The current distribution of empire code does not contain provisions
for dealing with the NeXT machines. In addition to needing a
make/Systems/NeXT file, a number of other changes need to be made
to the code for it to compile and run properly on a NeXT. Therefore
I have, with the assistance of others on the net, compiled a set
of diff's for KSU 1.03 code. These diff's were compiled for a 
NeXTstation running version 2.1 of the OS. Your mileage may vary.

When you unpacked the tar or shar file that this was distributed in, 
you should have gotten two files - this README file and a file called 
'next-ksu-1.03.diffs'. In order to apply the patch, you should cd 
to the directory which you want to hold your empire source code. 
You should then unpack the original KSU code by doing something like 

tar xf empire-ksu-1.03.tar

Next you should type 

patch -p < next-ksu-1.03.diffs

If you don't have patch, you should get it. It's available from 
numerous archive sites, and one of the NeXT archive sites has a file 
explaining how to compile it on the NeXT. If you can't manage to get 
patch, you could always apply the diff's by hand - there aren't that 
many of them. Read the man page on diff if you need help - the diff's 
are context-style.

After applying the patch, assuming all goes well you should be able to
follow the instructions for compiling empire that come with the
source code.

If you have any problems with this patch package in particular, 
especially if you have any suggestions as to how it might be 
improved, please send them to draphsor@deathstar.stanford.edu.

Matt Rollefson
3-28-92
