Where is V4?

I CVS'ed the linux module of ShowEQ, and when compiled and complete I get...


ShowEQ 3.1.2, released under the GPL.
Using config file '/usr/local/share/showeq/showeq.conf'
Disabling decoder due to showeq.conf preferences
***DECRYPTION DISABLED***
Decoder has been manually disabled by either -b, the BrokenDecode option,
or a missing libEQ.a library.


this does not look like v4 to me...

what's the deal?

The module name changed to showeq, so its 'showeq' instead of 'linux' when you do the cvs checkout.

Thanks... got it now.. didn't see the name had changed.. thanks again... *cracks knuckles* begin compiling..

Let me just say this gcc3 and qt2.3.2 with threading is the meanest nastiest funkiest thing..


Hopefully it will weed out the n00bs tho and the whiners..

would it be better to dump RH 7.0 in favor of 7.1 or 7.2? assuming one of those may already have some of the requirements that 7.0 doesn;t reading the discussions so far i would still need to do the QT 2.3.2 compilation under gcc3.0.. doesn;t seem like to big a deal. but i guess i will find out when this download ever finishes...

-Paul

Well, 8 hours later I have it working flawlessly. Kudos to you ratt and crew.

One thing I learn.. RTFM... Err, maybe not.

What happened to me.. For your reading enjoyment... It's worth a good laugh.

- CVS Checkout... module linux.
- Compile.
- UMMM, RATT SHOWEQ DOESN"T WORK... err, no. the module isn't linux anymore
- CVS Checkout - module showeq
- Untar - You have run out of diskspace!
- Clean up files and untar to a different filesystem
- SEQ - ./configure - Err, you need gcc v3... 2.96 wont cut it. RTFM idiot.
- Try to find GCC on gnu's website. very tedious process.
- Compile GCC.
- GO Take a nap.
- Still compiling.
- Go eat dinner
- Still compiling.
- Watch west wing.
- DONE! WOOT!
- SEQ - ./configure - Err, you need qt v2.3.2!
- Go to troll.no, download qt3.
- QT - ./configure - Err fix your paths, get rid of old qt
- QT - ./configure again
- Compile QT
- Take another nap...
- Play some EQ.
- Kill 2 Epic mobs
- Still Compiling
- Die. Lose level. ( umm, cleric.. why are you healing a tank when it's on a caster? umm, cleric.. why are you healing me for 457 when it is triple hitting me for 205? 205 x 3 > 457 = dead caster even with 2600hp) [edit]
- Go kill freeport guards to reding
- Reding
- Attack uber buffed guard in NRo. 8k damage later and running for my life.
- DONE COMPILING.
- SEQ - ./configure - Err you need qt version 2.3.2
- Look on net for 2.3.2, see v3.0.1, see v2.3.0 - where is v2.3.2??? Ok, play with links to actually browse the ftp site instead of following link to wrong version
- Download and compile QT... another hour or so wasted.
- SEQ - ./configre WOOT it works
- SEQ make - TONS Of errors...... Not enough scroll back buffer
- SEQ make - make | tee errors !!!! umm, compile errors are sent to stderr? LOL, it's too late at night to remember that
- SEQ make - make 2>&1 | tee errors .. ok.. why am i still referencing qt v3?
- Remove QT v3.
- SEQ make - same errors. WTF?
- SEQ ./configure
- SEQ make - eureka!
- Waiting...
- Still compiling...
- Ratt, have you been taking lessons from verant on compiling times?!? Can you shave 10 seconds off each programs compile time too?
- Done! WOOT... Shit, no, that's a compile error there... What does that say? Undefined symbol?!?!?
- Troll the message boards... > You must get the new libEQ.a. hmm. I thought I did...
- Troll the message boards... > ahh, the site i downloaded from hadn't updated.
- Finally get the right libEQ.a (WHY can't we use a shared object instead??)
- SEQ - Make ... FINALLY it works
- showeq - segfault .. here we go...
- ok.. my old showeq.conf won't work.. move the new showeq.conf.dist to be mine...
- showeq - WOW a working Showeq
- Entering norath..
- wait
- wait
- Woot! those are spawns I see.. hehe
- Why is my packet loss meter colored red?
- is verant doing christmas colors..???
- DOH, Black screen of Death.

well, at least it is working now. I am glad it's "not a cakewalk". There are too many people using it as it is.. It's funny.. I can sorta tell alot of the players that are using it with it!

/laugh tristanbfg

Good reading. I am not looking forward to doing this fix.
I have a version of 3.1.2 from the "Latest" CVS of 3.1.2 so I am not going to worry about this till after the 1st of the year. I already compiled all my links to download the packages I need (From Work) but I most likely going into hospital so I need to get as much EQ time in this weekend as possible (Need a buffer into 52).

Thanks Ratt for all the good work, I just wish I could check out the new version sooner, but I love the fact that all the Newbs (as I used to be when I started) will be gone.

Also I would like to Thank Ratt for Force feeding me into Linux, I love the OS but never had time to learn it I know it kind a well now being I have been using SEQ since the early days, well not as early as some of you but since way before Sourceforge.

/bow Ratt