[Games] Status update

[Miriam Ruiz]

2008/12/2 Dmitry Marakasov <amdmi3 at amdmi3.ru>:
> * Miriam Ruiz (miriam at debian.org) wrote:
>
>> > - Go Ollie (dunno what it is yet) - need to make a port of tuxcap 2d
>> >  game framework first, then wait game's developers to release
>> >  proper source package.
>>
>> I'm currently working in this one for Debian too. I already have
>> tuxcap finished, but it won't work properly with 64 bits. Maybe we
>> should coordinate on this one.
>
> Seems like they're going to provide source packages in a few days.
>
> For the time being, did you manage to run Go Ollie? Tuxcap builds
> fine for me on both i386 and amd64 (they seem to use pointer value
> to get one pseudorandom bit, so it's nicely fixed with intptr_t
> iterim cast, as I've guessed), but I was unable to run the game.

Do the examples work OK for you in 64 bits? I have been able to
successfully compile it, but not to run the examples properly yet.

> As I understand, pycap-based games can't be run with simple python
> <filename> (as tuxcap doesn't install any python modules), so small
> C++ program is needed, and there's no source for any in the archive.
> Adapting pycap demos didn't work either. Any more luck on your side
> or would it be wiser to not waste time and just wait for proper
> source package?

Yup, it will be better to educate upstream :)

Greetings,
Miry