[PENNMUSH-ANNOUNCE] 1.7.7-patch36

[Javelin]

The PennMUSH development team announces the release of 1.7.7-patch36

You can retrieve this patch, or a complete tarball of this version
of PennMUSH, from the PennMUSH download site http://ftp.pennmush.org/Source

Please read the instructions at the top of the patch file if using
a patch. Sometimes they differ slightly. Changes in this patch
are listed below.

Enjoy!

  Javelin, for the penndevs

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Functions:
  * l/lv/n/nv/x/xvthings() functions by Walker at M*U*S*H.
  * New flag to locate(), 'y', for matching player names like pmatch(),
    without requiring a leading * before the name like the 'p' flag. [SW]
  * lattr()/nattr() works for mortals on non-owned objects, showing
    or counting only attribs they can examine. Suggested by Philip Mak,
    patch by Walker at M*U*S*H.
Minor changes (user-visible):
  * Mortals can no longer teleport HEAVY admin through exits.
    Suggested by Ambrosia at M*U*S*H.
Minor changes (internals):
  * win32 directory has subdirectories for msvc6 and msvc.net. [EEH]
  * locate() on dark rooms now works for see_all players. Suggested
    by Wayne at PDX.
Fixes:
  * @mail subjects are stripped of ansi before being stored (escape
    chars were always smashed on display). Suggested by Wayne at PDX.
  * @command/delete by God of a non-existing command caused a crash.
    Report by Wayne at PDX.
  * Follow works again. Report by Shirow.
  * Fix to digest()'s sha hash on systems without OpenSSL. [SW]
  * @list/command no longer includes duplicates. Report by Relay at M*U*S*H. [EEH]
  * comp() again returns -1/1 instead of -2/2. Report by Jessica Hawthorne.
  * sort() of large floats works again. Report by Jessica Hawthorne.
  * Linting of warnings in funlist.c. Report by Nymeria at M*U*S*H.
  * It was possible for wizards to create circular zone chains that
    would cause an infinite loop. Report by Wayne at PDX.
  * safe_ansi_string was double-prepending starting ansi codes.
    Report by Shirow.
  * Debian packaging improvements. [EEH]
  * Help fixes by Mike Griffiths.