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I run NetHack from Linux via sudo apt-get install. | I run NetHack from Linux via sudo apt-get install. | ||
Is there a way for me to apply patches? | Is there a way for me to apply patches? | ||
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| + | :Not directly. `apt-get install` is giving you a binary (i.e. pre-compiled) version that you can't patch against, because you aren't running the compiler yourself. However, what you can do is to download the source separately, and patch/compile/install that. It's possible to do this via apt, but I wouldn't recommend that because it's quite complex; downloading the source from nethack.org and following the instructions there may be easier. [[User:Ais523|Ais523]] ([[User talk:Ais523|talk]]) 18:08, 27 August 2015 (UTC) | ||
Revision as of 18:08, 27 August 2015
I run NetHack from Linux via sudo apt-get install. Is there a way for me to apply patches?
- Not directly. `apt-get install` is giving you a binary (i.e. pre-compiled) version that you can't patch against, because you aren't running the compiler yourself. However, what you can do is to download the source separately, and patch/compile/install that. It's possible to do this via apt, but I wouldn't recommend that because it's quite complex; downloading the source from nethack.org and following the instructions there may be easier. Ais523 (talk) 18:08, 27 August 2015 (UTC)
