There is no documentation on the TADS programming languages included in any of the FrobTADS packages. Luckily, the TADS homepage offers various downloads and links: http://www.tads.org The TADS homepage; has the latest news, updates and documentation for everything TADS-related. http://www.tads.org/t3doc/doc The TADS 3 Bookshelf. Everything you need to know about writing IF in TADS 3 can be found there. A must-visit. It contains various books, browsable online (HTML) and downloadable (PDF). http://teladesign.com/tads-manual/tadsman.zip The TADS 2 Author's Manual (HTML format). http://teladesign.com/tads-manual This leads to the online-version of the TADS 2 Author's Manual. Using the compilers =================== The compilers can be invoked with: tadsc (TADS 2 compiler) t3make (TADS 3 compiler) Note that, unlike the interpreter, the compilers don't support GNU-like command line options, which means that "short options" aren't available. For example, use "-help" instead of "--help". This is to ensure compatibility of compiler command line syntax between different ports. For Tads 3, you don't need to specify where the compiler's include files are installed. But the Tads 2 compiler works different. When invoking 'tadsc', you'll have to use the -i option: tadsc -i /usr/local/share/frobtads/tads2 mygame.t (Remember to use the actual path if you installed somewhere else.)