ack3d/ack_lib/README.md

ACK-3D Library

Source code for the latest version of the ACK-3D library (at least, at the time of publishing of Lary Myer's book, "Amazing 3-D Games Adventure Set" in 1995) back-ported to DOS. Windows compatibility has not been kept. A Watcom makefile has been added, replacing a build script for Lary's custom MK.EXE build tool.

Requirements

To build, you will need Watcom C++ and Borland TASM. I used Watcom C++ 10.0a and Borland TASM 4.0, but you should be able to build with newer versions (maybe even slightly older versions too).

Building

Within this directory, run

> wmake

This will build using the included makefile using a debug build settings.

To build using a release configuration:

> wmake target_config=release

In either case, you should get an output artifact ACKLIB.LIB on successful build.

Compiler Settings Note

Of particular note is that /zp1 is specified for both debug and release builds. This matches Lary's original build scripts but is also a requirement as some things in the code make assumptions that might not hold true for larger alignment settings (e.g. /zp4). Change this at your own risk!