Linux programs

[kafka47]

Have people out there developed Traveller programs that operate under a Linux platform? And, ones that require a Megacomputer to run, as I have a friend who mapped out systems for next 100 000 light years and generated probable system data based upon best known knowledge of planetary formation then set an date for the FTL, then using DGP's Grand Census & Grand Survey & Grand Explorations plus breakdowns from World Builders to build credible galactic civilizations.

 

[hairymunky]

I wrote a basic subsector/system generator in C++ a while
back, but had problems generating true random systems,
which I think I may have just found a "fix" for (Mersenne Twister). It basically
generated systems for each hex in the subsector, and dumped
all the data to a text file. It didn't do anything fancy, just
generated basic systems per the CT rules. Will need to see
if I've still got the code for the program..

 

[ronaldo1]

im still working on it...

https://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/battle/index.php?title=TravTasks

 

[FreeTrav]

As a second-string, not-entirely-adequate response to this, I'll point out that most pure-MSDOS programs will run nicely under DOSBox on Linux, and many - but most assuredly not all - Windows programs are usable under wine. If you're interested in a particular kind of program, and same exists for DOS or Windows, these workarounds might be an option.

 

[aramis]

As an FYI, WINE is bloody user unfriendly on the Mac. As in, can't get the $&#*ing thing to install! Every recent attempt I've made fails on unmeetable dependencies and virtual package issues.

Most linux programs, however, can be readily recompiled into Darwin binaries, which run just fine on OSX on Intel using X11.

 

[Border Reiver]

Lots of mac winealikes from the proprietary (eg Crossover for Mac & Crossover Games for Mac; both excellent imo) to the free (DarWINE with the TRiX frontend).

Not everything works with wine (just like not everything runs with windows on parallels) but it's a sight cheaper than forking out for a copy of windows for your mac.

 

[FreeTrav]

Not saying that this is what you've been doing, but the last couple of times I heard about people making this complaint about trying to put something onto Mac OS X.*, it turned out that they were trying to use the packages from/for a LINUX distro - but X.* seems to be more a fork of FreeBSD, and thus one should go for the FreeBSD versions of a package.