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Saint

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Linux version.
« on: January 14, 2010, 09:40:44 pm »
Toady would you consider putting dwarf fortress on linux?
Please?
(yes this is kind of a bad thread, but I felt it was important because I bet a few of us use linux and wish DF was on linux too)
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Re: Linux version.
« Reply #1 on: January 14, 2010, 09:44:04 pm »
It's already ported, 40d# releases have a linux version.
EDIT: See the news section on this forum, the link is there.
« Last Edit: January 14, 2010, 09:49:06 pm by Murphy »
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« Reply #2 on: January 14, 2010, 10:55:58 pm »
I'm going to go out on a limb and say he's asking for support in the primary line.  While it's true the 40d# series supports Linux, 40d does not.  The important question becomes, will the next major version have a native Linux version?  If so, we can assume it will be placed on the main download page?  If not, why not?
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Re: Linux version.
« Reply #3 on: January 15, 2010, 04:21:18 pm »
Quote from: Stargrasper on January 14, 2010, 10:55:58 pm
The important question becomes, will the next major version have a native Linux version?
If 40d# merge happens, then there will be a Linux version. It's on the list, but there has been some speculation about dropping it from the next release.
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Re: Linux version.
« Reply #4 on: January 15, 2010, 04:30:09 pm »
Quote from: Nintenlord on January 15, 2010, 04:21:18 pm
If 40d# merge happens, then there will be a Linux version. It's on the list, but there has been some speculation about dropping it from the next release.

To clarify: it's not going to be permanently dropped.  The merge may be delayed to get the release out sooner, that's all.  Either way, there will definitely be Linux support in the main trunk.
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Re: Linux version.
« Reply #5 on: January 16, 2010, 12:06:16 pm »
Quote from: Stargrasper on January 14, 2010, 10:55:58 pm
I'm going to go out on a limb and say he's asking for support in the primary line.
No offense, but I think that the very existence of 40d# stuff assures us that Toady does already consider putting primary line DF on Linux. Even if the merge does not occur by next release, it's still about to. Probably soon.
« Last Edit: January 16, 2010, 12:09:14 pm by Murphy »
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Re: Linux version.
« Reply #6 on: January 17, 2010, 02:00:30 pm »
Quote from: Murphy on January 16, 2010, 12:06:16 pm
Quote from: Stargrasper on January 14, 2010, 10:55:58 pm
I'm going to go out on a limb and say he's asking for support in the primary line.
No offense, but I think that the very existence of 40d# stuff assures us that Toady does already consider putting primary line DF on Linux. Even if the merge does not occur by next release, it's still about to. Probably soon.

I was never trying to refute that.  I was trying to clarify what appeared to be a misunderstanding in the first two posts of the thread.  It's known to those that pay attention to the right places that the merge has been long intended.  It just hasn't happened yet.

The question really becomes "When will it happen?"  We'll probably have to wait and see.  Rest assured, OP, it'll come.  We're just not certain when.
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