shithub: qk1

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qk1 - (9) quake
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	- based on linux/x11 code from original release
	- setup:
		. mk install
		. mkdir id1
		. cp /n/quakecd/id1/*.pak id1/
		. run from same dir...
	- unfinished and very buggy (both shitty new code and badly ported old code)
	- sound does not work, cdaudio/networking don't exist
	- assume high resolutions don't work well and are very crash prone (e.g. > 800x600)
		. exit with: Hunk_Alloc: failed on ... => not enough memory
		use [-mem megabytes], e.g.:
			% qk1 -nosound -mem 10
		. if window size < physical screen size, swipe mouse super fast to exit
		the window (bug in mproc())
	- don't use -winsize, -width, -height; just resize the window (bugsbugsbugs)
	- mouse is grabbed using _windowed_mouse cvar
		. open console (~)
		. type _windowed_mouse 1 (can autocomplete w/ tab)
		. setting now saved in id1/config.cfg
	- tested on 386 and amd64 only


some cvars useful for workarounds
---------------------------------
	-nosound
	-nostdout
	-mem %d
	-noudp
	(-winsize %d %d)
	(-width %d)
	(-height %d)


port notes
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	- pr_strings: assumed 32bit pointer arithmetic: use PR_GetStr() instead of
	  dealing with it directly; may be ass
	- global cppdefotomy, removing code seen as useless for plan9
	- Sys_Warn added again for print(2) stuff in *_9.c that uses %r, kind of stupid
	since Con_Printf was often used there, and it outputs to both fd=1 and console,
	so needs fixing


bugs present in linux/x11 (w/ my tweaks in early commits)
---------------------------------------------------------
	- compile with PARANOID -> MSG_WriteByte complains about range error and
	  exits. no idea why.
	- new game while already ingame -> front falls off
		. most of the time: exits with R_RenderView: called without enough stack
		. sometimes: goes batshit on the console (->press y again and quit normally, etc.)
	- compile with BAN_TEST -> net_dgrm build fails
	- sprites/particles not scaled on high resolutions
	- mouselook was completely fucked; still is somewhat
		. when paused, if _windowed_mouse 1, can still look around with the mouse, even
		if world is frozen
	- fp exceptions galore
	- high resolutions -> depression, then suicide
	- resizing to smaller window -> gory death
	- resizing several times -> genitals chopped off, etc.
	- seemingly random crashes on startup


todo/issues
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	- kill stdio; other than stdio uses, NULL -> nil; same for *printf
	- vid_9.c: remove/limit stupid
	- net_9p.c
	- net_udp.c + net_dgrm.c: actuallyport
	- snd_9.c: actuallyport
	- cd_9.c: everything; just specify via cvar a folder and look for files there?
	- mproc: better grabout shit
	- free mouselook without needing +mlook
	- plan9-like install
	- do something about all the fucking shit printed in console
	- caps lock == Kctl (← kbdfs)
	- ungrab mouse when entering console or menus a la games/doom (IN_Grabm())
	- clean up *_9.c
	- linking errors with -T cflag
	- fix potential fp exceptions in code rather than ignoring them
	- sys_9.c: proper P9 use (bad programming?)
	- rewrite everything to use plan9 style? (ocd)
	- proper %r use for *_Printf and Sys_Error


legal
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Quake, hence qk1, is licensed under the GPLv2. See COPYING for details.