From 61bf743fb1a3fb02d0a3ec4d3f5a2b92ea2500c0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: nhmall Date: Sat, 26 May 2018 18:23:19 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] update some history --- README | 25 ++++++++++++++----------- dat/history | 23 +++++++++++++++++++---- doc/Guidebook.mn | 17 +++++++++++++++-- doc/Guidebook.tex | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++-- 4 files changed, 69 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-) diff --git a/README b/README index 391b975fc..08b9c04a2 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -4,20 +4,23 @@ NetHack 3.6 is an enhancement to the dungeon exploration game NetHack, which is a distant descendent of Rogue and Hack, and a direct descendent of NetHack 3.4 as there was no NetHack 3.5 release. -NetHack 3.6.2 contains a collection of more than 15 bug fixes to NetHack 3.6.1. -The file doc/fixes36.2 in the source distribution has a full list of them. The -text in there was written for the development team's own use and is provided -"as is", so please do not ask us to further explain the entries in that file. -Some entries might be considered "spoilers", particularly in the "new features" -section. +NetHack 3.6.2 is being released as a collection of a couple of dozen bug fixes +committed since the release of 3.6.1. The file doc/fixes36.2 in the source +distribution has a full list of the bug fixes. The text in there was written +for the development team's own use and is provided "as is", so please do not +ask us to further explain the entries in that file. Some entries might be +considered "spoilers", particularly in the "new features" section. Below you will find some other general notes that were not considered spoilers: -* Performance optimizations with tty including the ability to do per field - updating -* sys/winnt/nttty performance improvements mainly through the introduction - of a back buffer approach -* a couple of windows crash bug fixes +* Significant performance optimizations for tty including the ability to + do per field updating +* Significant performance improvements in sys/winnt/nttty mainly through + the introduction of a back buffer approach +* a couple of windows crash bug fixes during early game startup +* Ensuring that unix Makefiles do not rely on features unique to gnu make +* Improvements to hilite_status parsing in an effort to ensure that all + expected and sensible values ranges are more easily specified and accepted - - - - - - - - - - - diff --git a/dat/history b/dat/history index c6ff13b31..d59663cb7 100644 --- a/dat/history +++ b/dat/history @@ -212,13 +212,28 @@ and Integrity (aka Itanium aka IA64) but not VAX. Ray Chason resurrected the msdos port for 3.6.1 and contributed the necessary updates to the community at large. +Shortly after the release of 3.6.1, reports of some display performance +issues on some platforms began to emerge. With the help of some members +of the NetHack community, those issues were tracked down and resolved. +The display performance fixes were combined with a couple of dozen +other bug fixes and released as NetHack 3.6.2 in late May 2018. + +The development team at the time of release of 3.6.2 consisted of +Warwick Allison, Michael Allison, Ken Arromdee, David Cohrs, +Jessie Collet, Pasi Kallinen, Ken Lorber, Dean Luick, Patric Mueller, +Pat Rankin, Derek S. Ray, Alex Smith, Mike Stephenson, Janet Walz, +and Paul Winner. + The official NetHack web site is maintained by Ken Lorber at http://www.nethack.org/. -On behalf of the NetHack community, thank you very much once again to -M. Drew Streib, Pasi Kallinen and Robin Bandy for providing public -NetHack servers at nethack.alt.org and devnull.net and/or for hosting annual -NetHack tournaments. +SPECIAL THANKS: +On behalf of the NetHack community, thank you very much once again to M. +Drew Streib and Pasi Kallinen for providing a public NetHack server at +nethack.alt.org. Thanks to Keith Simpson and Andy Thomson for +hardfought.org. Thanks to all those unnamed dungeoneers who invest their +time and effort into annual NetHack tournaments such as Junehack and in +days past, devnull.net (gone for now, but not forgotten). - - - - - - - - - - diff --git a/doc/Guidebook.mn b/doc/Guidebook.mn index 30c7e9dbc..ae60868aa 100644 --- a/doc/Guidebook.mn +++ b/doc/Guidebook.mn @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ .ds vr "NetHack 3.6 .ds f0 "\*(vr .ds f1 -.ds f2 "May 16, 2018 +.ds f2 "May 26, 2018 . .\" labeled paragraph start (should be part of tmac.n, but I don't want to .\" make changes to that file) @@ -4516,13 +4516,26 @@ and Integrity (aka Itanium aka IA64) but not VAX. \fBRay Chason\fP resurrected the msdos port for 3.6.1 and contributed the necessary updates to the community at large. .pg +Shortly after the release of 3.6.1, reports of some display performance +issues on some platforms began to emerge. With the help of some members +of the NetHack community, those issues were tracked down and resolved. +The display performance fixes were combined with a couple of dozen +other bug fixes and released as NetHack 3.6.2 in late May 2018. +.pg +The development team at the time of release of 3.6.2 consisted of +\fBWarwick Allison\fP, \fBMichael Allison\fP, \fBKen Arromdee\fP, +\fBDavid Cohrs\fP, \fBJessie Collet\fP, \fBPasi Kallinen\fP, +\fBKen Lorber\fP, \fBDean Luick\fP, \fBPatric Mueller\fP, +\fBPat Rankin\fP, \fBDerek S. Ray\fP, \fBAlex Smith\fP, +\fBMike Stephenson\fP, \fBJanet Walz\fP, and \fBPaul Winner\fP. +.pg The official NetHack web site is maintained by \fBKen Lorber\fP at http://www.nethack.org/. .pg .hn 2 SPECIAL THANKS .pg On behalf of the NetHack community, thank you very much once -again to \fBM. Drew Streib\fP, \fBPasi Kallinen\fP for providing a +again to \fBM. Drew Streib\fP and \fBPasi Kallinen\fP for providing a public NetHack server at nethack.alt.org. Thanks to \fBKeith Simpson\fP and \fBAndy Thomson\fP for hardfought.org. Thanks to all those unnamed dungeoneers who invest their time and effort into annual diff --git a/doc/Guidebook.tex b/doc/Guidebook.tex index 048c81021..28926844f 100644 --- a/doc/Guidebook.tex +++ b/doc/Guidebook.tex @@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ %.au \author{Original version - Eric S. Raymond\\ (Edited and expanded for 3.6 by Mike Stephenson and others)} -\date{May 16, 2018} +\date{May 26, 2018} \maketitle @@ -5283,6 +5283,25 @@ and Integrity (aka Itanium aka IA64) but not VAX. {\it Ray Chason} resurrected the msdos port for 3.6.1 and contributed the necessary updates to the community at large. +%.pg +\medskip +Shortly after the release of 3.6.1, reports of some display +performance issues on some platforms began to emerge. With the help of +some members of the }\it NetHack\/} community, those issues were +tracked down and resolved. The display performance fixes were combined +with a couple of dozen other bug fixes and released as +NetHack 3.6.2 in late May 2018. + +%.pg +\medskip +The development team at the time of release of 3.6.2 consisted of +{\it Warwick Allison}, {\it Michael Allison}, {\it Ken Arromdee}, +{\it David Cohrs}, {\it Jessie Collet}, +{\it Pasi Kallinen}, {\it Ken Lorber}, {\it Dean Luick}, +{\it Patric Mueller}, {\it Pat Rankin}, {\it Derek S. Ray}, +{\it Alex Smith}, {\it Mike Stephenson}, {\it Janet Walz}, and +{\it Paul Winner}. + %.pg \medskip \nd The official {\it NetHack\/} web site is maintained by {\it Ken Lorber} at @@ -5297,7 +5316,7 @@ http:{\tt /}{\tt /}www.nethack.org{\tt /}. \subsection*{Special Thanks} \nd On behalf of the {\it NetHack\/} community, thank you very much once -again to {\it M. Drew Streib}, {\it Pasi Kallinen} for providing a +again to {\it M. Drew Streib} and {\it Pasi Kallinen} for providing a public NetHack server at nethack.alt.org. Thanks to {\it Keith Simpson} and {\it Andy Thomson} for hardfought.org. Thanks to all those unnamed dungeoneers who invest their time and effort into annual