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diff --git a/games/adl/README_versions.txt b/games/adl/README_versions.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..e25623ed5c --- /dev/null +++ b/games/adl/README_versions.txt @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +ADL has a long history, and both the source and compilied bytecode +formats have changed several times in incompatible ways. + +This package includes 3 versions of ADL: + +adl93: The version found in the Interactive Fiction Archive. This is +mainly included for historical interest. Confusingly enough, even though +this version dates from 1993, adlcomp93's banner reports "Version 3.2 - +June 7, 1987". + +adl03: The only sourceforge.net release done by the author. Most Windows +users will be using this version, since it's the only version released +as a Windows executable. If you want to share games with Windows users, +this is the version to use. Banner reports "Version 4.1 - January 25, +2002. This package installs these in /usr/games as adlcomp, adlrun, +adldebug. + +adl11: Last development version by the author, from sourceforge CVS. This +version has more and better documentation than the earlier versions, +and might be a good choice for a new game if Windows compatibility isn't +an issue. Banner reports "Version 5.0 - May 1, 2004". |