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@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@ +A brief readme added by Wyatt Ward. + +I added this readme and some updated Makefiles, as well as tweaking a few of + +Quake's source files, to make it work properly on a modern Linux system. + + +The original, unmodified source can be found here: +https://github.com/id-Software/Quake + + +A good how-to for arguments and troubleshooting and such is here: +http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Quake-HOWTO-1.html + +The how-to did not mention a few problems, which I created fixes for. These + +include the mouse not working to allow input and no input whatsoever (not even + +the keyboard) working in fullscreen. I also fixed a buffer overflow caused by + +the sheer number of OpenGL extensions that modern systems support (the game + +tries to print them to the console, and in doing so causes a buffer overflow + +because the string containing all of the extensions is larger than the game + +expected). The only noticeable difference my tweaks have caused (besides the + +fact that you now can play the game) is that this string of OpenGL extensions + +is no longer printed to the terminal (which I doubt most people care about, + +anyway). I promise I made no tweaks to functionality or controls that would + +make it differ from the original. + + +With that out of the way here is how to compile it: + +For the OpenGL GLX version (the high-quality version most sane people want), + +go to the directory 'WinQuake' and type + + $ make build_release + +If you are missing libraries, headers or whatnot, it will let you know about + +it quite loudly. You will need a few headers from the linux kernel; if you + +use ubuntu or an ubuntu variant, the headers should be under something like + +/usr/src/linux-headers-3.5.0-44/arch/x86/include + +and + +/usr/src/linux-headers-3.5.0-44-generic/include + +These will have to be edited in the makefile if you have a different version + +or architecture of the kernel than I did. Search one of the above strings to + +find where I included them. Replace them appropriately with your kernel + +versions. If you don't have sources, they are obtainable from most package + +managers, including apt. A few other paths may have to be changed in the + +Makefile that I hardcoded, but you can figure those out I think. Good luck! + + +After building, it will be in the directory 'releasei386'. + +You will need to copy the directory 'id1' from a quake CD-ROM + +and place it in the 'bin' directory that your compiled game is in. + +-Wyatt Ward, 2013-01-05 23:02 EST + + |