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The is the Tcl scripts for the Role Playing DataBase System. It contains the following files and directories:
RolePlaying-1.0/README.Scr This file
RolePlaying-1.0/COPYING GNU Public License
RolePlaying-1.0/Install Install script
RolePlaying-1.0/Install.tcl Tcl code for the Install script
RolePlaying-1.0/scripts Tcl code for the Role Playing DataBase System
RolePlaying-1.0/Info Info files (online help) for the Role Playing
DataBase System
Installing the Role Playing DataBase System.
============================================
First you need either the Src or Bin (Linux) archive. Get one (or both) of
these archives and unpack. If you only get the Src archive, build the
RPGwish executable as described in the README that comes with the Src
archive.
Once you have a RPGwish, type Install, as a suitably priviliged user
(you need to be root on a UNIX system to write to /usr/local, for
example). It is assumed that the wish program is on your PATH. If not
Install will not work. The Install program puts up a GUI with entrys
for the four paths the Role Playing DataBase System needs for
installation:
The path where the scripts will be installed (default:
/usr/local/lib/RPG/scripts), the name and location for the RPGwish
executable (default: /usr/local/lib/RPG/RPGwish), the name and location
of the /bin/sh script to be created to actually start and run the Role
Playing DataBase System (default: /usr/local/bin/RolePlayingDB) (be
carefull: one of the scripts is named RolePlayingDB), and the directory
where the online help (Info files) are to go (default:
/usr/local/lib/RPG/Info). One you have selected the four paths are are
satisfied with them, select the Install It! button and wait a few
minutes while the files are copied. If there is a problem, Install will
pop up an error dialog box, giving the error. If the installation was
successfull, Install will exit.
Once installed, you should be ready to go. You might have to type
"rehash" to get your shell to reload its directory cache.
Features that did not make it to the manual.
============================================
There is a feature that is not documented in the manual. the Role
Playing DataBase System takes an optional command line option: -frame
<frametype>. "<frametype>" is one of character, master, or monster (or
a non-ambiguous abriviation):
% /usr/local/bin/RolePlayingDB -frame char
will bring up the the Role Playing DataBase System with the Character
screen. By default, the Master screen is brought up.
Robert Heller <heller@cs.umass.edu>
Deepwoods Software
51 Locke Hill Road
Wendell, MA 01379