A portable Linux i386 build of netrek-client-cow 3.2.7 was released. Use this build on any version of Linux with a 2.4 or later kernel. http://netrek.org/files/COW/ 03a125ec5998db2910f16a52a43482e7 netrek-client-cow-3.2.7-i386-portable-0.tar.gz Installation instructions: 1. download the file, 2. unpack it, 3. cd into the directory created, 4. run the netrek-client-cow script. The way it works is to use the libraries in the directory structure rather than the libraries of the host operating system. There are some exceptions, which are visible using lsof(8). Problems: a. security fixes to libraries are not applied, since most of the host libraries are bypassed, b. lack of integration into desktop menus, c. source for the included libraries is not included, which means that to comply with the library source licenses (GPL, LGPL) I must be willing to provide the source on receipt of a written request, d. large size of the .tar.gz, since it includes things that are not strictly needed. Reference: - the mkportable.sh script in the netrek-client-cow repository. -- James Cameron mailto:quozl at us.netrek.org http://quozl.netrek.org/ -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: Digital signature Url : http://mailman.us.netrek.org/pipermail/netrek-dev/attachments/20080919/7df3469a/attachment.pgp