Release Notes for LDMud for Win32 (3.2.9-dev254)

This document includes updated information for the documentation provided with
"LDMud for Win32". Issues outlined in this document maybe corrected in upcoming releases.
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Setup

General

If you don't have a network card installed on your computer then you have to install
the Dialup-Networking (RAS on NT) in order to run the driver.

Please note that on Windows 95 you must have an active dialup-connection when
you start the driver. After it has been started you can can safely hangup if you want
to use the mud only local. Windows NT doesn't need a connection since it uses the
MS Loopback-Device.

Not to get an error message saying "cygwin1.dll not found" when the driver starts
the erq, we suggest to put cygwin1.dll into a directory, where your path variable
points to.

Mudlib

The Mudlib should reside in the \mud\mudlib directory. If you're going
to install the mudlib in another directory, use the runtime option 
-m<path_to_your_mudlibdir> to point to your mudlib. With "ldmud-32dev-254 -?"
you can get a list of all supported command line switches.

How to get started with the TubLib

Launch the gamedriver (\mud\mudbin/ldmud-32dev-254.exe). When you read "Setting up ipc." 
on the console window then you are up and running. Test with "telnet localhost 7680" and
login as "tubmud" without password. Read your mudmail.

GameDriver

General

The driver was built using the CygWin Package from Redhat/Cygnus Software 
(http://solutions.redhat.com/cygwin) and has been tested on Windows NT 4.0 (Build 1381,
SP 6) without encountering problems. Windows 9x and Win2k haven't been tested.

The driver was built with support for the external request demon (ERQ). The normal erq
(erq.exe) is used as default, we also provide the xerq as binary here (not tested).

In case that you need further information on how the driver was built, we have
included the files config.h, machine.h and Makefile in the build directory.

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Thank you for trying LDMud for Win32. 

Christian Mudra (Coogan@Tubmud)
Oliver Weichhold (Slider@Tubmud)