HL1-Tools/Compiler/Readme.txt

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 Batch Compiler BY: RYAN "NEMESIS" GREGG
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Program/Author Information:
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---- General Program Information ----
Date                     : April 22nd 2005
Author                   : Ryan "NEMESIS" Gregg
Title                    : Batch Compiler
Build                    : 3.1.2
Email address            : ryansgregg@hotmail.com
Home page /  Website     : http://nemesis.thewavelength.net/

---- Program Construction Information ----
Written In               : C# .NET

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Requirements:
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  OS
  - Windows XP
  - Windows 2000
  - Windows ME
  - Windows 98
  - Windows NT
  - Windows Server 2003

  CPU
  - 90 MHz Intel Pentium Class Processor or Equivalent

  RAM
  - 32 MB of RAM (96 MB recommended.)

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FAQ:
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Q.
  When I launch Batch Compiler I get the following error message:
  "The application failed to initialize properly (0xc0000135). Click ok
  to terminate the application."

A.
  Batch Compiler is written in C# .NET and such as requires the .NET
  runtimes to run. See the following link for more information:
  http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=262D25E3-F589-4842-8157-034D1E7CF3A3&displaylang=en


Q.

  When I launch Batch Compiler I get the following error message:
  "A required .DLL file, MSCOREE.DLL, was not found."

A.
  Batch Compiler is written in C# .NET and such as requires the .NET
  runtimes to run. See the following link for more information:
  http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=262D25E3-F589-4842-8157-034D1E7CF3A3&displaylang=en


Q.
  When I open an old preset file I get the following error message:
  "Error: The data at the root level is invalid. Line 1, position 1."

A.
  Batch Compiler v3.X.X is not backwards compatible with Batch Compiler
  v2.X.X. This means that old preset files will not work and you will
  have to recreate them.


Q.
  How can I convert a preset I've saved using one specification file to
  a preset of another specification file?

A.
  This can be accomplished by importing the preset. To do this:

    1. From the 'Specifications' menu select the specification file you
       would like to convert the preset to.
    2. From the 'File' menu select 'Import Preset'.
    3. Browse to and open the preset you would like to convert from.

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Program Changelog:
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  v3.1.2
  - Changed compile shortcut to Ctrl-R to avoid conflicts.
  - Added context menu shell execution options for the target file.

  v3.1.1
  - Improved Option Form path browsing.
  - Fixed NotePad detection for automatic setup.

  v3.1.0
  - Added new Variable element to specifications.
  - Added Command List Batches to toggleable stage list.
  - Added "Shared With" line to option tool tip text.
  - Upgraded to Automatic Update library.
  - Fixed "Remember File" bug.
  - Updated Nem's Tools link.
  - Other small changes.

  v3.0.0
  - Rewrote application in C#.
  - Enhanced and standardized specification format.
  - Added web based specification auto update control.
  - Added support for several tools through specifications.

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Program Copyright-Permissions:
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LICENSE 

Terms and Conditions for Copying, Distributing, and Modifying 

Items other than copying, distributing, and modifying the Content
with which this license was distributed (such as using, etc.) are
outside the scope of this license. 

1. You may copy and distribute exact replicas of Batch Compiler as you receive
   it, in any medium, provided that you conspicuously and appropriately
   publish on each copy an appropriate copyright notice and disclaimer
   of warranty; keep intact all the notices that refer to this License
   and to the absence of any warranty; and give any other recipients of
   Batch Compiler a copy of this License along with Batch Compiler. You may at your
   option charge a fee for the media and/or handling involved in creating
   a unique copy of the Batch Compiler for use offline, you may at your option offer
   instructional support for the Batch Compiler in exchange for a fee, or you may at
   your option offer warranty in exchange for a fee. You may not charge a
   fee for Batch Compiler itself. You may not charge a fee for the sole service
   of providing access to and/or use of Batch Compiler via a network (e.g. the Internet),
   whether it be via the world wide web, FTP, or any other method. 

2. You may not modify your copy or copies of Batch Compiler or any portion of it.

3. You are not required to accept this License, since you have not signed it.
   However, nothing else grants you permission to copy, distribute or modify Batch Compiler.
   These actions are prohibited by law if you do not accept this License. Therefore,
   by copying or distributing Batch Compiler you indicate your acceptance of this License to do
   so, and all its terms and conditions for copying, distributing and modifying Batch Compiler. 

NO WARRANTY 

4. BECAUSE BATCH COMPILER IS LICENSED FREE OF CHARGE, THERE IS NO WARRANTY
   FOR BATCH COMPILER, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. EXCEPT WHEN OTHERWISE STATED
   IN WRITING THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND/OR OTHER PARTIES PROVIDE BATCH COMPILER "AS IS" WITHOUT
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   OTHERWISE UNACCEPTABLE YOU ASSUME THE COST OF ALL NECESSARY REPAIR OR CORRECTION. 

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