MUX 2.9 - Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about MUX:

Are there any issues with Macintosh OS X?

Yes, and no. Alierak reports that the '-E' option in gcc on OS X is broken. If you skip the 'make depend' step in the instructions, you'll be fine.

Where can I play one of these?

There are so many available with a wide variety of themes and sizes. Fortunately, there are several sites dedicated primarily to tracking and advertising games. OGRMUSH and MudConnector are good starting places.

What is a JAR file and how do I unzip this thing?

The distribution is a JAR archive (not to be confused with a J ARchive), so if you don't have JAR lying around, you'll need to get it from http://www.arjsoft.com. At the bottom of their home page is a link to JAR, at the bottom of the JAR page is a link to download it. There isn't an URL that goes straight to it.

What do I do with these patches?

The patches are done with BinPatch (http://kayhayen.com/binpatch) which I have licensed.  DoPatch applies the patch and saves old files to a backup directory. These are not the context-aware patches so if you make -any- changes to the source files, the patch may no longer work.

Do I have to use the SGP global setup that is included with the distribution database?

No. You can delete the database files if you do not wish to use them. The first time you run the binaries, it will create an empty DB from which you can start from scratch.

When I try to move my flatfile from a Unix box to a Windows box, and run the db_load script,  I get the following error: D:\TinyMUX21\src\db_rw.cpp<254>: Assertion failed.

You have either transferred the flatfile via FTP in ASCII mode, or you've used Winzip to unzip your zipped flatfile. Both of these will cause problems in the CRLF/NL line terminations. Download the flatfile using BINARY. In the case of using Winzip, you'll need to get another unzip utility program or unzip at the Unix box and transfer the unzipped flatfile using BINARY.

Newer flatfiles no longer have this problem, but you may still see it with older version.

Do you need the Cygnus Tools?

You do not need Cygwin to run MUX on Windows. The code compiles natively on Windows, and in-fact pre-built binaries for native Windows are provided. However, it is also possible to take the Unix distribution of MUX and compile those under Cygwin. Both work. Just be careful which distribution you download.