Technical Development

Development Systems Working on a new IF development system? Publishing an update to one? Got a question about hacking the code of the compiler? Here’s the place to discuss all these and more. Specifications Many IF development systems have formal specifications, which allow people to independent or alternative implementations of the software. Discuss them here. Interpreters Written a new interpreter for an IF system? Porting one to a new OS? Having trouble installing one? This is the category for you. Tools For discussing IF tools such as: mapping tools, library or packaging software, disassemblers Inform Extensions Discussion for Inform 7 Extensions.

Topic	Replies	Views	Activity
About the Technical Development category Technical Development	0	879	February 25, 2019
Publishing your IF (updated 1/21/2014) Technical Development forum-wiki	15	15217	November 6, 2022
Unmapped regions in the interpreter world? Interpreters	20	184	October 4, 2023
Lectrote - .zblorb transcripts Interpreters	9	125	October 3, 2023
How about a new minimal IF engine with complete source file control? Development Systems css , snowman , twine , javascript , html5	8	225	October 2, 2023
Infocom Games on Glulx Interpreters? Interpreters	9	234	October 2, 2023
Online sitegen service Tools parchment , sitegen	17	249	October 2, 2023
QTads 3.4 Interpreters interpreter , release , qtads	40	498	October 2, 2023
Z-machine standard: unclear aspects/ambiguities Specifications z-machine	128	1269	September 29, 2023
Quill for CP/M file format Tools	18	258	September 27, 2023
Updating the Z-Machine Standard Documents Specifications	18	250	September 27, 2023
What sort of changes should we make to the Z-Machine standard? Specifications z-machine	11	172	September 26, 2023
"FrankenDrift": Play ADRIFT games on Mac and Linux Interpreters adrift	55	2592	September 25, 2023
Multi- interpreters. Spatterlight, Gargoyle, Fabularium, Parchment, Lectrote, ScummVM etc.: Portable "terps" and preservation of too many IF interpreters Interpreters	10	549	September 24, 2023
Revived Android App - Incant - runs Glulx sound, graphics Interpreters	19	6812	September 24, 2023
Infocom Z-Machine Specification Specifications	1	95	September 24, 2023
Trouble with sound in Windows Frotz Interpreters	2	105	September 23, 2023
Lectrote 1.4.4 Interpreters lectrote	9	312	September 22, 2023
Borogove: Online editor for Vorple, Inform, Hugo, Dialog and Ink Tools vorple , inform6 , hugo , inform7 , borogove , dialog , ink	114	7669	September 19, 2023
Unbalanced @push/@pull instructions in WriteListR()? Development Systems inform7	4	116	September 16, 2023
TXD and ZTools Tools	17	708	September 15, 2023
Z-Machine instruction encoding Specifications	6	608	September 14, 2023
ListEqual() routine: Non-functional check for missing plurals? Development Systems inform7	0	70	September 14, 2023
ifSpace Update: Monitors (health, ammo, hunger, thirst, etc.) Development Systems ifspace	3	139	September 12, 2023
Audio IF Development Systems	52	735	September 12, 2023
Android app Thunderword by Wake Reality Interpreters	23	6719	September 10, 2023
Large timer inaccuracy in recent versions of Gargoyle Interpreters glulx , gargoyle , garglk	3	123	September 7, 2023
Gargoyle built with -DSOUND=QT makes no sound? Interpreters gargoyle	4	111	September 6, 2023
Step-by-step instructions for building Gargoyle on Ubuntu? Interpreters gargoyle	8	157	September 6, 2023
Preform within I7 source text? Development Systems inform7	6	197	August 30, 2023