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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Wrapper script for chexquest, part of the SlackBuilds.org project.
+# Decides which game to run, finds a usable Doom engine, and uses it
+# to run the game.
+
+# Author: B. Watson (urchlay@slackware.uk). License: WTFPL.
+
+# The IWAD for Chex Quest 1... its header calls it a PWAD but it's
+# really an IWAD. *shrug*
+IWAD=/usr/share/games/doom/chex.wad
+
+# The PWAD for Chex Quest 2 (which requires chex.wad):
+PWAD=/usr/share/games/doom/chex2.wad
+
+# If we're called as chexquest2, add the PWAD.
+case "$0" in
+  *2) PWADARG="-file $PWAD" ;;
+esac
+
+# The list is restricted to engines that (a) are on SBo, and (b) can
+# actually play Chex Quest 1 and 2.
+
+# These were tested, and don't work: chocolate-doom doomsday prboom
+
+# Chocolate Doom supposedly supports it, if the Dehacked patch is
+# present, but it segfaults when I try to start the game. If you
+# want to play with this, the dehacked patch lives here:
+# http://mirrors.syringanetworks.net/idgames/themes/chex/chexdeh.zip
+
+# These were tested, and do work... though skulltag has issues, and
+# only gzdoom, zdoom, and crispy-doom show the correct "are you sure
+# you want to quit?" messages.
+ENGINES="gzdoom zdoom crispy-doom odamex prboom-plus doomretro skulltag"
+
+# And we're off to the races...
+for eng in $ENGINES; do
+  if /bin/which $eng &>/dev/null; then
+    exec $eng -iwad $IWAD $PWADARG "$@"
+  fi
+done
+
+echo "Can't find any of $ENGINES, can't run game." 1>&2
+exit 1