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tt/CREDITS

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+Special thanks to the following
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+1992-1992 Peter Joachim Unold      see mods/0.3.mods The original TINTIN III
+1993-1995 Bill Reiss               see mods/1.5.mods Original #math code
+          Jeremy C. Jack           see mods/1.5.mods 
+          David A. Wagner          see mods/1.5.mods
+          Joann Ellsworth          see mods/1.5.mods Original manual
+          David Hedbot                               Original GNU autoconfig
+          Greg Jarman                                Original #if code
+1997-1998 Peter Kjellerstedt       see mods/1.8.mods
+1998-1998 Sean Butler              see mods/1.8.mods Original #chat code
+1998-1999 Sverre Norrman           see mods/1.8.mods Original #function code
+1998-1999 Robert Ellsworth         see mods/1.8.mods
+1999-2001 Davin Chan               see mods/1.8.mods
+2004-2019 Igor van den Hoven       see mods/igr.mods
+          Bryan Turner                               Map search enhancement
+          David Champion                             Solaris forkpty fix
+          Ben Love                                   Tab enhancements
+          Adam Borowski                              SSL implementation
+
+
+
+Beta Testers
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+There are too many to list, but your help has been greatly appreciated. You
+are important to TinTin++'s continued success.
+
+
+
+Modification History
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ 0.3.mods apr 1992 - oct 1992
+ 1.5.mods jun 1993 - jan 1995
+ 1.8.mods apr 1997 - oct 2001
+ igr.mods feb 2004
+
+
+
+TinTin++ Developer
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Igor van den Hoven - [email protected]
+
+The email must contain either tintin or tintin++ in the subject or message,
+otherwise it will not get forwarded to my main email account.

tt/FAQ

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+This document will hopefully answer most questions regarding tintin++ (tt++).
+
+Last updated: 12/28/2010
+
+Q00) I'm new to tintin, how do I get started?
+
+A00) Quite easy, start tintin using tt++ or ./tt++, to connect to a mud type:
+
+     #session <name> <mud address> <mud port>
+
+     The name can be whatever you want it to be. If you start up 2 or more
+     sessions you can switch between the sessions using #<name> or use
+     #<name> [command] to have that session execute a command keeping the
+     session in the background.
+
+     Type #help for a list of help subjects, #help <subject> for more
+     information.
+
+Q01) What machines does tintin work on?
+
+A01) Pretty much any UNIX machine with a modern compiler as well as Windows,
+     Mac OS X, and Android.
+
+Q02) What version should I use 1.50 or 1.86 or 2.00 ?
+
+A02) TinTin++ 2.00 is twice the size of 1.86 with over 90% of the 1.86 code
+     rewritten. TinTin++ 2.00 is not backward compatible with 1.50 or 1.86.
+     The NEWS file contains known compatibility issues.
+
+Q06) I can't get tintin compiled still.  Where can I get more help?
+
+A06) See the INSTALL file.
+
+Q07) I can't get tintin compiled, can't you send me a binary of tintin?
+
+A07) See the install section on the website for help. A pre-compiled
+     binary is only available for Windows.
+
+Q08) I would like to help, how can I contribute to tintin?
+
+A08) You can assist people on the message board and give bug reports or
+     suggestions. A link to the beta version is often available on the
+     forum in the Announcements section, beta testing is very helpful to
+     avoid buggy releases.
+
+     TinTin++ is mostly a solo project and over 95% of the code has been
+     written by Igor van den Hoven. If you however feel the need to
+     contribute a code snippet it should be released into the public
+     domain, this to avoid weird situations where someone who contributed
+     0.1% of the code demands 50% of the ownership.
+
+     Another useful way to contribute is by working on tutorials, or
+     writing interesting scripts for others to use.
+
+Q09) Tintin is so awesome, how can I thank you guys for spending all that time
+     to write tintin for free??
+
+A09) Fan mail and donations are always welcome :)
+
+Q11) Can I use code from tintin?
+
+A11) Yes, provided that you follow the terms of the license.  The license
+     used for tintin 1.86 till tintin 2.01.7 is GPL 2 and the license as of
+     tintin 2.01.8 is GPL 3. TINTIN III and TinTin++ 1.5 are public domain,
+     meaning there are no restrinctions whatsoever.
+
+     The TinTin++ 1.5 official documentation by Robert Ellsworth was
+     explicitly not released into the public domain, and subsequently it
+     wasn't included in the GPL 2 and 3 tintin releases. 
+
+Q12) I contributed code X, why isn't my name listed in the CREDITS file?
+
+A12) Most likely your name slipped by before Davin Chan started
+     maintaining tintin and adding people to the CREDITS file. If you
+     believe you have contributed code to tintin, please email me and
+     let me know. Make sure to see if your code is still existent in this
+     version as little of the original code has remained.
+
+
+Q14) I've seen some nifty code and would like to use it in a different program.
+
+A14) If you read the COPYING file you will see you are allowed to modify and
+     redistribute this version as long as you make it clear you made changes,
+     and what those changes are. If you want to use tintin code in another
+     program not licensed under GPL 3 you need permission from the author.
+     Make sure to see if the exact code you want to use isn't existent in older
+     tintin++ versions before contacting me, because I obviously cannot give
+     permission for code I didn't write :) Also notice that older tintin++
+     versions are not licensed under the GPL.
+
+Q15) My old script files do not work, is this a bug?
+
+A15) Possibly, more likely your old script files do not work because a lot has
+     changed. Try reading #help <command> about the subject. Also the new
+     script parser more closely resembles the working of common scripting
+     languages. Also try to look through the examples, they are supposed to
+     work, and you might find out what you are doing wrong. Feel free to
+     ask for help on the forum.
+
+     The NEWS file lists most compatibility issues.
+
+Q16) #prompt {string} does not work
+
+A16) That's because the new syntax is: #prompt {string} {substitution}
+     Read the help for the substitute command for more information.
+
+Q17) I want to make an ALIAS that creates an ACTION, but both use %0, how to
+     go about this?
+
+A17) Use %%0 %%1 %%2 for the arguments of the nested action.
+
+Q18) How to enable support for chinese muds?
+
+A18  Use: #config BIG-5 on
+
+Q19) I use Mac OS X and ran tintin a few times, now every time I open a terminal
+     window, it runs tintin automatically.
+
+A19) You clicked "use settings as default" while running tintin. There's a few
+     ways out of this, but the easiest is locating your terminal preference 
+     (home : library : com.apple.Terminal.plist) and deleting it. You'll have
+     to redo anyting custom you set up (screen size, colors, etc.), but it
+     will get the terminal back to the default of loading into your home
+     directory.

tt/INSTALL

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+INSTALLATION
+------------
+
+Installation should be easy; cd to the src/ directory, then type:
+
+./configure
+
+make install
+
+If this went without errors or serious warnings type this to start tintin:
+
+tt++
+
+You might need to install the following libraries:
+
+  pcre: pcre.org
+  zlib: zlib.net
+gnutls: gnutls.org
+
+If you have any trouble with installing/compiling tintin you should check out
+the install section on the website.
+
+https://tintin.sourceforge.io/install.php
+
+If that doesn't do the trick you can ask for assistance on the forum.
+
+
+TERMINAL EMULATION
+------------------
+
+In order to run tintin full featured you will need a vt100 emulator. If your
+OS doesn't use one per default it's suggested to install xterm.
+
+
+STATIC LINKING
+--------------
+
+This is more so a note to myself to statically link PCRE on Cygwin.
+
+$ wget ftp://ftp.csx.cam.ac.uk/pub/software/programming/pcre/pcre-8.34.tar.bz2
+$ tar xvf pcre-8.34.tar.bz2
+$ cd pcre-8.34/
+$ ./configure CC=i686-pc-mingw32-gcc CXX=i686-pc-mingw32-g++ --enable-jit --enable-unicode-properties --disable-shared
+$ make
+$ ./configure --libdir='../pcre-8.34' --includedir='../pcre-8.34'