------------------HOW TO COMPILE & INSTALL NETHACK ON MAC OS X------------------
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You will need Xcode Tools installed on your system in order to compile
anything. This tutorial assumes that you are compiling NetHack 3.4.3 on a
relatively recent version of Mac OS X.
0. Download the sources, untar them, & cd to the nethack-3.4.3 directory.
Apply any desired patches.
1. Run ``( cd sys/unix; sh setup.sh )''
2. Edit the config files in include/:
- config.h: no changes necessary, though certain game features can be added or
removed here
- unixconf.h: uncomment the BSD #define (l.22) and comment out the SYSV
#define (l.28) & the SVR4 #define (l.35)
3. (optional) Edit the definitions of PERSMAX and PERS_IS_UID in src/topten.c
to reconfigure the behavior of the high score list.
4. In win/tty/termcap.c, comment out line 839 OR change line 838 to:
#if !defined(LINUX) && !defined(__APPLE__)
If this step is not performed, NetHack won't be able to compile.
5. In src/Makefile, uncomment line 233 & comment out line 234 so that WINTTYLIB
is set to '-lncurses'
6. Run ``( cd src; make )''. This should take no more than a minute or two.
7. Edit the Makefile in the top directory:
- Line 20: change 'games' to 'root'
- Line 21: change 'bin' to 'staff'
These next three changes are optional, but they go hand-in-hand. If you opt
not to do them, make sure that SECURE is #defined in include/config.h:
- Line 25: change the bitmask to 0755
- Line 26: change the bitmask to 0664
- Line 28: change the bitmask to 0775
8. Run ``make all''
9. Run ``sudo make install''
10. In doc/Makefile, on line 44, change the path to /usr/games/man/man6.
