README

Usage of Traveller Programs
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Create Two subdirectories sysgen & sysprint : Then unbundle the files.
The directories will contain :

sysgen:
Makefile const.h glob.c glob.h init.c main.c planets.c print.c rnd.c sats.c st.c
stuff.h sub.c support.c system.c types.h

sysprint:
Makefile mass stars.ps tr22 trconv trmult trmult.c ts

To generate complete listings of star systems (an allegedly complete
implementation of Single-Star Systems according to the rules in Book 6)
it is necessary to compile the files in sysgen (by typing make) and then
running the program st. Be warned this produces voluminous output.

To generate a postscript file representing the star system, run st with
the -m option. This produces a file which lists the major features in the
system.

The command trconv file in the sysprint directory will then
produce a postscript file. Trading routes can be added to the system
description file by the DM as required.

Multiple systems can be printed using the trmult command. For example

trmult 2 2 stars.ps file1 file2 file3 file4

will place 4 systems on a piece of paper. But be warned: the order is not
the most obvious imaginable.


NOTE: the st command takes an argument which is an integer defining the
system. This allows the st program to be run many times with predictable
results.

tr22 & mass are historical examples of using trmult.