ShowEQ 5.4 for Live 4/19

[purple]

Announcing the release of ShowEQ version 5.4. This release is compatible with Live Servers as of 4/19. If you are on 5.3, you'll notice nothing working. I'd imagine updating might help.

This version should be as good as the last version as far as I can tell. Actually better, since it has the spell shell fix that I never released before. Anyways, all opcodes were redone.

Changelog:

purple (4/19/06)
----------------
+ Updated version to 5.4.0.0
+ Fixed opcodes for 4/19 live patch

purple (3/1/06)
---------------
+ Updated version to 5.3.1.0
+ Wired up new larger OP_Action to SpellShell so buffs cast by you are seen
+ Fixed light and gm in spawnStruct

Fetch the new release from the files section of sourceforge, or if you prefer to use anoncvs, take a nap Rip Van Winkle style and when you wake up, anoncvs will be updated, I promise.

To install:

$ tar xjvf showeq-5.4.0.0.tar.bz2
$ cd showeq-5.4.0.0
$ ./configure
$ make
$ make install

If you have problems with ./configure, try:

$ LIBC=gnu ./configure

If you use a package for your distribution, I imagine it will be along shortly.

[tanner]

Debian unstable packges, normal drill, no changes or problems the stable packages will belong in a couple days.


Format: 1.7
Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2006 19:21:29 -0500
Source: showeq
Binary: showeq-dev showeq showeq-doc
Architecture: source i386 all
Version: 5.4.0.0-1
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: low
Maintainer: Robert J. Tanner
Changed-By: Robert J. Tanner
Description:
showeq - realtime packet analyzer for Everquest
showeq-dev - development tools for ShowEQ
showeq-doc - documentation for showeq
Changes:
showeq (5.4.0.0-1) unstable; urgency=low
.
* New upstream release
Files:
650b748484205ee31a7a7bde11311bf3 833 x11 optional showeq_5.4.0.0-1.dsc
583523b8ddb4269831a71f2588ba9dd7 1010232 x11 optional showeq_5.4.0.0.orig.tar.gz
329ce456a094c30322c6791932f6561e 15293 x11 optional showeq_5.4.0.0-1.diff.gz
217527e7d485ca4185fe894142d30000 11254078 doc optional showeq-doc_5.4.0.0-1_all.deb
3b5aba80efe4c9dbc74b0a26b8447a86 4181400 x11 optional showeq_5.4.0.0-1_i386.deb
ba21aeb1b48041d666e2c627ec32da63 85876 x11 optional showeq-dev_5.4.0.0-1_i386.deb

[tanner]

Since the amd64 port is now in unstable and slowly making it's way into testing -and- I'm moving towards amd64 :-), here is unstable packages for amd64

Format: 1.7
Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2006 19:21:29 -0500
Source: showeq
Binary: showeq-dev showeq showeq-doc
Architecture: amd64 all
Version: 5.4.0.0-1
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: low
Maintainer: Robert J. Tanner
Changed-By: Robert J. Tanner
Description:
showeq - realtime packet analyzer for Everquest
showeq-dev - development tools for ShowEQ
showeq-doc - documentation for showeq
Changes:
showeq (5.4.0.0-1) unstable; urgency=low
.
* New upstream release
Files:
df548a04b479bbaa1644c9b154e82393 3356206 doc optional showeq-doc_5.4.0.0-1_all.deb
57caa6640d93e290133e1a74d6053329 4367610 x11 optional showeq_5.4.0.0-1_amd64.deb
1983aa15b75d634822cbca87e7bb0544 85864 x11 optional showeq-dev_5.4.0.0-1_amd64.deb

[wxh]

Interesting...did you fix something in the configure script? I didn't have to do the "GNU=libc" trick to get it to go this time.

-w

[purple]

Nope. I didn't touch it. I may have upgraded something on my dev box I guess though since I keep it up to date to Gentoo's x86 stable.

[Some1Else]

Seems to be a change in performance. F8 targeting no longer selects the skittle on the map. It stays on anything manually selected from the mob list.

Maybe there's a setting that changed during the upgrade as well. That's just what's happening to me now.

[CeleSEQ]

Fedora Core 3, Fedora Core 4, and RHEL4 RPMs are now available at http://fedora.showeq.org

Enjoy.

FC5 packaging is on my todo list, but I'm not sure when that will happen. Still haven't installed an FC5 box yet, so, yeah, I'm slacking on that front. I'm also waffling on the continuation of FC3 support. I'd love input on how long people think I should maintain support for distros. FC3 is no longer supported by the Fedora project, though Fedora Legacy Project does maintenance package updates. Any decision on this needs to be balanced against the fact that I have to have a trusted box where I can do the build on, so obviously I can't really keep a huge number of active distros before I run out of hardware.

[purple]

Seems to be a change in performance. F8 targeting no longer selects the skittle on the map. It stays on anything manually selected from the mob list.

Has nothing to do with performance. The opcode for TargetMouse is incorrect. In your zoneopcodes.xml file, find OP_TargetMouse and change it from 39c6 to 38c6. I just fatfingered typing in the opcode.

This will be fixed in the next release.

[tanner]

Format: 1.7
Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2006 22:30:35 -0500
Source: showeq
Binary: showeq-dev showeq showeq-doc
Architecture: source i386 all
Version: 5.4.0.0-2
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: low
Maintainer: Robert J. Tanner
Changed-By: Robert J. Tanner
Description:
showeq - realtime packet analyzer for Everquest
showeq-dev - development tools for ShowEQ
showeq-doc - documentation for showeq
Changes:
showeq (5.4.0.0-2) unstable; urgency=low
.
* The opcode for TargetMouse is incorrect
Files:
b37944fe36b75290e45d61c7102dab94 834 x11 optional showeq_5.4.0.0-2.dsc
583523b8ddb4269831a71f2588ba9dd7 1010232 x11 optional showeq_5.4.0.0.orig.tar.gz
16f739d9ab2549d4d4364b7d90800fbd 312689 x11 optional showeq_5.4.0.0-2.diff.gz
c35c1b0f8028fd39437db60e1c7daa06 11253318 doc optional showeq-doc_5.4.0.0-2_all.deb
ac4fcc5498c210518a72ff65bf550ead 4180654 x11 optional showeq_5.4.0.0-2_i386.deb
a909da2e7253704313f9ba83d233d256 85922 x11 optional showeq-dev_5.4.0.0-2_i386.deb

*** AND ***

Format: 1.7
Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2006 22:30:35 -0500
Source: showeq
Binary: showeq-dev showeq showeq-doc
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.4.0.0-2
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: low
Maintainer: Robert J. Tanner
Changed-By: Robert J. Tanner
Description:
showeq - realtime packet analyzer for Everquest
showeq-dev - development tools for ShowEQ
Changes:
showeq (5.4.0.0-2) unstable; urgency=low
.
* The opcode for TargetMouse is incorrect
Files:
8a30c73432fca08928cb3bc97fb25e01 4367670 x11 optional showeq_5.4.0.0-2_amd64.deb
f8c31e34ba63d294bd6ab0cfd7fb86bb 85908 x11 optional showeq-dev_5.4.0.0-2_amd64.deb

[Could_Be_Anyone]

I think I recall Gentoo pushing an update for GCC recently.

Nope. I didn't touch it. I may have upgraded something on my dev box I guess though since I keep it up to date to Gentoo's x86 stable.

[tanner]

Used showeq all weekend and no problems (in how I use showeq), so here are the packages for debian stable:

Format: 1.7
Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2006 22:30:35 -0500
Source: showeq
Binary: showeq-dev showeq showeq-doc
Architecture: i386
Version: 5.4.0.0-1sarge1
Distribution: stable
Urgency: low
Maintainer: Robert J. Tanner
Changed-By: Robert J. Tanner
Description:
showeq - realtime packet analyzer for Everquest
showeq-dev - development tools for ShowEQ
Changes:
showeq (5.4.0.0-1sarge1) stable; urgency=low
.
* The opcode for TargetMouse is incorrect
Files:
121db38053b1b3008488500859664ebe 6756720 x11 optional showeq_5.4.0.0-1sarge1_i386.deb
393d5c12fb597e04c89f8ee9ab7b9669 85932 x11 optional showeq-dev_5.4.0.0-1sarge1_i386.deb

== AND ==

Format: 1.7
Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2006 22:30:35 -0500
Source: showeq
Binary: showeq-dev showeq showeq-doc
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.4.0.0-1sarge1
Distribution: stable
Urgency: low
Maintainer: Robert J. Tanner
Changed-By: Robert J. Tanner
Description:
showeq - realtime packet analyzer for Everquest
showeq-dev - development tools for ShowEQ
Changes:
showeq (5.4.0.0-1sarge1) stable; urgency=low
.
* The opcode for TargetMouse is incorrect
Files:
801bc719d7bd6bfee328fee6f56051be 6840724 x11 optional showeq_5.4.0.0-1sarge1_amd64.deb
f0b13a7d96b866e8bd68ea7275d0b7f9 85932 x11 optional showeq-dev_5.4.0.0-1sarge1_amd64.deb

[Supjohndog]

Question, I use Fedora Core 4 and I've always followed Purple's instruction on installing but do I also need to use CeleSEQ's file that is posted? I always have done both but just want to know if I need to do them both.

[purple]

No, one or the other. If you use the base tarball, your package manager won't be managing showeq. If you use the distribution specific package, then your normal package manager will be able to manage showeq.

When you upgrade your managed packages, they will clean up the old version. When you just use the tarball, you're responsible for cleaning up and such. If you ever switch between the two, the tarball might end up leaving stuff around you don't expect.

For the most part, the trade off is speed vs ease of use. The tarball comes out first and you may have to wait while someone finishes the packages. But having a deb or rpm makes installation easier, especially with dependencies.

[CeleSEQ]

The files I post are just a compiled version of Purple's release, packaged for RedHat. I don't like unpackaged software on my system, it makes things messy sometimes. If you're building from source, then when you the "make install" command, it will install in /usr/local/, and since /usr/local/bin comes first in the default $PATH for root, you'll always be running your custom version, because when you type showeq, it will run /usr/local/bin/showeq. My packages install (intentionally) in /usr since that's where prepackaged software should go (eg. the main binary is /usr/bin/showeq).

So if you're going to build from source anyway, don't bother installing my rpms. If you find building your own to be a pain, grab my build and you won't need to do any compiling, but at the cost of waiting til I get the new ones built after a release (usually about a day).

[CeleSEQ]

Oh, and I've released a second build of 5.4.0.0 with the OP_TargetMouse patched so that f8 targetting will select properly. It's up at http://fedora.showeq.org