EXE format for the patch?

[EAGLE_CoMa]

Hi Smirftsch,
would it be possible to offer the 227 patch as a plain packed (i.e. tar.gz, tar.bz2, 7z ) file for Linux?

There are two reasons for my question.

1.
I would like to write an article about Unreal and your patch at http://www.holarse-linuxgaming.de.
I did it some years ago already, but they messed up with it.

And I think it is hard to communicate to be forced to use wine for installing a native Linuxport.

2.
I would like to install Unreal on my system with a package manager to keep my system clean.
This means without user interaction, but with scripting.
The script would download the patch and extract it in a fakeroot to build the package.
And I guess this way would be prefered by lots of linux users.

And this way it would be easier to make your work more known.



Thank You


EAGLE

[Marzanna]

I would like to install Unreal on my system with a package manager to keep my system clean.

I think it's unnecessary, if you are installing in /opt, $HOME or /usr/local/
Note, Unreal227 doesn't use home directory to store user data and configs, unlike other linux games.

[GreatEmerald]

There is already an installer created for it somewhere.

[Raven]

IIRC it's impossible due to some legal issues. I may be wrong though.

[GreatEmerald]

It needs install/CD checks to be legal.

[Smirftsch]

in short- I'm not allowed to. Sry, send complains to Epic...