Forum:Compiling alt.org/competition style Nethack and variants

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It's not essential or the end of the world or anything, but what files do you need to compile a version of Nethack or variants similar to what alt.org or other competition sites/competitions use? If this is not allowed, I'll just practice with standard 3.4.3 or standard variants, but if it is allowed, I'd like to be able to practice in competition style to prepare myself for the real thing. What are the ground rules?

Best regards, Steven.

--StevenAus 00:36, 24 August 2011 (UTC)

Any reason not to just play online, possibly under a different account than you use on tourneys and such? Even if so, the standard 3.4.3 is no different than NAO's version, other than a few trivial interface/message changes. It's the same game. -Ion frigate 01:39, 24 August 2011 (UTC)

First you need to learn how to compile, then patch, after which you can apply the nh343-nao.diff and recompile to get the exact same version as used on NAO. --paxed 09:13, 24 August 2011 (UTC)

How long does it take for patch.exe to apply the na343-nao.diff to the source files? Just so I know how long to wait before I try the 0 or 2 after the -p command ("patch -p1 > nh343-nao.diff").

--StevenAus 13:15, 24 August 2011 (UTC)