Recent changes to patches

crashes on startup when creating new character on windows

2009-02-19T13:59:12Z

3.4.3 source unmodified hw: fujitsu siemens lifebook e series Intel core duo t2300 @1.66 GHz 1GB of ram sw: Microsoft Windows XP Professional v 2002, SP3 Microsoft Visual C++ 2005, Microsoft \(R\) 32-bit C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 14.00.50727.762 for 80x86 Nethack binary v3.4.3 On startup, when trying to start a new game, after entering character name into editbox window, the game crashes with assertion failure: \(\(pmode & \(~\(\_S\_IREAD | \_S\_IWRITE\)\)\) == 0\) file: open.c line: 161 Wrong file creation mask value \(probably just copied from include/unixconf.h\) defined in include/ntconf.h is passed to vc runtime. Correct definition in diff.

topten scanf safety

2008-04-23T13:38:45Z

This patch was written by Andrew Church to address Gentoo Linux bug \#125902 \(ref \). It sets the maximum width of the strings read by fscanf\(\) to avoid buffer overflow problems if someone manages to tamper with Nethack's "record" file. \(This is easy to do in Gentoo Linux due to its non-standard \(stupid\) policy of putting ordinary users in the "games" group.\)

'Shift' gesture support for WinCE version

2005-09-19T23:33:53Z

I've changed 3.4.3 for PocketPC - now it supports 'Shift' gesture, i.e. to enter "A" using on-screen keyboard, you have not to tap "Shift" and then "a", instead just tap "a" and drag the stylus straight up. Playability increased dramatically. Compiled executable for ARM processor is here: http://rsdn.ru/File/8211/nethackm.rar Just install nethack-3.4.3 as usual and then change nethackm.exe to mine. Any comments are greatly appreciated \(for example, which gesture to use for Ctrl and Alt, I haven't decided which one to choose\)

MacOSX Qt version diffs for 3.4.3

2004-12-16T08:20:25Z

The nethack-343-macosx-qt.tgz package is build from the original sources, with this patch applied. The patch sets up the configuration and makes a few minor bug MacOSX-specific fixes that did not make the source package.

travel cache

2002-03-29T04:57:38Z

This is an extension of Andreas Dorn's travel-command-caching patch. The patch allows the destination of a travel command to be cached so that if the travel fails \(isn't completed\), the next time you try to travel your default destination will be the same. I have extended this so that it is dependent on a travel\_cache game-time option, and I've addded in-game help about this option \(but nothing to the guidebook\). To use, apply with "patch -s -p0 < travel\_cache.patch", add "\#define TRAVEL\_CACHE" to config.h, and recompile.

Stethescope change - bugfix

2001-04-08T15:48:56Z

This tiny patch fixes what I perceive as a bug in stethoscope applying. You can apply a stethoscope once per \_turn\_ without penalty, but not once per \_move\_. That means if you get multiple moves per turn, you have to watch them carefully to make sure you don't waste one with a stethoscope. After this patch, you can apply a stethoscope once per move without penalty.

Additional lense uses

2001-04-08T12:40:13Z

This patch implements three very simple new bonuses for wearing lenses. Wearing lenses gives... \- a 10% bonus to the chance at successfully reading spellbooks. \- 50% faster spellbook reading \(effectively reducing read time by 33%\). \- a small bonus to searching \(equivalent to a +2 excalibur\).

Food Conduct Bugfix

2001-04-08T12:27:22Z

In 3.3.1, the way food conduct \(vegetarianism and veganism\) is handled is buggy. In partucular: \- Eating rotten meat does not count against vegetarianism. \- Eating leather or other non-vegetarian items while polymorphed does not count against vegetarianism. These are bugs SC-331-3 and SC-331-4, "Fixed in next version." This patch claims to fix these bugs. See also http://nethack.dhs.org/patches/food\_conduct/