From quozl at laptop.org  Fri May  1 00:14:29 2020
From: quozl at laptop.org (James Cameron)
Date: Fri, 1 May 2020 15:14:29 +1000
Subject: [netrek-dev] netrek-client-cow: [PATCH] Emit '?' if ftoa() is
 given a negative fval
In-Reply-To: <56f59e69-1cb2-abf4-4e37-b935dae8a1c2@gmail.com>
References: <56f59e69-1cb2-abf4-4e37-b935dae8a1c2@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <20200501051429.GE6743@laptop.org>

Thanks.  Taken.

https://github.com/quozl/netrek-client-cow/commit/085f709dc5d56cf368d13a8e753b887170ba2547

Should defend against silly data anyhow.

By the way, patches also welcome via GitHub these days.  Less work for
me than taking your attachment and cleaning up the From line before
piping it into "git am".

On Thu, Apr 30, 2020 at 01:16:34PM -0700, Kevin Zheng wrote:
> Hi there,
> 
> netrek.beeseenterprises.com is a Sturgeon public server. Some of the
> bots have amassed very large "Offense" and "Defense" ratings, so much so
> that the player list in netrek-client-cow shows them as garbled characters.
> 
> Further investigation reveals that ftoa() is not designed to emit
> negative numbers properly, and that for some reason, the client tries to
> call ftoa() on a negative number when displaying these bots' ratings.
> 
> The attached patch replaces the garbled characters with '??????'.
> Further investigation is needed to root cause the problem. It's unclear
> whether or not this is a problem with the server.
> 
> Regards,
> Kevin
> 
> -- 
> Kevin Zheng
> kevinz5000 at gmail.com | kevinz at berkeley.edu
> XMPP: kevinz at eecs.berkeley.edu

> >From a94779b57f87cfcea0f8243e1620018d2e79b082 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> From: Kevin Zheng <kevinz5000 at gmail.com>
> Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 21:56:03 -0700
> Subject: [PATCH] Emit '?' if ftoa() is given a negative fval
> 
> ---
>  string_util.c | 8 ++++++++
>  string_util.h | 1 +
>  2 files changed, 9 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/string_util.c b/string_util.c
> index 43e81de..57122f6 100644
> --- a/string_util.c
> +++ b/string_util.c
> @@ -53,6 +53,14 @@ char   *ftoa(float fval, char *result, int pad, int iprec, int dprec)
>    int     i, ival;
>    float   val = fval;
>  
> +  if (fval < 0) {
> +    for (i = 0; i <= iprec + dprec + 1; i++) {
> +       result[i] = '?';
> +    }
> +    result[iprec + dprec + 1] = '\0';
> +    return result;
> +  }
> +
>    if ((iprec + dprec) != 0)
>      result[iprec + dprec + 1] = '\0';
>  
> diff --git a/string_util.h b/string_util.h
> index 1a1cc39..f9120fc 100644
> --- a/string_util.h
> +++ b/string_util.h
> @@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ char *itoapad (int val, char *result, int pad, int prec);
>     (if pad is false).
>     
>     WARNING: val must be <= 100000000 (size < 9).
> +   Does not work for negative numbers.
>  */
>  
>  
> -- 
> 2.24.0
> 

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> netrek-dev at us.netrek.org
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From quozl at laptop.org  Fri May  1 00:10:51 2020
From: quozl at laptop.org (James Cameron)
Date: Fri, 1 May 2020 15:10:51 +1000
Subject: [netrek-dev] netrek-client-cow: [PATCH] Add volume control
In-Reply-To: <3e1170ed-6cdd-576f-a0c1-6a894270e163@gmail.com>
References: <3e1170ed-6cdd-576f-a0c1-6a894270e163@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <20200501051051.GD6743@laptop.org>

Thanks.  Taken.

https://github.com/quozl/netrek-client-cow/commit/d0e9f8580504149fb4cb7a8935a5e1d15ceb7110

By the way, the git hashes in the patch diff don't seem to exist for
me.

On Thu, Apr 30, 2020 at 12:51:07PM -0700, Kevin Zheng wrote:
> Hi there,
> 
> Attached is a patch that gives netrek-client-cow an xtrekrc option to
> lower its sound volume, when playing sounds using SDL_mixer.
> 
> I would like for it to be considered for the official client -- any
> feedback?
> 
> Regards,
> Kevin
> 
> -- 
> Kevin Zheng
> kevinz5000 at gmail.com | kevinz at berkeley.edu
> XMPP: kevinz at eecs.berkeley.edu

> >From 606ff055838a067c9f03bc38beb1de2fe3105ee8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> From: Kevin Zheng <kevinz5000 at gmail.com>
> Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2020 17:18:14 -0700
> Subject: [PATCH] Add volume control
> 
> ---
>  sound.c | 5 +++++
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/sound.c b/sound.c
> index 7b1671d..a8c33d2 100644
> --- a/sound.c
> +++ b/sound.c
> @@ -1065,6 +1065,11 @@ void Init_Sound(void) {
>  
>          Mix_AllocateChannels(16);
>  
> +	if (getdefault("soundvol") != NULL) {
> +	  int vol = atoi(getdefault("soundvol"));
> +	  Mix_Volume(-1, vol);
> +	}
> +
>  	/* If we successfully loaded the wav files, so shut-off
>  	   sound_init and play the introduction */
>  	if (loadSounds()) {
> -- 
> 2.24.0
> 

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From darrellroot at mac.com  Fri May  1 00:47:23 2020
From: darrellroot at mac.com (Darrell Root)
Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 22:47:23 -0700
Subject: [netrek-dev] MacOS Swift Netrek Client version 1.2 released,
 question about bots, IPv6?
In-Reply-To: <20200501030702.GB6743@laptop.org>
References: <408D09B4-822F-43FC-A8CB-9F61AEB003BB@mac.com>
 <20200501030702.GB6743@laptop.org>
Message-ID: <71A98F47-30FD-48C6-AE15-387F9B811D35@mac.com>

Thank you for the answers regarding the bots James!

I’m not aware of any service providers blocking IPv4 resulting in an inability to play Netrek.  I don’t have a valid “business justification” for IPv6 support other than being an IPv6 zealot with high regard for Netrek’s history in IPv4-land ;-)

Darrell

> On Apr 30, 2020, at 8:07 PM, James Cameron <quozl at laptop.org> wrote:
> 
> On Thu, Apr 30, 2020 at 05:40:01PM -0700, Darrell Root wrote:
>> Netrek-dev:
>> 
>> 1) My Swift/MacOS Netrek Client version 1.2 was just approved by Apple AppReview, and is now available as an update in the MacOS App Store.
>> The only change is that it fixes the “choose team” bug.  While MacOS users will automatically within in a few days, I highly recommend manually updating in the MacOS AppStore if you are playing in tonight’s 6PM game on continuum.
>> 
>> 2) Netrek-dev server bot question:  When running a netrek server
>> with bots, are the bots built in to the server?  Or are the bots
>> separate processes running on the server and talking to the server
>> over the localhost network?
> 
> Some robots use shared memory to interact with the server.
> 
> Some robots use the network connection, which can be localhost or from
> another host, depending on the configuration.
> 
>> 3) IPv6: I’m under the impression that nobody has ever played Netrek over IPv6 because none of the netrek server codebases support IPv6.  Is that correct?  Asking for a friend…
> 
> Yes, the code supports IPv4.  As far as I can see there's no need to
> support IPv6, but if you know of enough service providers blocking
> IPv4, let me know.
> 
>> Thanks!
>> 
>> Darrell
>> 
>> _______________________________________________
>> netrek-dev mailing list
>> netrek-dev at us.netrek.org <mailto:netrek-dev at us.netrek.org>
>> http://mailman.us.netrek.org/mailman/listinfo/netrek-dev <http://mailman.us.netrek.org/mailman/listinfo/netrek-dev>
> 
> -- 
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From quozl at laptop.org  Fri May  1 00:58:51 2020
From: quozl at laptop.org (James Cameron)
Date: Fri, 1 May 2020 15:58:51 +1000
Subject: [netrek-dev] MacOS Swift Netrek Client version 1.2 released,
 question about bots, IPv6?
In-Reply-To: <71A98F47-30FD-48C6-AE15-387F9B811D35@mac.com>
References: <408D09B4-822F-43FC-A8CB-9F61AEB003BB@mac.com>
 <20200501030702.GB6743@laptop.org>
 <71A98F47-30FD-48C6-AE15-387F9B811D35@mac.com>
Message-ID: <20200501055851.GF6743@laptop.org>

Heh.  I don't mind if someone wants to try porting to IPv6 just for
the fun of it, but it would be self-punishing work.  The Netrek
protocol does embed IPv4 and port numbers, so cascade to changes in
the protocol and maybe changes to IPv4 clients to support the host
fields shared to all clients.  I'm not even sure if we support IPv4
properly.  I'd rather play Netrek.  ;-)

On Thu, Apr 30, 2020 at 10:47:23PM -0700, Darrell Root wrote:
> Thank you for the answers regarding the bots James!
> 
> I’m not aware of any service providers blocking IPv4 resulting in an inability
> to play Netrek.  I don’t have a valid “business justification” for IPv6 support
> other than being an IPv6 zealot with high regard for Netrek’s history in
> IPv4-land ;-)
> 
> Darrell
> 
>     On Apr 30, 2020, at 8:07 PM, James Cameron <[1]quozl at laptop.org> wrote:
> 
>     On Thu, Apr 30, 2020 at 05:40:01PM -0700, Darrell Root wrote:
> 
>         Netrek-dev:
> 
>         1) My Swift/MacOS Netrek Client version 1.2 was just approved by Apple
>         AppReview, and is now available as an update in the MacOS App Store.
>         The only change is that it fixes the “choose team” bug.  While MacOS
>         users will automatically within in a few days, I highly recommend
>         manually updating in the MacOS AppStore if you are playing in tonight’s
>         6PM game on continuum.
> 
>         2) Netrek-dev server bot question:  When running a netrek server
>         with bots, are the bots built in to the server?  Or are the bots
>         separate processes running on the server and talking to the server
>         over the localhost network?
> 
>     Some robots use shared memory to interact with the server.
> 
>     Some robots use the network connection, which can be localhost or from
>     another host, depending on the configuration.
> 
>         3) IPv6: I’m under the impression that nobody has ever played Netrek
>         over IPv6 because none of the netrek server codebases support IPv6.  Is
>         that correct?  Asking for a friend…
> 
>     Yes, the code supports IPv4.  As far as I can see there's no need to
>     support IPv6, but if you know of enough service providers blocking
>     IPv4, let me know.
> 
>         Thanks!
> 
>         Darrell
> 
>         _______________________________________________
>         netrek-dev mailing list
>         [2]netrek-dev at us.netrek.org
>         [3]http://mailman.us.netrek.org/mailman/listinfo/netrek-dev
> 
>     -- 
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>     [4]http://quozl.netrek.org/
>     _______________________________________________
>     netrek-dev mailing list
>     [5]netrek-dev at us.netrek.org
>     [6]http://mailman.us.netrek.org/mailman/listinfo/netrek-dev
> 
> References:
> 
> [1] mailto:quozl at laptop.org
> [2] mailto:netrek-dev at us.netrek.org
> [3] http://mailman.us.netrek.org/mailman/listinfo/netrek-dev
> [4] http://quozl.netrek.org/
> [5] mailto:netrek-dev at us.netrek.org
> [6] http://mailman.us.netrek.org/mailman/listinfo/netrek-dev

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From sven-netrek-dev at sven.de  Fri May  1 10:07:30 2020
From: sven-netrek-dev at sven.de (Sven Neuhaus)
Date: Fri, 1 May 2020 17:07:30 +0200
Subject: [netrek-dev] MacOS Swift Netrek Client version 1.2 released,
 question about bots, IPv6?
In-Reply-To: <71A98F47-30FD-48C6-AE15-387F9B811D35@mac.com>
References: <408D09B4-822F-43FC-A8CB-9F61AEB003BB@mac.com>
 <20200501030702.GB6743@laptop.org>
 <71A98F47-30FD-48C6-AE15-387F9B811D35@mac.com>
Message-ID: <3707f01f-4914-f7ee-6f04-3f7e3a343a55@sven.de>

Am 01.05.20 um 07:47 schrieb Darrell Root:
>>> 3) IPv6: I’m under the impression that nobody has ever played Netrek 
>>> over IPv6 because none of the netrek server codebases support IPv6. 
>>>  Is that correct?  Asking for a friend…
>>
>> Yes, the code supports IPv4.  As far as I can see there's no need to
>> support IPv6, but if you know of enough service providers blocking
>> IPv4, let me know.

Some (very) cheap virtual servers no longer offer IPv4 addresses.

-Sven

From telackey at lacklustremedia.com  Fri May  1 10:16:13 2020
From: telackey at lacklustremedia.com (Thomas E. Lackey)
Date: Fri, 1 May 2020 15:16:13 +0000
Subject: [netrek-dev] MacOS Swift Netrek Client version 1.2 released,
 question about bots, IPv6?
In-Reply-To: <3707f01f-4914-f7ee-6f04-3f7e3a343a55@sven.de>
References: <408D09B4-822F-43FC-A8CB-9F61AEB003BB@mac.com>
 <20200501030702.GB6743@laptop.org>
 <71A98F47-30FD-48C6-AE15-387F9B811D35@mac.com>
 <3707f01f-4914-f7ee-6f04-3f7e3a343a55@sven.de>
Message-ID: <7B7F0680CB055E4183BC55AAFC44B75D02E484AE3E@iola.redbudcomputer.local>

This is slightly tangential to the IPv6 question, but netrek.redbudcomputer.com, which I deployed the other day, is running on a "Always Free" f1-micro instance for Google Cloud with a static IPv4 address.  It is hosted on the east coast of the US.

I am not sure if free micro instances with IPv4 are available in the EU or not though.

-- 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: netrek-dev [mailto:netrek-dev-bounces at us.netrek.org] On Behalf Of
> Sven Neuhaus
> Sent: Friday, May 01, 2020 10:08 AM
> To: netrek-dev at us.netrek.org
> Subject: Re: [netrek-dev] MacOS Swift Netrek Client version 1.2 released,
> question about bots, IPv6?
> 
> Am 01.05.20 um 07:47 schrieb Darrell Root:
> >>> 3) IPv6: I’m under the impression that nobody has ever played Netrek
> >>> over IPv6 because none of the netrek server codebases support IPv6.
> >>>  Is that correct?  Asking for a friend…
> >>
> >> Yes, the code supports IPv4.  As far as I can see there's no need to
> >> support IPv6, but if you know of enough service providers blocking
> >> IPv4, let me know.
> 
> Some (very) cheap virtual servers no longer offer IPv4 addresses.
> 
> -Sven
> _______________________________________________
> netrek-dev mailing list
> netrek-dev at us.netrek.org
> http://mailman.us.netrek.org/mailman/listinfo/netrek-dev

From johnny at solbu.net  Fri May  1 10:44:40 2020
From: johnny at solbu.net (Johnny A. Solbu)
Date: Fri, 1 May 2020 17:44:40 +0200
Subject: [netrek-dev] MacOS Swift Netrek Client version 1.2 released,
 question about bots, IPv6?
In-Reply-To: <3707f01f-4914-f7ee-6f04-3f7e3a343a55@sven.de>
References: <408D09B4-822F-43FC-A8CB-9F61AEB003BB@mac.com>
 <71A98F47-30FD-48C6-AE15-387F9B811D35@mac.com>
 <3707f01f-4914-f7ee-6f04-3f7e3a343a55@sven.de>
Message-ID: <202005011744.45429.johnny@solbu.net>

On Friday 01 May 2020 17:07, Sven Neuhaus wrote:
> Some (very) cheap virtual servers no longer offer IPv4 addresses.

I'm not surprised.
At some point there will be no IPV4 addresses left to assign.

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From netrek at gmail.com  Fri May  1 13:43:51 2020
From: netrek at gmail.com (Zachary Uram)
Date: Fri, 1 May 2020 14:43:51 -0400
Subject: [netrek-dev] Netrek 2010 Windows client issues
Message-ID: <CAPu6UvAXQEVvbvG5K6EQhv3OrRmJGKZo7q0R8i4iqu+Z02GzYw@mail.gmail.com>

I noticed last night that I could not send any messages to team  board or
individual player slots. It does let me send a message to ALL. Have issue
with both my custom netrekrc and the one supplied by the client.

Zach

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From netrek at gmail.com  Fri May  1 13:45:11 2020
From: netrek at gmail.com (Zachary Uram)
Date: Fri, 1 May 2020 14:45:11 -0400
Subject: [netrek-dev] XP Mod 4.4.0.4 issue
Message-ID: <CAPu6UvBSZy1SryswZgJhw_mGVEEJRETq7BH0AG-QTuKQNbFAXQ@mail.gmail.com>

I noticed last night the client was displaying me as 2001 on the wait queue.
Must be Windows 10 related since I didn't have this problem on Windows 7.

Zach

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From quozl at laptop.org  Fri May  1 17:04:56 2020
From: quozl at laptop.org (James Cameron)
Date: Sat, 2 May 2020 08:04:56 +1000
Subject: [netrek-dev] XP Mod 4.4.0.4 issue
In-Reply-To: <CAPu6UvBSZy1SryswZgJhw_mGVEEJRETq7BH0AG-QTuKQNbFAXQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAPu6UvBSZy1SryswZgJhw_mGVEEJRETq7BH0AG-QTuKQNbFAXQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <20200501220456.GE16970@laptop.org>

Not the client.  You just forgot what it means.

https://github.com/quozl/netrek-server/blob/master/ntserv/findslot.c#L105

On Fri, May 01, 2020 at 02:45:11PM -0400, Zachary Uram wrote:
> I noticed last night the client was displaying me as 2001 on the
> wait queue.  Must be Windows 10 related since I didn't have this
> problem on Windows 7.
> 
> Zach

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From netrek at gmail.com  Fri May  1 18:36:36 2020
From: netrek at gmail.com (Zachary Uram)
Date: Fri, 1 May 2020 19:36:36 -0400
Subject: [netrek-dev] XP Mod 4.4.0.4 issue
In-Reply-To: <20200501220456.GE16970@laptop.org>
References: <CAPu6UvBSZy1SryswZgJhw_mGVEEJRETq7BH0AG-QTuKQNbFAXQ@mail.gmail.com>
 <20200501220456.GE16970@laptop.org>
Message-ID: <CAPu6UvCeE9fA-kUMVdmB-2ec89iKa5XHF+iLD3FAAYMfg0qSHQ@mail.gmail.com>

Oops!

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On Fri, May 1, 2020 at 6:05 PM James Cameron <quozl at laptop.org> wrote:

> Not the client.  You just forgot what it means.
>
> https://github.com/quozl/netrek-server/blob/master/ntserv/findslot.c#L105
>
> On Fri, May 01, 2020 at 02:45:11PM -0400, Zachary Uram wrote:
> > I noticed last night the client was displaying me as 2001 on the
> > wait queue.  Must be Windows 10 related since I didn't have this
> > problem on Windows 7.
> >
> > Zach
>
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From ahn at netrek.org  Tue May  5 08:37:40 2020
From: ahn at netrek.org (Dave Ahn)
Date: Tue, 5 May 2020 09:37:40 -0400
Subject: [netrek-dev] Fwd: [netrek-forever] Netrek sites (attention Dave Ahn)
In-Reply-To: <20200505032500.GA12460@laptop.org>
References: <CAPu6UvDqCzWCw0Ju8AXmLnqySyU-=7orHs4MR_Fq+JzTDy=gqA@mail.gmail.com>
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 <CABt_h+eCniE1sqCgk+gbpNppcC=9XDG7r6PiWceOWeTW7QCDhA@mail.gmail.com>
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Message-ID: <CABt_h+cdjKB5Fha2Yyh8q+sUX5J+8ECdjp48-tux_uSNtdj8AQ@mail.gmail.com>

I've updated the home page with the updated download links.  Is there
anything else that needs to be done before I head back to my retirement
home?

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: James Cameron <quozl at laptop.org>
Date: Mon, May 4, 2020 at 11:25 PM
Subject: Re: [netrek-forever] Netrek sites (attention Dave Ahn)
To: <netrek-forever at googlegroups.com>


COW is available also for Debian and Ubuntu Linux.

        % sudo apt install netrek-client-cow

Latest source code is

        https://github.com/quozl/netrek-client-cow

With a very large monitor, get your glasses out.

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From johnny at solbu.net  Tue May  5 10:33:17 2020
From: johnny at solbu.net (Johnny A. Solbu)
Date: Tue, 5 May 2020 17:33:17 +0200
Subject: [netrek-dev] Fwd: [netrek-forever] Netrek sites (attention Dave
 Ahn)
In-Reply-To: <CABt_h+cdjKB5Fha2Yyh8q+sUX5J+8ECdjp48-tux_uSNtdj8AQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAPu6UvDqCzWCw0Ju8AXmLnqySyU-=7orHs4MR_Fq+JzTDy=gqA@mail.gmail.com>
 <20200505032500.GA12460@laptop.org>
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Message-ID: <202005051733.24024.johnny@solbu.net>

On Tuesday 05 May 2020 15:37, Dave Ahn wrote:
> I've updated the home page with the updated download links.  Is there
> anything else that needs to be done before I head back to my retirement
> home?

The sourcecode version on the «linux cow install» page (linux-cow.php) in section «Building COW from source code»
should be changed from 3.2.8 to 3.3.1.
Possibly also add a link to the github page in that section, which have fixes not available in a release yet.


Also, netrek-client-cow is available in Mageia
	% «urpmi netrek-client-cow»


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From johnny at solbu.net  Tue May  5 10:35:26 2020
From: johnny at solbu.net (Johnny A. Solbu)
Date: Tue, 5 May 2020 17:35:26 +0200
Subject: [netrek-dev] Fwd: [netrek-forever] Netrek sites (attention Dave
 Ahn)
In-Reply-To: <202005051733.24024.johnny@solbu.net>
References: <CAPu6UvDqCzWCw0Ju8AXmLnqySyU-=7orHs4MR_Fq+JzTDy=gqA@mail.gmail.com>
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On Tuesday 05 May 2020 17:33, Johnny A. Solbu wrote:
>         % «urpmi netrek-client-cow»

Gaah, That should be « % urpmi netrek-client-cow »
Might be obvious, but… :-)

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From darrellroot at mac.com  Sun May 10 13:15:13 2020
From: darrellroot at mac.com (Darrell Root)
Date: Sun, 10 May 2020 11:15:13 -0700
Subject: [netrek-dev] New MacOS SwiftUI Netrek client in early alpha for
 today's game
Message-ID: <98016ABE-20F2-4291-B515-B87B39012AEC@mac.com>

Netrek-dev,

Just in time for today’s game:

What: pickup game
When: Sunday May 10th at 12pm Pacific / 3pm Eastern
Where: pickled.psychosis.net <http://pickled.psychosis.net/>

I have a “barely playable” MacOS client which uses SwiftUI rather than SpriteKit for the graphics.  If you want to try out the “bleeding edge”, give it a shot.  Requires MacOS 10.15.  I haven’t even implemented explosions yet.

Download link: (binary notarized by Apple):  https://networkmom.net/download/netrek-2.0-alpha.zip <https://networkmom.net/download/netrek-2.0-alpha.zip>
Source code: https://github.com/darrellroot/Netrek-SwiftUI

For a more stable MacOS client, get the free Netrek client via the MacOS App Store
(but be warned of a known bug: you cannot lock on to Earth..workaround is to go speed 2 and click o to orbit…appstore fix this week).

I’m hoping to replace the AppStore SpriteKit/Swift client with the SwiftUI client after some more development and performance improvements.

Darrell

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From netrek at gmail.com  Thu May 14 21:32:05 2020
From: netrek at gmail.com (Zachary Uram)
Date: Thu, 14 May 2020 22:32:05 -0400
Subject: [netrek-dev] Hockey!
Message-ID: <CAPu6UvDWp369Mqe+v5KbG9tTjLgzHpAYnemiqh6fO2Vt1grfQQ@mail.gmail.com>

I have a hockey server up: hyperyoda.org

If you're interested in playing join the netrek-forever list.

Zach


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From netrek at gmail.com  Fri May 15 13:44:46 2020
From: netrek at gmail.com (Zachary Uram)
Date: Fri, 15 May 2020 14:44:46 -0400
Subject: [netrek-dev] Server not showing up on the metaserver
Message-ID: <CAPu6UvD1pHJG81hq7Nt_NUvj5gHKoJy9kjvaiZXJw20nA0vsYg@mail.gmail.com>

I created a " /usr/local/games/netrek-server-vanilla/etc/metaservers" file
and waited 20 minutes and my server still isn't showing up on the
metaserver. Is there something else i must do?

Here is my file:
#
# The Netrek Metaservers are a group of systems behind the
# metaserver.netrek.org alias, which list current games available.
#
# Netrek clients contact the metaservers during startup.
#
# Games can occur without being listed on a metaserver, the metaserver
# only helps players find games.
#
# You may wish to list your server on the metaservers.  This is
# technically simple, but may have political implications, and if done
# wrongly may cause unnnecessary reaction.
#
# Communicate your intention with other server owners, through the
# mailing lists, or the IRC channel, or the netrek infrastructure team.
#
# See docs/metaservers-HowTo for how to configure this file.
#
# Changes to this file are automatically detected, and the change will
# be reloaded by the daemon.  A reload will cause any host names to be
# looked up again, which may cause a short delay in the simulation.
#
metaserver.us.netrek.org 3521 60 900 hyperyoda.org H 2592 2593 open
metaserver2.us.netrek.org 3521 60 900 hyperyoda.org H 2592 2593 open
metaserver3.us.netrek.org 3521 60 900 hyperyoda.org H 2592 2593 open

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From quozl at laptop.org  Sat May 16 07:00:07 2020
From: quozl at laptop.org (James Cameron)
Date: Sat, 16 May 2020 22:00:07 +1000
Subject: [netrek-dev] netrek-client-cow 3.3.2 released
Message-ID: <20200516120007.GA374@laptop.org>

netrek-client-cow 3.3.2 is released.

c63b2095af96602044f9b7ae1b038912  netrek-client-cow-3.3.2.tar.gz

https://www.netrek.org/files/COW/netrek-client-cow-3.3.2.tar.gz
https://quozl.linux.org.au/netrek/netrek-client-cow-3.3.2.tar.gz

Changes;

- remove RSA; no longer served a purpose,

- fix compilation errors,

- remove translation support; no translations were contributed,

- resize metaserver window,

- add volume control,

- fix safe-idling indicator.

Release was because Toyam Cox was having trouble building inside some
odd container thingie by applying a git diff.  So this is the first
release since migrating to git.  Thanks to Kevin Zheng for most of the
patches.

Thy VCS is now yonder;
https://github.com/quozl/netrek-client-cow

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From darrellroot at mac.com  Sat May 16 15:04:12 2020
From: darrellroot at mac.com (Darrell Root)
Date: Sat, 16 May 2020 13:04:12 -0700
Subject: [netrek-dev] netrek-client-cow 3.3.2 released
In-Reply-To: <20200516120007.GA374@laptop.org>
References: <20200516120007.GA374@laptop.org>
Message-ID: <4AB5C684-4A90-4972-890F-FC7CFAC3B7EF@mac.com>

Thank you for the update and the code cleanup.  According to the changes file 1.00pl0 was released in April 1993, meaning Netrek-client-COW has been maintained 27 years!

Darrell


> On May 16, 2020, at 5:00 AM, James Cameron <quozl at laptop.org> wrote:
> 
> netrek-client-cow 3.3.2 is released.
> 
> c63b2095af96602044f9b7ae1b038912  netrek-client-cow-3.3.2.tar.gz
> 
> https://www.netrek.org/files/COW/netrek-client-cow-3.3.2.tar.gz
> https://quozl.linux.org.au/netrek/netrek-client-cow-3.3.2.tar.gz
> 
> Changes;
> 
> - remove RSA; no longer served a purpose,
> 
> - fix compilation errors,
> 
> - remove translation support; no translations were contributed,
> 
> - resize metaserver window,
> 
> - add volume control,
> 
> - fix safe-idling indicator.
> 
> Release was because Toyam Cox was having trouble building inside some
> odd container thingie by applying a git diff.  So this is the first
> release since migrating to git.  Thanks to Kevin Zheng for most of the
> patches.
> 
> Thy VCS is now yonder;
> https://github.com/quozl/netrek-client-cow
> 
> -- 
> James Cameron
> http://quozl.netrek.org/
> _______________________________________________
> netrek-dev mailing list
> netrek-dev at us.netrek.org
> http://mailman.us.netrek.org/mailman/listinfo/netrek-dev


From netrek at gmail.com  Sat May 16 17:06:35 2020
From: netrek at gmail.com (Zachary Uram)
Date: Sat, 16 May 2020 18:06:35 -0400
Subject: [netrek-dev] netrek-client-cow 3.3.2 released
In-Reply-To: <4AB5C684-4A90-4972-890F-FC7CFAC3B7EF@mac.com>
References: <20200516120007.GA374@laptop.org>
 <4AB5C684-4A90-4972-890F-FC7CFAC3B7EF@mac.com>
Message-ID: <CAPu6UvDMEPXqVcCtFi2HtbLjcmK5Ysi4bN77c=PRTwGifLxFbg@mail.gmail.com>

Neat. This September will be my 30th anniversary of playing netrek!

Zach

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On Sat, May 16, 2020 at 4:04 PM Darrell Root <darrellroot at mac.com> wrote:

> Thank you for the update and the code cleanup.  According to the changes
> file 1.00pl0 was released in April 1993, meaning Netrek-client-COW has been
> maintained 27 years!
>
> Darrell
>
>
> > On May 16, 2020, at 5:00 AM, James Cameron <quozl at laptop.org> wrote:
> >
> > netrek-client-cow 3.3.2 is released.
> >
> > c63b2095af96602044f9b7ae1b038912  netrek-client-cow-3.3.2.tar.gz
> >
> > https://www.netrek.org/files/COW/netrek-client-cow-3.3.2.tar.gz
> > https://quozl.linux.org.au/netrek/netrek-client-cow-3.3.2.tar.gz
> >
> > Changes;
> >
> > - remove RSA; no longer served a purpose,
> >
> > - fix compilation errors,
> >
> > - remove translation support; no translations were contributed,
> >
> > - resize metaserver window,
> >
> > - add volume control,
> >
> > - fix safe-idling indicator.
> >
> > Release was because Toyam Cox was having trouble building inside some
> > odd container thingie by applying a git diff.  So this is the first
> > release since migrating to git.  Thanks to Kevin Zheng for most of the
> > patches.
> >
> > Thy VCS is now yonder;
> > https://github.com/quozl/netrek-client-cow
> >
> > --
> > James Cameron
> > http://quozl.netrek.org/
> > _______________________________________________
> > netrek-dev mailing list
> > netrek-dev at us.netrek.org
> > http://mailman.us.netrek.org/mailman/listinfo/netrek-dev
>
> _______________________________________________
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> netrek-dev at us.netrek.org
> http://mailman.us.netrek.org/mailman/listinfo/netrek-dev
>


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From netrek at gmail.com  Sat May 23 15:32:01 2020
From: netrek at gmail.com (Zachary Uram)
Date: Sat, 23 May 2020 16:32:01 -0400
Subject: [netrek-dev] server god commands and stats
Message-ID: <CAPu6UvBt9nAU7Ecj68P7GjbcEegEru+_R0Y_bMZXLNWmTaYq4A@mail.gmail.com>

How does one setup and use the server god commands such as freeing slots,
etc.

Also how does one generate player stats for the motd?

Are either of these 2 things documented somewhere?

Zach

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