Date:	Mon, 28 Apr 1997 08:55:16 +0800 (GMT)
From:	Orlando Andico <orly AT gibson DOT eee DOT upd DOT edu DOT ph>
To:	Harald Oostveen <harald_o AT dds DOT nl>
cc:	djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject:	Re: Newbie problem
In-Reply-To:	<Pine.SUN.3.90.970117164632.2182A-100000@dds.dds.nl>
Message-ID:	<Pine.SGI.3.93.970428085413.11586A-100000@gibson.eee.upd.edu.ph>
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On Sun, 27 Apr 1997, Harald Oostveen wrote:

> Hi DJ or sir/madam,
> 
> The problem:
> I want to make a DOS version out of a C program (MERC, a game, that's 
> making MUDs, I want to play it on my own computer.)
> Unfortunately I'm a newbie (I just know my way into DOS/Windows, but 
> that's it.
> Can you please tell me, which DJGPP-files I need to use and how. Theinfo 
> say I need to use DJGPP (-O -Wall -c *.c    etc...)
> If you needthe file or more info please let me know!
> 
>     Thanx already from a DJGPP dummie,
>           greetings, Harald  

Hello,

 MERC is a UNIX-based MUD server, it uses TCP/IP sockets for connections.
DJGPP doesn't support UNIX-compatible sockets as of now (there's a wrapper
to Winsock, but Winsock ain't BSD sockets). If you want a Windoze-based
MUD server, check out the Win95/NT version of Mordor 4.0.

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Orlando Andico                               IRC Lab/EE Dept/UP Diliman
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