Installing Vulture's on unix or a unix clone (like linux)

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Required dependancies

I suggest reading it's documentation for best graphical and audio output, unless of course your system comes with development packages for these.

SDL-mixer

http://www.libsdl.org/projects/SDL_mixer/

This needs to be built and installed with support for:
  • mp3
  • ogg vorbis
  • midi

Required pre-installation source modifications

FreeBSD

None

Linux

Search for "sdl11-config" within all makefiles in sys/unix/ and replace with "sdl-config".

Compiling and installing for system deployment and actual gameplay

The first thing you need to do is create the required symbolic links to the vultures source within the NetHack and the SLASH'EM directory trees. This is done as follows:
  • ln -s ../../vultures/win/jtp nethack/win/jtp
  • ln -s ../../vultures/win/jtp slashem/win/jtp
Now proceed to each of the variants' installation instruction documents. You will find them here:
  • nethack/sys/unix/Install.unx
  • slashem/sys/unix/Install.unx

Simply follow the instuctions for each of them to build and install the respective variant on your system.

Compiling and installing for development or experimental purposes

in the source code root directory type "make help" to receive instruction on installing vultures to a location within your home directory.

NOTE This form of installation should not be used for general gameplay, unless you are wanting to look at the game briefly and do not want it installed system-wide.