[PENNMUSH-ANNOUNCE] 1.7.7-patch39

[Javelin]

The PennMUSH development team announces the release of 1.7.7-patch39

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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Major Changes:
  * Game and chat database formats have been rewritten. They are 
    much more human-readable, can be extended with new fields
    without using versioning flags, and provide better detection
    and reporting of malformed databases. [SW]
  * Chunk deref counts for locks are now stored in the database. [SW]
Commands:
  * New 'buy' command for purchasing items from vendors that can offer
    multiple items at multiple prices. Patch by Walker at M*U*S*H.
  * restrict_command and @command/restrict can now include an
    error message to be sent when the player can't use the command,
    which supercedes more generic errors. Suggested by Philip Mak.
    Patch by Walker at M*U*S*H.
Functions:
  * lwho() can take an argument to produce the who list from that
    player's viewpoint. Patch by Walker at M*U*S*H.
Fixes:
  * nattr(obj/attrib) returns 1 when matching a non-wildcarded attrib.
    Report by Impster at M*U*S*H.
  * +chan <msg> is now converted to @chat <chan>=<msg> (with noeval)
    so @chat hooks apply to +chatting too. Patch by Walker at M*U*S*H.
  * You must be able to locate a player to perform elock() on them.
    Report by Ambrosia.
  * Help fixes by Sketch at M*U*S*H.
  * Simplification of @version code. [SW]
  * cemit() restrictions are now based on those of @cemit, instead
    of @emit. Report by BlackPhyr.
  * Setting queue_loss to 0 disables queue_loss. A bad idea, but
    more consistent behavior. Suggested by K Moon.
  * Examining objects always shows their actual number of coins,
    whether or not they're admin or no_pay.
  * Code cleanup in @edit and in char routines. [SW].
  * Wrong object checked when reporting money as unlimited. Report
    by Nate Barney. [EEH]
  * New hints/freebsd_5.sh. Suggested by James Lang.
  * INFO command once again reports the server as "PennMUSH",
    not just a version number. Report by Mark Hassman.
  * Win32 linting. Builds with NT_TCP should work again (although
    @shutdown/reboot under NT_TCP is still not functional). 
    Reorganization of the Win32 services macros. [EEH]
  * Fix to bug with login attempts using literal encrypted strings.
    Reported by Cadar and Mirrador.
  * @ps/all shows the right label on top. Patch by qa'toq at bDv.