Re: Gnu Backgammon Compiling for Windows

[Dariusz Stachowski]

Ian,

Thanks very much. The information is useful. I will try it later.

In the meantime I have another query to ask of you. It is this: where 
can I go to download Windows versions of GnuBG that came before 
1_06_002-20180802? By searching online I was able to find 
gnubg-setup-gtk13-20050302.exe ( which works, but is old ) and also 
gnu-backgammon-20100816.exe ( which would not install for me ). The 
GnuBG web pages only show the recent 1_06_002-20180802 release. Is there 
some place that holds all the previous releases?

Why do I need an old version? It is because GunBG 1_06_002-2018080 won't 
run on one of my old laptops that still has XP. It highlights an 
incompatibility with KERNEL.dll. I was hoping to find a previous version 
would run okay under XP.

Best wishes,

Dariusz






Ian Shaw wrote:
> If all you want to do is install the gnubg software and use it, it can be downloaded here https://gnu-backgammon.en.softonic.com/ 
>
> If you want to experiment with the code, then you'll need Jon's instructions. 
>
> * Ian 
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bug-gnubg [mailto:bug-gnubg-bounces+ian.shaw=riverauto.co.uk@gnu.org] On 
> Behalf Of Dariusz Stachowski
> Sent: 23 September 2021 16:34
> To: bug-gnubg@gnu.org
> Subject: Gnu Backgammon Compiling for Windows
>
> Hello,
>
> I am curious how I may compile GnuBG for Windows 7. In particular I would like 
> to be able to do so for the console version of the program ( gnubg-cli.exe ).
>
> I have downloaded the source
>
> gnubg-release-1.06.002-sources.tar.gz
>
> but I cannot see any instructions for compiling on Windows. The documentation 
> on your web site tells me that I will find the instructions at
>
> http://www.gnubg.org/index.php?itemid=50
>
> but this page gives me a 404 error code. I found another page on your web site which says I need batch files gnubg3D.bat and/or gnubgOld.bat. 
> But I cannot see these in the downloaded source, or any other BAT file. 
> So I am puzzled. I would be grateful if you could fix the broken link and let me ( and others ) know how to compile GnuBG.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dariusz Stachowski