xvier is a simple game where you and your opponent alternately throw stones into free columns. The stones pile up in the columns, and the goal is to get four stones in a row, in a column or diagonally. The game compiles without modifications at least on Sun Sun4 SunOS 4.0, 4.1.1 Sun Sun3/60 SunOS 4.0 IBM RS6000 AIX 3.1 HP 9000/720 HP-UX 8.05 HP 9000/350 HP-UX 8.00 DEC VS3100 Ultrix-32 V3.1 DEC DS5400 Ultrix 4.2 Sequent Symmetry Dynix 3.0.17.9 To install xvier: 1. If you use Makefile.std, copy it to Makefile and choose locations for the X11-binary (default: /usr/local/bin), the game program (default: /usr/local/lib), and the manual page (default: /usr/local/man/man6). If you use imake, type "xmkmf" and "make depend". 2. Type "make". 3. Test the game with "./xvier -prog ./xvier_prog" 4. If it works, type "make install" (and "make install.man" with imake). If you have problems with the compilation, look at the comments in Makefile.std or Imakefile. The game program uses a simple search tree, and the levels correspond to the depth of this tree. Thus the higher levels are quite slow, but normally I don't need them to get a good opponent ;-) It's interesting that level 1 seems to be weaker than level 0. You may use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its documentation for any purpose and without fee. It is provided "as is" without any express or implied warranty. Have fun! Norbert Jung Email: jung@dia.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de
