

Well, that helps me some. I still have no idea what I am doing really. I follow the link and until I get to where the MAKE command is, I can't go any further. Cygwin doesn't seem to understand what the MAKE command is at all. Do I need zlib and what is it?

You probably need to run the Cygwin installer/updater again and get Make installed. I'd imagine it's under Development tools, though I'm not sure.

Also, Cygwin is supposedly an -awful- platform to run a MUD off of. 'Andlinux' or running Linux in a virtual machine (look up VMWare) are oft-suggested alternatives... I'd suggest Andlinux, personally. I've never used it, but I have done a VM before, and it's IMO a bit of a hassle.

Ok I got the make for cygwin working now but I am getting an error.

gcc -c -DMCCP -0 -g3 -Wall -DTIMEFORMAT -DIMC -DIMCSMAUG imc.c
make [1]: gcc: Command not found
make [1]: *** [imc.o] Erroc 127
make [1]: Leaving directort 'home/People/dbsc/scr'
make: *** [all] Error 2

You need to install GCC too. I don't know what package that's in for Cygwin, sorry. Probably somewhere under Programming.

Found the GCC files. Now its doing this.

mud.h:25:18: zlib.h: no such file or directory


Now do I have to instal zlib or what?


EDIT: Well, I ran the cygwin installer and found zlib in the devel tool directory so it is doing something now.

Getting a different error now.

comm.c:1754: undefined reference to '_deflate'
comm.o in function 'compressStart':
comm.c:5796: undefined reference to '_deflateInit_'
com.o: in function 'compressEnd':
comm.c:5832: undefined reference to '_deflate'
comm.c:5838: undefined reference to '_deflateEnd'
collect2:ld returned exit status
make[1]: *** [dbs] error 1
make[1]: leaving directory '/home/people/dbsc/src'
make: *** [all] error 2

So yea, me being a newb I have no idea what any of that means.

EDIT: Thanks for your help BTW :D

Sounds like it's not linking against zlib properly. The only time I've had to deal with these issues was when compiling MUSHclient from source, when I didn't have zlib in the right place. Maybe that's your problem, but I wouldn't know where the 'right' place is for you.

Well, I don't know if zlib would be in the right place or not, I downloaded it via cygwin with the setup.exe so I would assume it would install to the correct spot. O well, maybe someone will have some insight soon :D

Appears to be similar to your problem even though it's a different code base.

Can you paste your Makefile? There may be a section you need to edit to get zlib to work correctly.

Also, when installing Cygwin it is generally best to just install -ALL- packages (unless space is an issue for you). That way you don't have to run the updated repeatedly to get all of it's goodies.



I'm not sure I'd call it awful. It may not be ideal, but it does its job quite well. MUDs don't really rely too much on hardware performance, so it is a convenient way to develop and run a MUD, and many people can host it just fine using Cygwin. Cygwin provides pretty good quality replication of a linux environment (though not as good as the real thing of course! :P). I personally make my MUD Cygwin and Linux compatible so that I can develop on my Windows box with Dev-C++, but host it permanently in Linux environment.

I've never used Andlinux, but I have used VirtualBox and it is quite easy to setup and play with.

Here is a copy/paste of the makefile

CC = gcc
#PROF = -p

# Uncomment the line below if you have problems with math functions
MATH_LINK = -lm

# Uncomment the two lines below if compiling on a Solaris box
#SOLARIS_FLAG = -Dsun -DSYSV
#SOLARIS_LINK = -lnsl -lsocket

#Uncomment the line below if you are getting a line like:
#interp.c:757: warning: int format, time_t arg (arg 7)
TIME = -DTIMEFORMAT

#Uncomment the line below if you are getting implicit decleration of re_exec
#REG = -DREGEX

#Uncomment the line below if you are getting undefined re_exec errors
NEED_REG = -lgnuregex

#IMC2 - Comment out to disable IMC2 support
IMC = 1

#DBUGFLG = -DREQUESTS

#Uncomment the line below if you want a performance increase though beware
#your core files may not be as much of a benefit if you do.
#OPT_FLAG = -finline-functions -funroll-loops -fdefer-pop -fstrength-reduce

#Uncomment if you wish to enable the Mud Client Compression Protocol
#Comment it out it if you are compiling with Cygwin
OPT_FLAG = -DMCCP

C_FLAGS = $(OPT_FLAG) -O -g3 -Wall $(PROF) $(DBUGFLG) $(SOLARIS_FLAG) $(TIME) $(REG)
L_FLAGS = $(OPT_FLAG) $(PROF) $(SOLARIS_LINK) ${MATH_LINK} -lz

#D_FLAGS : For the DNS Slave process. No need in linking all the extra libs for this.
D_FLAGS = -g3 -O $(PROF) $(SOLARIS_LINK)

O_FILES = act_comm.o act_info.o act_move.o act_obj.o act_wiz.o ban.o \
board.o boards.o bounty.o build.o clans.o colorize.o comm.o \
comments.o const.o db.o deity.o editor.o fight.o finger.o grub.o \
handler.o hashstr.o hiscores.o hotboot.o house.o ibuild.o ident.o \
imm_host.o interp.o magic.o makeobjs.o mapout.o marry.o \
misc.o mpxset.o mud_comm.o mud_prog.o new_fun.o pfiles.o planes.o \
planet.o player.o polymorph.o rare.o requests.o reset.o save.o \
services.o shops.o skills.o skills_android.o skills_dbs.o skills_genie.o \
space.o special.o stat_obj.o tables.o track.o update.o dns.o new_auth.o \
sha256.o

C_FILES = act_comm.c act_info.c act_move.c act_obj.c act_wiz.c ban.c \
board.c boards.c bounty.c build.c clans.c colorize.c comm.c \
comments.c const.c db.c deity.c editor.c fight.c finger.c grub.c \
handler.c hashstr.c hiscores.c hotboot.c house.c ibuild.c ident.c \
imm_host.c interp.c magic.c makeobjs.c mapout.c marry.c \
misc.c mpxset.c mud_comm.c mud_prog.c new_fun.c pfiles.c planes.c \
planet.c player.c polymorph.c rare.c requests.c reset.c save.c \
services.c shops.c skills.c skills_android.c skills_dbs.c\
space.c special.c stat_obj.c tables.c track.c update.c dns.c skills_genie.c \
new_auth.c sha256.c

H_FILES = mud.h bet.h board.h finger.h hotboot.h house.h pfiles.h rare.h new_auth.h

ifdef IMC
C_FILES := imc.c $(C_FILES)
O_FILES := imc.o $(O_FILES)
C_FLAGS := $(C_FLAGS) -DIMC -DIMCSMAUG
endif

all:
make dbs

dbs: $(O_FILES)
rm -f dbsaga
$(CC) $(L_FLAGS) -o dbsaga $(O_FILES)
chmod g+w dbsaga
chmod a+x dbsaga
chmod g+w $(O_FILES)

dns: resolver.o
rm -f resolver
$(CC) $(D_FLAGS) -o resolver resolver.o
chmod g+w resolver
chmod a+x resolver
chmod g+w resolver.o

.c.o: mud.h
$(CC) -c $(C_FLAGS) $<

clean:
rm -f *.o dbsaga *~

As I said, it's an MCCP - Cygwin problem. Comment out that line:
#OPT_FLAG = -DMCCP

Awesome, it works. One thing, I can't get the Admin character to log on, the password is not working. Any help you can offer me on this? :D :D

Good work :)

If it's not Admin/admin, then I don't know.
You could try creating a new character, then updating the level to admin status manually in the player file.

Yea, that's what I am going to try and do now. The password for Admin was soooo long and it wouldn't work so, I hope this does.

Much thanks for all the help :D

Should I not be able to get the password from opening the pfile in the player/a directory? When I started a new character and got enough experience to save and quit, the player I created didn't exist when I tried to log back on. I really don't get that...


EDIT: I deleted the directory and redid it and admin/admin works now.

Well, no. Passwords are generally encrypted in pfiles. And I don't know enough about DBSC to know why the new player didn't exist. That doesn't happen in my code.

But good to hear you found a work around.

Enjoy :)