From dd62e1a91ce7de9731bdc3e40904dae2d78cf65b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rick Bird Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2011 16:55:12 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] PennMUSH Incorp 182p4 - Javelins Guide for Gods --- README | 67 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------------- 1 file changed, 43 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-) diff --git a/README b/README index c53d0be..4cc8b84 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ The file I18N discusses internationalization. I. Introduction and history II. Getting Help, Reporting Bugs III. Getting a .pennmush.org hostname and mailing lists -IV. Comments +IV. Miscellaneous +V. Comments You may also want to take a look at Javelin's Guide for PennMUSH Gods, at http://pennmush.org/~alansz/guide.html @@ -131,29 +132,28 @@ There are three places one could get help with a problem: informed of new patches, subscribe to pennmush-announce instead, at http://www.pennmush.org/mailman/listinfo/pennmush-announce) -2. pennmush-bugs@pennmush.org is the bug reporting address - for the PennMUSH developers (suggestions go to pennmush-developers, - bugs to pennmush-bugs). This will generally give you the fastest - response and is ideal for unusual bugs. A web-based submission - form is at http://www.pennmush.org/jitterbug/pennmush +2. The PennMUSH bug-tracking site is http://dev.pennmush.org/ + To file a new report, click on the 'New Ticket' link. If + you want to get emails about updates to the bug report, put your + email address in the appropriate field. For 'type', please select + the most appropriate category: Bug, suggested feature, documetation + issue, build/compliation problems, etc. Be sure to include what version + of PennMUSH you found the problem on. -When reporting a problem, please always include the following -information: + If the problem resulted in a crash and a core dump, a stack trace of + the core dump (see the section above) should also be included. -1. PennMUSH version number -2. The type of machine you are using (Sun SparcStation, IBM RS/6000, etc.) -3. The operating system and version (SunOS 4.1.2, AIX 3.2.4, etc.), -4. The compiler and compiler version (gcc 2.4.5, SGI cc 2.10, etc. -- the - 'file' command usually tells you the compiler version, if there's no - built-in option like '-v' or '-V' to give it), -5. Whether or not you have made any changes to the code. + If we need additional stuff (like a log of the Configure or make), we'll + ask for it, but if you know that it's relevant, you can send it along, + too. -If the problem resulted in a crash and a core dump, a stack trace of -the core dump (see the section above) should also be included. + You can also search to see if anyone else has already reported the issue,' + see what issues have been fixed for upcoming releases, and much more at + the site. -If I need additional stuff (like a log of the Configure or make), I'll -ask for it, but if you know that it's relevant, you can send it along, -too. + The old way of emailing pennmush-bugs@pennmush.org still works, but using + the web interface allows you to specifically give an issue type when + reporting something. ============================================================================ @@ -178,9 +178,28 @@ the pennmush.org domain. Details are on the same web page. ============================================================================ -IV. Comments +IV. Miscellaneous -IV.a. Amberyl's Comments +V.a Announcing when a mush is down + +If your mush is no longer running on a given port or server and +you want to and are able to leave a programming running listening +on that port, you can tell people about a new location or other news. + +Run: + +% make portmsg + +Then start the port announcer with: + +% ./src/portmsg message.txt port# + +Any connections to the given port will see the contents of the message +file and then be disconnected after a few seconds. + +V. Comments + +V.a. Amberyl's Comments These are in the first person. :) @@ -213,7 +232,7 @@ if you see me on a MUSH, feel free to say hi. -- Lydia Leong (lwl@digex.net) "Amberyl" just about everywhere -IV.b. Paul/Javelin's Comments +V.b. Paul/Javelin's Comments And let me recognize T. Alexander Popiel, Shawn Wagner, Nick Gammon, Dan Williams, Ervin Hearn III, Ralph Melton, David Cheatham, and Thorvald @@ -230,7 +249,7 @@ you might have done to get it to compile and run on unusual systems. Javelin at most places -IV.c. Alex/Talek's Comments +V.c. Alex/Talek's Comments I would like to thank Ralph, Amberyl, Moonchilde, and all the others who went either with us or before us. -- 2.30.2