Finish rework of the melange build system

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -22,20 +22,22 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build project
         run: |
           # Test that the project builds correctly
+          cd gpl-release
           make clean || true
-          make all
+          make
 
       - name: Verify executables
         run: |
           # Check that executables were created
-          ls -la conquer conqrun
-          file conquer conqrun
+          cd gpl-release
+          ls -la conquer conqrun conqsort conqps
+          file conquer conqrun conqsort conqps
 
       - name: Basic functionality test
         run: |
           # Test that executables can run (help/version)
-          ./conquer -h || echo "conquer help test completed"
-          ./conqrun -h || echo "conqrun help test completed"
+          ./gpl-release/conquer -h || echo "conquer help test completed"
+          ./gpl-release/conqrun -h || echo "conqrun help test completed"
 
   package-apk:
     name: Build APK Package (Alpine/Melange)
@@ -117,7 +119,7 @@ jobs:
             dpkg-deb --contents "$DEB_FILE" | head -20
           fi
 
-      - name: Upload DEB artifacts
+      - name: Upload DEB atrifacts
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/master'
         with:

README.md

@@ -2,16 +2,6 @@
 
 **Conquer** is the classic multi-player strategy game originally created by Edward M. Barlow and Adam Bryant in the late 1980s. This repository preserves both the historical distribution and provides a modern GPL-licensed version for continued development.
 
-## 🗺️ Special Recognition: Richard Caley's Map Utility
-
-This repository includes a significant historical contribution: **Richard Caley's map drawing utility** from 1989. Richard Caley, a researcher at the University of Edinburgh's Centre for Speech Technology Research and contributor to the Festival Speech Synthesis System, created a bitmap visualization tool for Conquer game worlds.
-
-His work represents an early example of game data visualization, created with the generous spirit typical of the late 1980s Unix computing community. Richard wrote: *"You may copy, distribute, modify or do what you will with this code"* - embodying the collaborative ethos that shaped early computer gaming.
-
-**📖 Learn more about Richard Caley's contributions**: See [`richard-caley-utilities/`](richard-caley-utilities/) for detailed biographical information, technical context, and links to his archived research and personal materials.
-
-*Richard Caley passed away in 2006. This code is preserved in his memory and as a testament to the early Unix gaming community's collaborative spirit.*
-
 ## Relicensing Achievement
 
 This repository represents a successful **15-year relicensing effort** (2006-2025) that transformed Conquer from a restrictively licensed game into a modern GPL v3 project. All original copyright holders provided explicit written permission:
@@ -61,6 +51,16 @@ This repository uses a dual-licensing approach to balance historical preservatio
 - **[`LICENSES/`](LICENSES/)** - All license texts for REUSE compliance
 - **[`LICENSE-NOTICE.md`](LICENSE-NOTICE.md)** - Comprehensive licensing framework explanation
 
+## 🗺️ Special Recognition: Richard Caley's Map Utility
+
+This repository includes a significant historical contribution: **Richard Caley's map drawing utility** from 1989. Richard Caley, a researcher at the University of Edinburgh's Centre for Speech Technology Research and contributor to the Festival Speech Synthesis System, created a bitmap visualization tool for Conquer game worlds.
+
+His work represents an early example of game data visualization, created with the generous spirit typical of the late 1980s Unix computing community. Richard wrote: *"You may copy, distribute, modify or do what you will with this code"* - embodying the collaborative ethos that shaped early computer gaming.
+
+**📖 Learn more about Richard Caley's contributions**: See [`richard-caley-utilities/`](richard-caley-utilities/) for detailed biographical information, technical context, and links to his archived research and personal materials.
+
+*Richard Caley passed away in 2006. This code is preserved in his memory and as a testament to the early Unix gaming community's collaborative spirit.*
+
 ## Quick Start
 
 ### Playing the Game
@@ -138,4 +138,4 @@ The generous code-sharing philosophy of contributors like Richard Caley helped e
 
 **🎮 Ready to conquer?** Start with [`gpl-release/`](gpl-release/) for the modern experience, or explore [`original/`](original/) for historical gaming archaeology.
 
-**📖 Learn about the people behind the code:** Visit [`richard-caley-utilities/`](richard-caley-utilities/) to discover the fascinating individuals who created this classic game.
+**📖 Learn about the people behind the code:** Visit [`richard-caley-utilities/`](richard-caley-utilities/) to discover the fascinating individuals who created this classic game.

packaging/melange/melange.yaml.template

@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+package:
+  name: conquer
+  version: PLACEHOLDER_VERSION
+  epoch: 0
+  description: "Classic ncurses multiplayer fantasy war game"
+  url: https://github.com/vejeta/conquer
+  copyright:
+    - license: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+  dependencies:
+    runtime:
+      - ncurses
+      - ncurses-terminfo-base
+
+environment:
+  contents:
+    repositories:
+      - https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main
+      - https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community
+    packages:
+      - build-base
+      - ncurses-dev
+      - make
+      - sed
+      - coreutils
+      - pkgconfig
+      - gcc
+      - libc-dev
+      - alpine-baselayout-data
+      - busybox
+
+pipeline:
+  - uses: fetch
+    with:
+      uri: file:///staged/conquer.tar.gz
+      extract: true
+      expected-sha256: PLACEHOLDER_SHA256
+
+  - runs: |
+      echo "🗡️ Entering the battlefield… compiling Conquer!"
+      sed -i 's|CDEFS = -DDEFAULTDIR=\\"$(DEFAULT)\\"|CDEFS = -DDEFAULTDIR=\\"/usr/lib/conquer\\"|g' Makefile
+      make all OPTFLG="-std=gnu99 -D_GNU_SOURCE"
+
+      mkdir -p ${{targets.destdir}}/usr/bin
+      mkdir -p ${{targets.destdir}}/usr/lib/conquer
+      mkdir -p ${{targets.destdir}}/usr/share/licenses/conquer
+
+      install -m 755 conquer conqrun ${{targets.destdir}}/usr/bin/
+      install -m 644 nations rules ${{targets.destdir}}/usr/lib/conquer/
+
+      for exe in conqsort conqps; do
+        if [ -x "$exe" ]; then
+          install -m 755 "$exe" ${{targets.destdir}}/usr/bin/
+        fi
+      done
+
+      for i in 0 1 2 3 4 5; do
+        [ -f "help$i" ] && install -m 644 "help$i" ${{targets.destdir}}/usr/lib/conquer/
+      done
+
+      # Install game data files directly
+      install -m 644 nations ${{targets.destdir}}/usr/lib/conquer/nations
+      install -m 644 rules ${{targets.destdir}}/usr/lib/conquer/rules
+
+      # Install license
+      if [ -f "COPYING" ]; then
+        install -m 644 COPYING ${{targets.destdir}}/usr/share/licenses/conquer/COPYING
+      fi
+
+
+      echo "⚔️ Conquer compilation complete!"
+
+  - uses: strip