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- Frequently asked Questions (with answers):
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-
- 0. WHAT DOES "Error: Widget wDiceBox has zero width and/or height" MEAN?
- 1. WHY IS MY DISPLAY ALL SCREWED UP/HOSED/POKED?
- 2. I CAN'T GET FRISK TO START. WHY?
- 3. HOW DO I START A MULTICLIENT GAME?
- 4. WHAT ABOUT COMPUTER PLAYERS?
- 5. IT SAYS "Assertion Failure" AND THEN DUMPS CORE. WHAT DO I DO?
- 6. I AM FROM PARKER BROTHER AND WANT TO SUE YOU. WHAT DO I DO?
- 7. IS THERE ANY WAY I CAN BUILD FRISK WITH MORE DEBUGGING INFORMATION?
- 8. HOW CAN I HELP?
-
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- 0. WHAT DOES "Error: Widget wDiceBox has zero width and/or height" MEAN?
-
- See question 1, the same solution applies. IT SHOULDN'T HAPPEN AS OF
- 0.99b3, WHICH HAS DEFAULT RESOURCES!
-
- 1. WHY IS MY DISPLAY ALL SCREWED UP/HOSED/POKED?
-
- Is the app resource file XFrisk.ad installed in the right place? You
- can change the XAPPLRESDIR environment variable to check in the current
- directory by typing something like:
-
- setenv XAPPLRESDIR /usr/lib/X11/app-defaults:./
-
- IT SHOULDN'T HAPPEN AS OF 0.99b3, WHICH HAS DEFAULT RESOURCES!
-
- 2. I CAN'T GET FRISK TO START. WHY?
-
- If Frisk is unable to find some of its files, make sure FRISKPATH is
- set to the correct value, and recompile if it changes.
-
- 3. HOW DO I START A MULTICLIENT GAME?
-
- In order to set up a multiclient game, run friskserver on one machine, and
- then run the clients on the remote machines as follows:
-
- kashmir > friskserver &
- ...
- silk > xfrisk kashmir &
- ...
- cotton > xfrisk kashmir &
-
- Clients may start start to register players while the other clients
- join. Clients can join in at any time, and register players after
- a game has ended.
-
- 4. WHAT ABOUT COMPUTER PLAYERS?
-
- They are coming. Note the hooks in 0.99b, 0.99c should have the first
- computer player!
-
- 5. IT SAYS "Assertion Failure" AND THEN DUMPS CORE. WHAT DO I DO?
-
- In general, whenever you get a core dump, it would be greatly
- appreciated if you sent details to me -- it will result in a more
- robust game for you (I'm happy to fix bugs). In order to send me
- info, run a debugger on the core file as follows (stuff in [] are
- my comments):
-
- $ dbx [or gdb] server [or client] core
- dbx> where
-
- If you send the output of the "where" to me, along with a description
- of how it happened, then I'll probably have a fix ready within a day
- or two. N.B. You have to have compiled Frisk with debugging in, see
- question 8.
-
- 6. I AM FROM PARKER BROTHER AND WANT TO SUE YOU. WHAT DO I DO?
-
- Yo no hablo ingles...
-
- 7. IS THERE ANY WAY I CAN BUILD FRISK WITH MORE DEBUGGING INFORMATION?
-
- Yes. Look in Imakefile, and leave the developer's CDEBUGFLAGS
- uncommented. Then remake Frisk.
-
- 8. HOW CAN I HELP?
-
- Until I get computer players up and running, there's really nothing to
- do unless you find a bug and want to send me a bug report. Patches
- that improve the game will be considered also, based upon their quality
- and desirability. Patches that are included will be credited.