This is a patch file for Hein Zelle's Othello [AKA Reversi] 1.9.4.

This file is distro-specific. It relies on the following meta-symbol:

    __META_PREFIX__ = Absolute path for installed-package tree

The original  distro's "build" system defined this symbol automatical-
ly.  If you'd  like to apply this file  under  a standard distro,  use
"sed" or a text editor to replace the symbol with the appropriate val-
ue.

The following changes  modify Othello so that it can  be executed from
any directory.

--- othello-1.9.4.old/draw.cpp
+++ othello-1.9.4/draw.cpp
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@
     show_mouse(screen);
     
     // load font
-    lucida18 = load_datafile("lucida18.dat");
+    lucida18 = load_datafile ("__META_PREFIX__/data/lucida18.dat");
     if (!lucida18)
     {
 	allegro_message("Could not load font 'lucida18.dat'\n");
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
     font = (FONT *)(lucida18[LUCIDA18].dat);
 
     // load the board bitmap from datafile
-    graphicsdat = load_datafile("graphics.dat");
+    graphicsdat = load_datafile ("__META_PREFIX__/data/graphics.dat");
     if (!graphicsdat)
     {
 	allegro_message("Could not load datafile 'graphics.dat'.\n");
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@
     
     // this does not belong here, but oh well.
     // sound samples (from datafile)
-    sounddat = load_datafile("sound.dat");
+    sounddat = load_datafile ("__META_PREFIX__/data/sound.dat");
     if (!sounddat)
     {
 	allegro_message("Could not load datafile 'sound.dat'.\n");
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@
     set_color_conversion(COLORCONV_NONE);
     
     // stone bitmaps (from datafile)
-    stonedat = load_datafile("stones.dat");
+    stonedat = load_datafile ("__META_PREFIX__/data/stones.dat");
     if (!stonedat)
     {
 	allegro_message("Could not load datafile 'stones.dat'.\n");
--- othello-1.9.4.old/trans.cpp.no
+++ othello-1.9.4/trans.cpp.no
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
     set_color_depth(24);
     set_gfx_mode(GFX_AUTODETECT, 640, 480, 0, 0);
     
-    DATAFILE *stonedat = load_datafile("othello24.dat");
+    DATAFILE *stonedat =
+        load_datafile ("__META_PREFIX__/data/othello24.dat");
     if (!stonedat)
     {
 	allegro_message("Could not load datafile 'othello.dat'.\n");