Well, here it is, by popular and unpopular demand, the complete instructions for setting up Doom-It-Yourself, for the complete C novice. I've spent some time compiling these to make them as easy to follow as possible.<br>
The instructions are split into two sections: the <i>online</i> and <i>offline</i> sections. The <i>online</i> instructions are on this page, and you should follow them now, step-by-step, to obtain everything necessary off the internet. Then download the textfile containing the <i>offline</i> instructions, and you can get off the phone and start actually setting everything up.<br>
All links are direct downloads which you should SHIFT-click on to download direct to disc. Where possible I have provided more than one link, in case one is too slow from where you are browsing.
I am currently writing an easy-to-use, one-step installer for DIY. This is a pretty big project (as you will see if you look at the offline instructions), but even the simple instructions of the DIY kit are daunting to look at. The application will do the following:
<ul><li>Download and install the GCC C compiler (with the help of a compatible web browser) from a choice of international servers
<li>Download, install and patch the DIY source code
<li>Make adjustable modifications to the source code (light levels etc)
<li>Launch the compiling process
<li>Generate a !Doom application with frontend
</ul>
Hopefully this can be done with the help of Andreas Dehmel (DIY's author) and the authors of the compiler programs to make it as official as possible.<br>
The code as it stands is a little messy - I'm looking around for an effective WIMP library as I'm fed up writing the routines myself! I may plump for EventShell which seems quite nice to use.
