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Port details
qtads Cross-platform, multimedia interpreter for TADS adventure games
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Maintainer: wes.frazier@avoidbig.tech search for ports maintained by this maintainer
Port Added: 2013-02-22 16:04:03
Last Update: 2026-04-02 03:22:49
Commit Hash: 4ad6362
License: GPLv3+
WWW:
https://realnc.github.io/qtads/
Description:
QTads is a so called "interpreter" for games created with the Text Adventure Development System, or "Tads" for short, a C-like object oriented programming language for authoring Interactive Fiction (similar to the Infocom or Legend Entertainment games, like "Zork"). The Tads compiler creates executables for the Tads Virtual Machine (the "Tads VM"). QTads is an implementation of this Virtual Machine; it runs Tads VM programs. Both Tads 2 as well as Tads 3 games are supported.
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Manual pages:
pkg-plist: as obtained via: make generate-plist
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  1. /usr/local/share/licenses/qtads-3.4.0/catalog.mk
  2. /usr/local/share/licenses/qtads-3.4.0/LICENSE
  3. /usr/local/share/licenses/qtads-3.4.0/GPLv3+
  4. bin/qtads
  5. share/applications/nikos.chantziaras.qtads.desktop
  6. share/icons/hicolor/128x128/mimetypes/application-x-t3vm-image.png
  7. share/icons/hicolor/128x128/mimetypes/application-x-tads.png
  8. share/icons/hicolor/16x16/mimetypes/application-x-t3vm-image.png
  9. share/icons/hicolor/16x16/mimetypes/application-x-tads.png
  10. share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps/qtads.png
  11. share/icons/hicolor/32x32/mimetypes/application-x-t3vm-image.png
  12. share/icons/hicolor/32x32/mimetypes/application-x-tads.png
  13. share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/qtads.png
  14. share/icons/hicolor/48x48/mimetypes/application-x-t3vm-image.png
  15. share/icons/hicolor/48x48/mimetypes/application-x-tads.png
  16. share/icons/hicolor/72x72/apps/qtads.png
  17. share/man/man6/qtads.6.gz
  18. share/metainfo/nikos.chantziaras.qtads.appdata.xml
  19. share/mime/packages/qtads.xml
  20. @owner
  21. @group
  22. @mode
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USE_RC_SUBR (Service Scripts)
  • no SUBR information found for this port
Dependency lines:
  • qtads>0:games/qtads
Conflicts:
CONFLICTS_INSTALL:
  • gargoyle
To install the port:
cd /usr/ports/games/qtads/ && make install clean
To add the package, run one of these commands:
  • pkg install games/qtads
  • pkg install qtads
NOTE: If this package has multiple flavors (see below), then use one of them instead of the name specified above.
PKGNAME: qtads
Flavors: there is no flavor information for this port.
distinfo:
TIMESTAMP = 1760358880 SHA256 (realnc-qtads-v3.4.0_GH0.tar.gz) = 90a548c16b3310bd52950aa2c11e326b86ebe953b801b438725f8288c5effa91 SIZE (realnc-qtads-v3.4.0_GH0.tar.gz) = 7560965

Packages (timestamps in pop-ups are UTC):
qtads
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Dependencies
NOTE: FreshPorts displays only information on required and default dependencies. Optional dependencies are not covered.
Build dependencies:
  1. update-desktop-database : devel/desktop-file-utils
  2. gmake>=4.4.1 : devel/gmake
  3. pkgconf>=1.3.0_1 : devel/pkgconf
  4. sdl2-config : devel/sdl20
  5. update-mime-database : misc/shared-mime-info
  6. xorgproto>=0 : x11/xorgproto
  7. qt5-buildtools>=5.15 : devel/qt5-buildtools
  8. qt5-qmake>=5.15 : devel/qt5-qmake
Runtime dependencies:
  1. update-desktop-database : devel/desktop-file-utils
  2. update-mime-database : misc/shared-mime-info
  3. qt5-buildtools>=5.15 : devel/qt5-buildtools
Library dependencies:
  1. libfluidsynth.so : audio/fluidsynth
  2. libmpg123.so : audio/mpg123
  3. libsndfile.so : audio/libsndfile
  4. libvorbisfile.so : audio/libvorbis
  5. libGL.so : graphics/libglvnd
  6. libSDL2.so : devel/sdl20
  7. libQt5Core.so : devel/qt5-core
  8. libQt5Gui.so : x11-toolkits/qt5-gui
  9. libQt5Network.so : net/qt5-network
  10. libQt5Svg.so : graphics/qt5-svg
  11. libQt5Widgets.so : x11-toolkits/qt5-widgets
There are no ports dependent upon this port

Configuration Options:
===> The following configuration options are available for qtads-3.4.0: ICONS=on: Install mimetype icons ===> Use 'make config' to modify these settings
Options name:
games_qtads
USES:
desktop-file-utils gl gmake pkgconfig qmake qt:5 sdl shared-mime-info
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Master Sites:
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  1. https://codeload.github.com/realnc/qtads/tar.gz/v3.4.0?dummy=/
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Number of commits found: 16

Commit History - (may be incomplete: for full details, see links to repositories near top of page)
CommitCreditsLog message
3.4.0
02 Apr 2026 03:22:49
commit hash: 4ad6362ec78b66bc1212fd1eb45d793506fcc0c2commit hash: 4ad6362ec78b66bc1212fd1eb45d793506fcc0c2commit hash: 4ad6362ec78b66bc1212fd1eb45d793506fcc0c2commit hash: 4ad6362ec78b66bc1212fd1eb45d793506fcc0c2 files touched by this commit
Joseph Mingrone (jrm) search for other commits by this committer
Author: Wes Frazier
games/qtads [New port]: Interpreter for TADS games

QTads is a cross-platform, multimedia interpreter for TADS games.  It is
fully compatible with HTML TADS, aka "Multimedia TADS".  Both TADS
versions in use today (v2 and v3) are supported.

PR:		290244
2.1.7
16 Mar 2019 21:55:51
Revision:495967Original commit files touched by this commit
tcberner search for other commits by this committer
Qt4 deprecation: Remove Qt4 and its consumes.

2019-03-15 accessibility/qt4-accessible: Qt4 has been EOL since december 2015
2019-03-15 astro/qlandkartegt: Qt4 has been EOL since december 2015
2019-03-15 astro/stellarium-qt4: Qt4 has been EOL since december 2015
2019-03-15 astro/xglobe: Qt4 has been EOL since december 2015
2019-03-15 audio/acoustid-fingerprinter: Qt4 has been EOL since december 2015
2019-03-15 audio/cueplayer: Qt4 has been EOL since december 2015
2019-03-15 audio/esperanza: Qt4 has been EOL since december 2015
2019-03-15 audio/lastfm-desktop: Qt4 has been EOL since december 2015
2019-03-15 audio/minitunes: Qt4 has been EOL since december 2015
2019-03-15 audio/mixxx20: Qt4 has been EOL since december 2015
2019-03-15 audio/mumble: Qt4 has been EOL since december 2015
2019-03-15 audio/murmur: Qt4 has been EOL since december 2015
2019-03-15 audio/puddletag: Qt4 has been EOL since december 2015
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2.1.7
02 Dec 2018 15:41:48
Revision:486467Original commit files touched by this commit
rene search for other commits by this committer
Mark QT4 ports/functionality for removal on 2019-03-15

While here, chase some KDE4 ports and functionality, these are scheduled for
removal on 2018-12-31. Change the default option/flavor to QT5 where applicable
or use alternative toolkits like GTK.

Submitted by:	tcberner
Reviewed by:	adridg, jhale, rene, tcberner
Approved by:	portmgr (implicit, flavor hook)
Differential Revision:	https://reviews.freebsd.org/D17741
2.1.7
04 Nov 2018 11:59:49
Revision:483997Original commit files touched by this commit
antoine search for other commits by this committer
Mark BROKEN: fails to build

tads3/tct3stm.cpp:318:21: error: comparison between pointer and integer
('CTcPrsNode *' and 'int')
    if (create_iter != VM_INVALID_PROP)
        ~~~~~~~~~~~ ^  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Reported by:	pkg-fallout
2.1.7
28 Jun 2018 17:39:55
Revision:473503Original commit files touched by this commit
tcberner search for other commits by this committer
Replace bsd.qt.mk by Uses/qt.mk and Uses/qt-dist.mk

From now on, ports that depend on Qt4 will have to set
	USES=		qt:4
	USE_QT=		foo bar
ports depending on Qt5 will use
	USES=		qt:5
	USE_QT=		foo bar

PR:		229225
Exp-run by:	antoine
Reviewed by:	mat
Approved by:	portmgr (antoine)
Differential Revision:	-https://reviews.freebsd.org/D15540
2.1.7
01 Feb 2017 05:30:00
Revision:432990Original commit files touched by this commit
jbeich search for other commits by this committer
games/qtads: update to 2.1.7

Changes:	https://github.com/realnc/qtads/compare/2.1.6...2.1.7
PR:		216357
Submitted by:	kaiwang27@gmail.com (maintainer)
MFH:		2017Q1
2.1.6_4
01 Feb 2017 05:26:23
Revision:432974Original commit files touched by this commit
jbeich search for other commits by this committer
games/qtads: unbreak with clang 4.0

tads3/vmtz.cpp:1985:30: error: ordered comparison between pointer and zero
('vmtz_trans *' and 'int')
            result->set(tcur > 0 ? tcur - 1 : tcur);
                        ~~~~ ^ ~

PR:		216357
Reported by:	antoine (via exp-run)
Submitted by:	kaiwang27@gmail.com (maintainer)
2.1.6_3
08 Dec 2014 16:48:41
Revision:374303Original commit files touched by this commit
tijl search for other commits by this committer
Replace USES=libtool:oldver with USES=libtool or USES=libtool:keepla in
the 32 ports that still use it.  Bump PORTREVISION on their dependent
ports except the ones that depend on these:

audio/libogg
audio/libvorbis
devel/pcre
ftp/curl
graphics/jpeg
graphics/libart_lgpl
graphics/tiff
textproc/expat2
textproc/libxslt

In these cases the same trick as in the recent gettext update is used.
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2.1.6_2
10 Sep 2014 20:50:37
Revision:367888Original commit files touched by this commit
gerald search for other commits by this committer
Update the default version of GCC in the Ports Collection from GCC 4.7.4
to GCC 4.8.3.

Part II, Bump PORTREVISIONs.

PR:		192025
Tested by:	antoine (-exp runs)
Approved by:	portmgr (implicit)
2.1.6_1
03 May 2014 18:58:58
Revision:352933Original commit files touched by this commit
tijl search for other commits by this committer
audio/sdl_sound:
- USES=libtool.
- Strip library.
- Replace patch+reinplace with a single reinplace.
- Remove a patch so we use the upstream library name again.  Bump
  PORTREVISION on all dependent ports.

games/alephone:
- USES=gmake tar:bzip2.
- Remove unneeded PKG_CONFIG variable.
- Staging.
- New LIB_DEPENDS syntax.

games/asc:
- USES=libtool.
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2.1.6
22 Nov 2013 18:48:42
Revision:334603Original commit files touched by this commit
makc search for other commits by this committer
- Convert to USES=qmake (and other USES while I'm here)
- Add state support
- Convert LIB_DEPENDS to new style, adjust USE_QT4 components, etc.

Approved by:	portmgr (blanket approval)
2.1.6
20 Sep 2013 17:36:36
Revision:327730Original commit files touched by this commit
bapt search for other commits by this committer
Add NO_STAGE all over the place in preparation for the staging support (cat:
games)
2.1.6
12 Sep 2013 00:21:11
Revision:327018Original commit files touched by this commit
marino search for other commits by this committer
Add explicit dependency on pkgconf (27 ports)
2.1.6
14 Aug 2013 22:35:54
Revision:324744Original commit files touched by this commit Sanity Test Failure
ak search for other commits by this committer
- Remove MAKE_JOBS_SAFE variable

Approved by:	portmgr (bdrewery)
2.1.6
23 Feb 2013 14:15:49
Revision:312816Original commit files touched by this commit
pawel search for other commits by this committer
Use QMAKEFLAGS, QMAKE_ARGS is not defined anywhere

Suggested by:	makc
2.1.6
22 Feb 2013 16:03:46
Revision:312775Original commit files touched by this commit
pawel search for other commits by this committer
QTads is a cross-platform, multimedia interpreter for Tads games,
compatible with HTML TADS. Both Tads versions in use today (Tads 2 and
Tads 3) are supported.

WWW: http://qtads.sourceforge.net/

PR:		ports/175863
Submitted by:	Kai Wang <kaiwang27@gmail.com>

Number of commits found: 16