Got things ready for a new release.

diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6ea9c8b3dd0aef396415110596cccf3d4a1c675a..694191f6fcd4fa415759bb4efaa4ffeb40235008 100644 (file)
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,4 @@
 *.z5
+*.swp
+*.tar.*
+nki.inf

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e8e92e42e9c607a158046d323699c85d408d1f9c..2dafb41069bdd2611034a58d1b2df928bf3fe83b 100644 (file)
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-VERSION = r7
+VERSION = r8
 BINNAME = kitten
 EXTENSION = .z5
 
@@ -15,18 +15,10 @@ nki:
        $(PERL) nki2inf.pl *.nki > nki.inf
 
 dist: distclean
-       mkdir $(DISTDIR)
-       @for file in `ls`; do \
-               if test $$file != $(DISTDIR); then \
-                       cp -rp $$file $(DISTDIR)/$$file; \
-               fi; \
-       done
-       tar chof $(DISTDIR).tar $(DISTDIR)
-       gzip -f --best $(DISTDIR).tar
-       rm -rf $(DISTDIR)
+       git archive --format=tgz --prefix $(DISTDIR)/ HEAD -o $(DISTDIR).tar.gz
        @echo
        @echo "$(DISTDIR).tar.gz created"
-       @echo 
+       @echo
 
 clean:
        rm -f *core *sav *$(EXTENSION) nki.inf

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4872780e2efa9dc073a402263bd46331d57fdcd4..a50c6a03bd1b77046b504b1db834b7b44a3e658f 100644 (file)
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # robotfindskitten: A Zen Simulation
-**Release 7 / Serial number 130320 / Inform v6.33**
+**Release 8 / Serial number 220120 / Inform v6.35**
 
      [-]       |\_/|        http://www.robotfindskitten.org
      (+)=C     |o o|__      Leonard Richardson (C) 1997, 2000
-     | |       --*--__\     David Griffith (C) 2002-2013  (Inform Edition)
+     | |       --*--__\     David Griffith (C) 2002-2022  (Inform Edition)
      OOO       C_C(____)
 
 This Zen simulation is based on the C version v1600003.248b
@@ -22,23 +22,23 @@ using the vi/rogue movement keys. The game ends when robotfindskitten.
 Alternatively, you may end the game by hitting the Esc or Q keys.
 
 ## Build
+Just type `make`.  This automates what is described in the next paragraph.
+
 The NKI files need to be converted into a form that can be included in 
 an Inform6 program.  A Perl script, nki2inf.pl, is provided for this 
 purpose.  Invoke it like this: ````nki2inf.pl *.nki > nki.inf````.  Now you 
-can invoke Inform6 on kitten.inf
+can invoke Inform6 on kitten.inf.
 
 ## Notes
-1. More than half of the code is taken up by non kitten items
-   (NKIs).  When I compiled the code with just five messages and
-   no debugging code, the resulting binary was less than 10k bytes.
-
-2. If it wasn't already abundantly obvious, this program won't
-   compile to Glulx because of copious use of Z-machine assembly
-   instructions.
-      
-3. Compiling for V5 or higher is required due to "style" calls.
-   Is there a reason why someone would want to compile this for V4
-   or previous?
+1. Most of the code is taken up by non kitten items (NKIs).  When I
+   compiled the code with just five messages and no debugging code, the
+   resulting binary was less than 10k bytes.
+
+2. If it wasn't already abundantly obvious, this program won't compile
+   to Glulx because of copious use of Z-machine assembly instructions.
+
+3. Compiling for V5 or higher is required due to "style" calls. Is there
+   a reason why someone would want to compile this for V4 or previous?
 
 ## License
 The Inform6 edition of robotfindskitten is distributed under the

diff --git a/kitten.inf b/kitten.inf
index e203c26c84d6f39038570453f32d4a97077fc00d..e99fd21ccba8b2cb2e5595ddf95ddee25556d5a6 100644 (file)
--- a/kitten.inf
+++ b/kitten.inf
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 ! robotfindskitten
 ! A Zen Simulation
-! Release 8 / Serial number 19xxxx / Inform v6.34
+! Release 8 / Serial number 220120 / Inform v6.35
 !
 !     [-]       |\_/|        http://www.robotfindskitten.org
 !     (+)=C     |o o|__      Leonard Richardson (C) 1997, 2000
-!     | |       --*--__\     David Griffith (C) 2002-2019  (Inform Edition)
+!     | |       --*--__\     David Griffith (C) 2002-2022  (Inform Edition)
 !     OOO       C_C(____)
 !
 !
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ Constant Nonkitten_Default 20;
 Constant Nonkitten_Max 589;
 
 Release 8;
-!Serial "19xxxx";
+Serial "220120";
 
 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ Global Real_Release = 0;
        @set_cursor 8 30;
        print "Leonard Richardson (C) 1997, 2000";
        @set_cursor 9 30;
-       print "David Griffith (C) 2002-2019 (Inform Edition)";
+       print "David Griffith (C) 2002-2022 (Inform Edition)";
        @set_cursor 10 30;
        print "    ", MESSAGE_NUM, " different nonkittens!";
 
@@ -354,8 +354,9 @@ Modular release.^
 - NKIs now generated from an external file using nki2inf.pl.^
 - NKIs reduced to 723 because of redundancies and recommended deletions.^
 ^
-Release 8 / Serial Number 19xxxx^
-Another release.^
+Release 8 / Serial Number 220120^
+- Twenty Year Anniversary release.^
+- Fixed a problem that crashed some interpreters when robotfindskitten.^
 - Fixed a potential problem of wrongly determining screen size.^
 - Now distributed under the Artistic License 2.0.^
 ^