How To Compile "Uncle Zebulon's Will"
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This is a source code release, intended primarily as an example for
TADS programmers. Despite the small size of the game, the code contains
some interesting solutions which you may want to imitate - or which you
may want to avoid (examples of how not to do things are often as
valuable as examples of how to do them).

If you want to play the game as is, the simplest way is to download 
the pre-compiled versions (see the release notes for details).

Should you wish to compile the code yourself, you need a copy of the
TADS compiler version 2.5.6 or later. It has also been tested with
version 2.5.7 of the compiler. I can't guarantee that it will compile
with any other compiler version, or that the code generated by any
other compiler version will work correctly.

The source code utilizes the standard TADS libraries std.t and adv.t,
as distributed together with the TADS compiler version 2.5.6. As with
the compiler, the code may not work with other versions.

Just to be on the safe side legally, let me add that I do not
guarantee that this code will compile with *any* version of the
compiler, nor do I make any guarantees about the performance or
correctness of the generated code. It does compile with my version of
the compiler, however. 

The TADS compiler is available for a variety of popular operating
systems. It can be downloaded from
ftp://ftp.ifarchive.org/if-archive/programming/tads. 

On most systems, the command to compiler "Uncle Zebulon's Will" is

tadsc zebulon

Some DOS versions of the compiler are called tc rather than tadsc.

This will produce a system-independent game file, zebulon.gam. To run
this, you need the TADS runtime, which is distributed together with
the compiler.


Finally, a few words about the code itself. The main source module,
zebulon.t, includes the remaining code automatically when compiled.
All the files ending in .t must be present in the current directory
when compiling.


Copyright notice:

 * Copyright (c) 1995-96, 2003 by Magnus Olsson (mol@pobox.com).
 * All rights reserved.
 *
 * This source code may be copied and distributed freely as long as the 
 * following conditions are met:
 *   - no fee may be charged for the code (a nominal fee may be charged
 *     to cover distribution costs)
 *   - the code is not modified in any way
 *   - this copyright notice is not removed or modified in any way
 *
 * You may use individual parts of this code in your programs
 * as long as they are attributed to the author. You are not allowed
 * to use the plot, story, characters or text of the game without the
 * written permission of the author.


The author accepts no responsibility for the function or usability of
this code, or any ill effects that may result from its use or misuse.