Intent to package rolldice, blackjack
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- rolldice is a virtual dice roller that takes in a string on the command line in the format used by some fantasy role playing games like Advanced Dungeons & Dragons[1] and returns the result of the dice rolls. blackjack is a *very* simple blackjack game, which implements the basic features of the game. It will be expanded in the future, when its programmer (me :) gets more time to work on it. Both of these will be uploaded as soon as I become a developer. If you want to try out either, they should be available at: ftp://ftp.computersprache.net/pub which is, incidentally, where the source for each is available, as well... The application for becoming a developer has already been sent in, just awaiting approval :) Stevie [1] Advanced Dungeons & Dragons is a registered trademark of TSR, Inc. - -- Stevie Strickland (PGP ID = 23A6D909) 325912 Georgia Tech Station [EMAIL PROTECTED] Georgia Institute of Technology http://computersprache.net/~sstricklAtlanta, GA 30332 PGP Key fingerprint = 84 52 C7 EA E6 DB A1 C5 6A C9 D6 B9 88 26 74 FC -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: 2.6.3a Charset: noconv iQCVAwUBNqbtnIXKvMsjptkJAQGdDgP9Fqop6b8Ql7tmFCyU14DnRlwnzuLcWFFg hUK3LaYc2lLpaxWFMy0hiwoOXGHv5YQyYYIpRzLlmyvtebCrmAcKCEKs21E63PYX cbE6cxHCM/Bz2LQWSDamETVQ66AM8mZ7930Y2Gl5aFQipRVTer3M8qh5l3bZZkEi tOH0AiAvj3o= =rC3a -END PGP SIGNATURE-
Re: Intent to package rolldice, blackjack
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- On Thu, 21 Jan 1999, Buddha Buck wrote: > > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > > > > rolldice is a virtual dice roller that takes in a string on the command > > line in the format used by some fantasy role playing games like Advanced > > Dungeons & Dragons[1] and returns the result of the dice rolls. > > > > [1] Advanced Dungeons & Dragons is a registered trademark of TSR, Inc. > > Is the trademark still held in TSR's name? Or is AD&D a registered > trademark of Wizards of the Coast? I was reading it off the back of a newly bought AD&D book, so I guess so... :) Stevie Strickland (PGP ID = 23A6D909) 325912 Georgia Tech Station [EMAIL PROTECTED] Georgia Institute of Technology http://computersprache.net/~sstricklAtlanta, GA 30332 PGP Key fingerprint = 84 52 C7 EA E6 DB A1 C5 6A C9 D6 B9 88 26 74 FC -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: 2.6.3a Charset: noconv iQCVAwUBNqd/dYXKvMsjptkJAQEAwwP+J4qQ+B0QQ4EA5jLbjLlbAPbpklZw7biW v03wwb8CFmcPYyK2SCkAzDOCgCd1CcgEbvk9bNqlxkCLWbtX27KKwY+nd8KREnFg UWHrKssli+cZtTYQ7+mqRkOLWkvZEo54WdZiEplk+XaSzrfFwnX9gNVAr/yPJcZT fcovsZ1C/KY= =VlUO -END PGP SIGNATURE-
Re: Intent to package rolldice, blackjack
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > On Thu, Jan 21, 1999 at 04:04:20AM -0500, Stevie Strickland wrote: > > rolldice is a virtual dice roller that takes in a string on the command > > line in the format used by some fantasy role playing games like Advanced > > Dungeons & Dragons[1] and returns the result of the dice rolls. > > Just wondering, what's the output like and does it return for d10 0-9 or > 1-10? Does it handle "d%"? Is the number of dice optional or must one > feed it "1d8" for example? Does it return the results of each die or the > total rolled or both? Can you give it something like "2d8 d12 3d6" and > get a nice formatted output? Am I asking too many questions? => Eek! Let me see if I can answer your questions in order... Returns 1-10 (I add 1 to num_sides * (rand() / (RAND_MAX + 1.0)) :) Handles d%? Oh, just put in d100 for right now, but I'll add that in :) Number of dice right now is not optional, but could easily be fixed to default to one... :) Just total, decided that was the important part (if you ask for 3d6, you're only interested in the result, unless you're doing something like method IV of rolling characters in AD&D (I believe), in which you roll 4d6 and take the highest three, in which case do 4x1d6 :) No, only handles the first string, I think... let me try it: midkemia:~$ rolldice 2d8 1d12 3d6 13 Nope, only first string, but I could just have it loop through the non-option arguments, as well :) For your final question... no, I'm always glad to answer them, especially since they usually give me things to think about as to new features :) Stevie - -- Stevie Strickland (PGP ID = 23A6D909) 325912 Georgia Tech Station [EMAIL PROTECTED] Georgia Institute of Technology http://computersprache.net/~sstricklAtlanta, GA 30332 PGP Key fingerprint = 84 52 C7 EA E6 DB A1 C5 6A C9 D6 B9 88 26 74 FC -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: 2.6.3a Charset: noconv iQCVAwUBNqeAhYXKvMsjptkJAQHm6wP8C0ogTowH25iN31WY9UY+1mR/1lealBK3 8tdkeBU2nluVc79dKZ5YYVG1mL1y2QAaRjrcPmAfUctRg1RSEIWBpND1Umxc6SEk MEtvUruJOvNzih2gUXRbBGEnl+eK5804GdMiO7XXF6MApwjfngHELW5XH8dU89xx 7uj1YzZ/GEs= =nED1 -END PGP SIGNATURE-
Re: Intent to package rolldice, blackjack
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > > Just total, decided that was the important part (if you ask for 3d6, > > you're only interested in the result, unless you're doing something > > like method IV of rolling characters in AD&D (I believe), in which you > > roll 4d6 and take the highest three, in which case do 4x1d6 :) > > > > No, only handles the first string, I think... let me try it: > > midkemia:~$ rolldice 2d8 1d12 3d6 > > 13 > > In that case, may I suggest output like (goes digging to unbury his dice): > > $ rolldice 2d8 d12 3d6 > 2d8: 5 6 (11) > d12: 2 > 3d6: 6 4 2 (12) > > You could optionally have a line giving a total if more than one set of > dice are rolled, in this case something like: > > Total: 25 > > Or if you're really crazy, you could allow optional + or - to affect the > total, if that were -d12 above the total would be 21 for example.. If it > doesn't do EVERYTHING by that point, what more can be said? => Ummm... I'm not sure exactly what you mean by the last part... first part I understand perfectly, and will start working on tomorrow (gotta still study for German :p), but I already have constant modifiers, and what games ask you for variable modifiers (that you couldn't just roll on the next line and subtract? :) > > Nope, only first string, but I could just have it loop through the > > non-option arguments, as well :) > > I'll go away before I scare you off from writing a dice roller, much less > anything more important.. => You'll never do that... too much interest has been shown already for me to dump this... and if I can't do this, how can I ever do anything like help with the kernel? > > For your final question... no, I'm always glad to answer them, especially > > since they usually give me things to think about as to new features :) > > Well I'm sure you have that by now.. => Sehr richtig! And trust me, I plan to use these ideas to the utmost... thanks! :) Stevie - -- Stevie Strickland (PGP ID = 23A6D909) 325912 Georgia Tech Station [EMAIL PROTECTED] Georgia Institute of Technology http://computersprache.net/~sstricklAtlanta, GA 30332 PGP Key fingerprint = 84 52 C7 EA E6 DB A1 C5 6A C9 D6 B9 88 26 74 FC -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: 2.6.3a Charset: noconv iQCVAwUBNqgXlIXKvMsjptkJAQHj7AQAvHx4kVri/B+qgX8KzpgfXIpIha9VOdTV cx/a2v6KEs9HAk2/ohdUfPG4yazdoSTlZvumq4+HGJde7hNcd82Nre4lxIaRnZ8z Fcc8j2ncDRCf/0AAbpeEMFHQiuAHmHQdngLkW/E5L0bUy30tJ9PGxYCeT7vFArXi SHcw9I/tKtU= =tG/1 -END PGP SIGNATURE-
Re: Intent to package rolldice, blackjack
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Joseph Carter wrote: > > Or if you're really crazy, you could allow optional + or - to affect the > > total, if that were -d12 above the total would be 21 for example.. If it > > doesn't do EVERYTHING by that point, what more can be said? => > > Yes, I think it needs to include a calculator things like "3d6 + 1" and > "10d6/d4" work. ;-) Well, 3d6+1 *does* work! Just the latter that's the problem, but you can always roll both and do the division yourself :) Stevie - -- Stevie Strickland (PGP ID = 23A6D909) 325912 Georgia Tech Station [EMAIL PROTECTED] Georgia Institute of Technology http://computersprache.net/~sstricklAtlanta, GA 30332 PGP Key fingerprint = 84 52 C7 EA E6 DB A1 C5 6A C9 D6 B9 88 26 74 FC -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: 2.6.3a Charset: noconv iQCVAwUBNqgX14XKvMsjptkJAQH+UAP/YCHl9IuJYwHmGHmBFbKHBT8RETm9cgPV de3XG63p+nKI23BZHIlqOeIDFwWj0c98qIVPG/Ne0DMzzn2BL/dglyj9E2T8+ULf v+2FkbOWFTdiCjSyGMpHkuE9Yu8GXPzMVI08dwivHqJXOdV0Q2zVcY+5mB2rFcGD jWA6BcX+eRk= =TDG0 -END PGP SIGNATURE-
Re: Intent to package rolldice, blackjack
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- On Fri, 22 Jan 1999, Craig Sanders wrote: > that's the good news. the bad news is that it was all done in turbo > pascal. however, the algorithms were clean and readable, so easily > ported to C. > > if you're interested, i'll dig up the files (i still have them on tape > somewhere...i think. dusty old code from the early 90s :-) and mail them > to you. i'll GPL them first, so you can do what you want with them. Cool! I'd always be glad to look at them (especially since I need a much better parser)... anyway, eventually I want to make a librolldice so that anyone can actually make the front end... and your code could definitely help, because I'm no good at parsers, and that would be one of the most important part of the library... :p As well, my roommate and I were going to also make a character sheet program (hence the reason for making the rolldice stuff a library), so we could just enter the data, and either save it to a file or go ahead and print it out... my roommate has been working on GTK+ for the occasion Stevie - -- Stevie Strickland (PGP ID = 23A6D909) 325912 Georgia Tech Station [EMAIL PROTECTED] Georgia Institute of Technology http://computersprache.net/~sstricklAtlanta, GA 30332 PGP Key fingerprint = 84 52 C7 EA E6 DB A1 C5 6A C9 D6 B9 88 26 74 FC -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: 2.6.3a Charset: noconv iQCVAwUBNqgZM4XKvMsjptkJAQFhrgQAyHVq05FiRgv6RLl6s4UrSYSL9jb16rlt AlFAhXFc1p6rVABpX+W/vRmFUTkWyqfLYTlTytQMBTYOyrJCYlapPawMAq7QKtF7 YrBXByDvIxgnCwTrM3Nvu4M+o2RREoP8sFYa1YdOZRzUUgPXs2ecMUf91hyDBE+O 7KdmzhNe/D0= =SaXZ -END PGP SIGNATURE-
Re: Intent to package rolldice, blackjack
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > > > if you're interested, i'll dig up the files (i still have them on tape > > > somewhere...i think. dusty old code from the early 90s :-) and mail them > > > to you. i'll GPL them first, so you can do what you want with them. > > > > Cool! I'd always be glad to look at them (especially since I need a much > > better parser)... anyway, eventually I want to make a librolldice so that > > anyone can actually make the front end... and your code could definitely > > help, because I'm no good at parsers, and that would be one of the most > > important part of the library... :p > > I'm not certain why this should be a lib actually, even if you build a > bigger program. But hey, if you wanna build a lib, build a lib, we won't > complain much.. => I'm bored, and I know how to package a "single binary" using dh_make... time to test out a shared library... :) > > As well, my roommate and I were going to also make a character sheet > > program (hence the reason for making the rolldice stuff a library), so we > > could just enter the data, and either save it to a file or go ahead and > > print it out... my roommate has been working on GTK+ for the occasion > > Why do I get the idea I should bring up once again my hope to gather a > sizable group of people to build a game system which is released under > free license and available to anyone with a web browser and the like? => I'm all for it! How about it, anyone else interested? :) Stevie - -- Stevie Strickland (PGP ID = 23A6D909) 325912 Georgia Tech Station [EMAIL PROTECTED] Georgia Institute of Technology http://computersprache.net/~sstricklAtlanta, GA 30332 PGP Key fingerprint = 84 52 C7 EA E6 DB A1 C5 6A C9 D6 B9 88 26 74 FC -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: 2.6.3a Charset: noconv iQCVAwUBNqiUDoXKvMsjptkJAQGi4gQAzhmMyEQcqhfbGyRkG9Nw7PlMu87CUCdh vPCFSSCQpbRwrhBZjnTCQKx9cl9nQ+ts5mDK6bMLNnvLZCk4gIYcxlGbvb3H4BFB PvJcT6/Up/LtlbbdySHrygjVDhpG+gwwrC1lBw9nZgJqzqOUH5UPvOW8YDbPwgat cKz0jvJMAxg= =JFeQ -END PGP SIGNATURE-
Re: Rolldice 1.1
On Wed, Jan 27, 1999 at 11:25:46AM +0100, Peter Makholm wrote: > > I just wondered what it haves to do with debian? > > Debian-devel is for developer for the Debian Distibution, not for > general developer of any kind of free software. Yes, I agree wholeheartedly... since the previous two messages were comments on my program, and not the Debian package of the same, I'd like to apologize for the fact that they were sent to this list as well as to me. Thanks, Stevie -- Stevie Strickland| 325912 Georgia Tech Station [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Georgia Institute of Technology http://computersprache.net/~sstrickl | Atlanta, GA 30332 Official Debian GNU/Linux Developer | PGP/GPG ID = 23A6D909/AE7637D9 PGP Key fingerprint = 84 52 C7 EA E6 DB A1 C5 6A C9 D6 B9 88 26 74 FC GPG Key fingerprint = 3062 4329 AA5C 6095 DB71 AF9A 2A5E C7DE AE76 37D9 pgpHZ1KRcQW4Z.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: SGML packages in debian (also ITP XML::*)
I was digging back through the mailing list, and found this message from around the first of April... the list of packages below caught my eye... > Still to be packged: > > XML::Parser (perl expat frontend), other perl XML stuff I've done XML::Parser already, and am now working on the others... (consider this an ITP them... I've been a little lax, but I'm going to catch up this weekend, I promise ;) > OpenXML (should be free) > XML4j (not sure if utterly free, but close) > Cacoon (see the Apache/Java project) What about these? Are any of these still needed? I'm definitely interested in seeing that all the XML tools that are needed will be packaged, as I plan to start working with XML myself ;) Thanks, Stevie -- Stevie Strickland| 325912 Georgia Tech Station [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Georgia Institute of Technology http://computersprache.net/~sstrickl | Atlanta, GA 30332 Official Debian GNU/Linux Developer | Cyberlink/#Debian on IRC Member of the X Strike Force | PGP/GPG ID = 23A6D909/AE7637D9 PGP Key fingerprint = 84 52 C7 EA E6 DB A1 C5 6A C9 D6 B9 88 26 74 FC GPG Key fingerprint = 3062 4329 AA5C 6095 DB71 AF9A 2A5E C7DE AE76 37D9 pgpOubgHDtxhu.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: debian O'Reilly book cover is up
Am Mit, 15. Sep, 1999 schrieb Joey Hess: > Steve Dunham wrote: > > All of their Linux books use a rodeo/cowboy theme rather than the > > traditional animal theme. I have no idea why. I kinda prefer the > > animals, but maybe they were running out? > > Well I always though it was supposed to be some linux == wild west analogy. Just as long as we don't see a Running Linux book with Will Smith and Kevin Kline standing in front of a giant mechanical spider on the front cover ;) -- Stevie Strickland| 325912 Georgia Tech Station [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Georgia Institute of Technology http://kelewan.dhis.org/~sstrickl| Atlanta, GA 30332 Official Debian GNU/Linux Developer | Cyberlink/#Debian on IRC
Orphaning Packages
Well, I don't like to admit it, but school's gotten too busy for me to take care of a lot of the packages I have, so I'm setting them free to find good homes with other maintainers... here's a list of the packages I intend to orphan: libxml-parser-perl libxml-dom-perl libxml-cgi-perl /* Does this exist anymore on CPAN? I haven't found * it since I originally packaged it. */ libxml-writer-perl zenirc I'll keep tik for myself, especially since it looks like it may be a while before another version comes out upstream, anyway, and I'd like to fix a bug in it, anyway, before I orphan it if I do. All the above should be bug-free, or at least I haven't added any if they weren't, I don't believe :) Basically I'm just trying to free up some time so that I can work with some of the more basic needs of Debian, such as working with the boot-floppies group and volunteering for Incoming processing... and if I'm not needed, well, I guess school will expand to swallow up my free time, anyway ;) Thanks, Stevie -- Stevie Strickland| 325912 Georgia Tech Station [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Georgia Institute of Technology http://kelewan.dhis.org/~sstrickl| Atlanta, GA 30332 Official Debian GNU/Linux Developer | Cyberlink/#Debian on IRC pgpRvi85AfHdW.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Orphaning Packages
Am Son, 19. Sep, 1999 schrieb Ardo van Rangelrooij: > Hi, > > I'm willing to take-over the libxml* packages. They're yours :) Thanks, Stevie -- Stevie Strickland| 325912 Georgia Tech Station [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Georgia Institute of Technology http://kelewan.dhis.org/~sstrickl| Atlanta, GA 30332 Official Debian GNU/Linux Developer | Cyberlink/#Debian on IRC Member of the X Strike Force | PGP/GPG ID = 23A6D909/AE7637D9 PGP Key fingerprint = 84 52 C7 EA E6 DB A1 C5 6A C9 D6 B9 88 26 74 FC GPG Key fingerprint = 3062 4329 AA5C 6095 DB71 AF9A 2A5E C7DE AE76 37D9 pgpSgs3tB7BCf.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Orphaning Packages
Am Son, 19. Sep, 1999 schrieb Michael Alan Dorman: > Stevie Strickland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > libxml-parser-perl > > libxml-dom-perl > > libxml-cgi-perl /* Does this exist anymore on CPAN? I haven't found > > * it since I originally packaged it. > > */ > > libxml-writer-perl > > I can take these. I already handed them off to Ardo... you technically asked first, but my checkmail script only checks messages from my Inbox and a few other select folders, so I didn't see yours until now... sorry :( Thanks, Stevie -- Perl's garbage collector abhors a naked circularity. -- the Perl Cookbook pgpodbUS8Jr3p.pgp Description: PGP signature
