diff --git a/sys/unix/hints/hardfought b/sys/unix/hints/hardfought
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index f69564921..000000000
--- a/sys/unix/hints/hardfought
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,435 +0,0 @@
-# NetHack 3.7  linux.370 $NHDT-Date: 1693519390 2023/08/31 22:03:10 $  $NHDT-Branch: keni-crashweb2 $:$NHDT-Revision: 1.61 $
-# Copyright (c) Kenneth Lorber, Kensington, Maryland, 2007.
-# NetHack may be freely redistributed.  See license for details.
-#
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Linux hints file with support for multiple window ports (interfaces)
-# Tested on:
-#     - Ubuntu focal
-#
-# If this doesn't work for your distribution, consider making a new
-# hints file for it, rather than changing this one.
-# And let us know about it.
-#
-
-#-PRE
-# linux.370 hints file provides a single-user build for Linux (such
-# as Ubuntu focal).
-
-# note: '#-INCLUDE' is not just a comment
-#        multiw-1.370 contains sections 1 to 2
-#-INCLUDE multiw-1.370
-
-HINTSVERSION := 370
-
-ifdef MAKEFILE_TOP
-ifeq ($(MAKELEVEL),0)
-PRECHECK+=checkmakefiles
-# all files included from this hints file get listed
-# in HINTSINCLNAMES (without suffix and without a path)
-HINTSINCLNAMES := compiler cross-pre1 cross-pre2 cross-post \
-		gbdates-pre gbdates-post \
-		multiw-1 multiw-2 misc \
-		multisnd1-pre multisnd2-pre multisnd-post
-HINTSINCLFILES := $(addsuffix .$(HINTSVERSION), $(HINTSINCLNAMES))
-endif
-endif
-
-ifndef LIBXPM
-LIBXPM= -L/opt/X11/lib -lXpm
-endif
-
-#4. Other
-GAMEUID  = games
-GAMEGRP  = games
-
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-#-INCLUDE cross-pre1.370
-
-
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# You shouldn't need to change anything below here (in the hints file; if
-# you're reading this in Makefile augmented by hints, that may not be true).
-#
-
-ifeq "$(GIT)" "1"
-ifndef GITSUBMODULES
-GITSUBMODULES=1
-endif
-endif
-ifeq "$(git)" "1"
-ifndef GITSUBMODULES
-GITSUBMODULES=1
-endif
-endif
-
-#-INCLUDE multiw-2.370
-
-# compiler.370 contains compiler detection and adjustments common
-# to both linux and macOS
-
-#-INCLUDE compiler.370
-
-ifdef WANT_WIN_QT
-ifdef WANT_WIN_QT5
-QTDIR=/usr
-endif  # WANT_WIN_QT5
-ifdef WANT_WIN_QT6
-#if your Qt6 is elsewhere, change this to match
-QTDIR=/usr/local/qt6
-endif   # WANT_WIN_QT6
-endif  # WANT_WIN_QT
-
-# misc.370 must come after compiler.370
-# and after QTDIR is defined.
-#
-#-INCLUDE misc.370
-
-ifeq "$(USE_ASAN)" "1"
-CFLAGS+=-fsanitize=address
-LFLAGS+=-fsanitize=address
-endif
-
-ifdef WANT_WIN_TTY
-USE_CURSESLIB=1
-endif
-
-ifdef WANT_WIN_CURSES
-ifneq "$(USE_CURSESLIB)" "1"
-USE_CURSESLIB=1
-endif
-endif
-
-ifeq "$(USE_CURSESLIB)" "1"
-# default
-CURSESLIB = -lncurses -ltinfo
-# If CURSES_UNICODE is defined, we need ncursesw.
-# Without CURSES_UNICODE the following simpler setting works.
-# CURSESLIB = -lncurses -ltinfo
-ifdef MAKEFILE_SRC
-comma:=,
-NCURSES_LFLAGS = $(shell pkg-config ncursesw --libs)
-ifeq (,$(findstring ncursesw, $(NCURSES_LFLAGS)))
-ifeq (,$(findstring ncurses, $(NCURSES_LFLAGS)))
-#this indicates that pkg-config itself was unavailable
-NCURSES_LFLAGS = -lncursesw -ltinfo
-endif
-endif
-#$(info $(NCURSES_LFLAGS))
-ifeq (,$(findstring ncursesw, $(NCURSES_LFLAGS)))
-HAVE_NCURSESW=0
-else
-HAVE_NCURSESW=1
-endif
-#$(info $(NCURSES_LFLAGS))
-#$(info HAVE_NCURSESW=$(HAVE_NCURSESW))
-ifeq "$(HAVE_NCURSESW)" "1"
-# remove unnecessary -Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions if present
-ifneq (,$(findstring -Wl$(comma)-Bsymbolic-functions, $(NCURSES_LFLAGS)))
-CURSESLIB = $(subst -Wl$(comma)-Bsymbolic-functions,,$(NCURSES_LFLAGS))
-else
-CURSESLIB = $(NCURSES_LFLAGS)
-endif
-#$(info $(CURSESLIB))
-endif      #HAVE_NCURSESW
-endif      #MAKEFILE_SRC
-endif      #USE_CURSESLIB
-
-# NetHack sources control
-NHCFLAGS+=-DDLB
-NHCFLAGS+=-DHACKDIR=\"$(HACKDIR)\"
-NHCFLAGS+=-DVAR_PLAYGROUND=\"$(HACKDIR)/var\"
-NHCFLAGS+=-DDEFAULT_WINDOW_SYS=\"$(WANT_DEFAULT)\"
-NHCFLAGS+=-DSYSCF -DSYSCF_FILE=\"$(HACKDIR)/sysconf\" -DSECURE
-NHCFLAGS+=-DTIMED_DELAY
-NHCFLAGS+=-DCONFIG_ERROR_SECURE=FALSE
-NHCFLAGS+=-DPANICLOG_FMT2
-NHCFLAGS+=-DFCMASK=0644
-#NHCFLAGS+=-DGREPPATH=\"/usr/bin/grep\"
-NHCFLAGS+=-DCOMPRESS=\"/bin/gzip\" -DCOMPRESS_EXTENSION=\".gz\"
-#NHCFLAGS+=-DNOMAIL
-#NHCFLAGS+=-DEXTRA_SANITY_CHECKS
-NHCFLAGS+=-DEDIT_GETLIN
-NHCFLAGS+=-DSCORE_ON_BOTL
-#NHCFLAGS+=-DMSGHANDLER
-NHCFLAGS+=-DTTY_TILES_ESCCODES
-#NHCFLAGS+=-DTTY_SOUND_ESCCODES
-#NHCFLAGS+=-DNO_CHRONICLE
-NHCFLAGS+=-DDGAMELAUNCH
-#NHCFLAGS+=-DLIVELOG
-NHCFLAGS+=-DDUMPLOG
-NHCFLAGS+=-DDUMPHTML
-NHCFLAGS+=-DUSE_GENERAL_ALTAR_COLORS
-NHCFLAGS+=-DSELF_RECOVER
-ifdef WANT_WIN_CURSES
-ifeq "$(HAVE_NCURSESW)" "1"
-NHCFLAGS+=-DCURSES_UNICODE
-else
-ifdef MAKEFILE_SRC
-$(info Attention: CURSES_UNICODE is not being defined without ncursesw)
-endif   #MAKEFILE_SRC
-endif   #HAVE_NCURSESW
-endif   #WANT_WIN_CURSES
-
-#
-#-INCLUDE multisnd1-pre.370
-#
-
-# WINCFLAGS set from multiw-2.370
-# SNDCFLAGS set from multisnd-pre.370
-CFLAGS+= $(WINCFLAGS)
-CFLAGS+= $(SNDCFLAGS)
-CFLAGS+= $(NHCFLAGS)
-
-# WINCFLAGS set from multiw-2.370
-# SNDCFLAGS set from multisnd-pre.370
-CCXXFLAGS+= $(WINCFLAGS)
-CCXXFLAGS+= $(SNDCFLAGS)
-CCXXFLAGS+= $(NHCFLAGS)
-
-VARDATND =
-VARDATND0 =
-
-#ifdef WANT_WIN_CHAIN
-#HINTSRC=$(CHAINSRC)
-#HINTOBJ=$(CHAINOBJ)
-#endif # WANT_WIN_CHAIN
-
-ifdef MAKEFILE_SRC
-ifdef CURSESLIB
-WINLIB += $(CURSESLIB)
-endif   #CURSESLIB
-endif   #MAKEFILE_SRC
-
-ifdef WANT_WIN_X11
-USE_XPM=1
-WINX11LIB = -lXaw -lXmu -lXext -lXt -lX11
-VARDATND0 += x11tiles NetHack.ad pet_mark.xbm pilemark.xbm
-# -x: if built without dlb, some versions of mkfontdir think *.lev are fonts
-POSTINSTALL += bdftopcf win/X11/nh10.bdf > $(HACKDIR)/nh10.pcf; ( cd $(HACKDIR); mkfontdir -x .lev );
-# separate from CFLAGS so that we don't pass it to every file
-X11CFLAGS = -I/opt/X11/include
-# avoid repeated complaints about _X_NONNULL(args...) in <X11/Xfuncproto.h>
-X11CFLAGS += -Wno-variadic-macros
-ifdef USE_XPM
-CFLAGS += -DUSE_XPM
-WINX11LIB += -lXpm
-VARDATND0 += rip.xpm
-endif
-WINLIB += $(WINX11LIB)
-LFLAGS+=-L/opt/X11/lib
-endif	# WANT_WIN_X11
-
-ifdef WANT_WIN_QT
-LINK = $(CXX)
-ifdef WANT_WIN_QT4
-QTCXXFLAGS += $(sort $(shell PKG_CONFIG_PATH=$(QTDIR)/lib/pkgconfig pkg-config QtGui --cflags)) -DQT_NO_SOUND=1
-WINLIB += $(shell PKG_CONFIG_PATH=$(QTDIR)/lib/pkgconfig pkg-config QtGui --libs)
-endif    # WANT_WIN_QT4
-ifdef WANT_WIN_QT5
-QTCXXFLAGS += $(sort $(shell PKG_CONFIG_PATH=$(QTDIR)/lib/pkgconfig pkg-config Qt5Gui Qt5Widgets Qt5Multimedia --cflags))
-WINLIB += $(shell PKG_CONFIG_PATH=$(QTDIR)/lib/pkgconfig pkg-config Qt5Gui Qt5Widgets Qt5Multimedia --libs)
-endif    # WANT_WIN_QT5
-ifdef WANT_WIN_QT6
-ifdef QT6MANUAL
-# Try some likely spots for a self-built Qt6.
-# You'll have to change these manually before using the hints file
-# if they don't match the installed location on your system.
-ifneq "$(HOSTTYPE)" ""
-QTHOST=$(HOSTTYPE)
-else
-QTHOST=x86_64
-endif
-QTTOP=/usr/include/$(HOSTTYPE)-linux-gnu/qt6
-ifneq ($(wildcard $(QTTOP)/*),)
-#we don't set QTLOCATED=1 for this
-QTINCDIR=/usr/include/$(QTHOST)-linux-gnu/qt6
-QTLIBDIR=/usr/lib/$(QTHOST)-linux.gnu
-QTCXXFLAGS += -DQT_WIDGETS_LIB -DQT_MULTIMEDIA_LIB -DQT_NETWORK_LIB -DQT_GUI_LIB -DQT_CORE_LIB
-QTCXXFLAGS += -I$(QTINCDIR)/QtWidgets -I$(QTINCDIR) -I$(QTINCDIR)/QtMultimedia
-QTCXXFLAGS += -I$(QTINCDIR)/QtNetwork -I$(QTINCDIR)/QtGui -I$(QTINCDIR)/QtCore
-WINLIB += -L$(QTLIBDIR) -lQt6Widgets -lQt6Multimedia -lQt6Network -lQt6Gui -lQt6Core
-MOCPATH = /usr/lib/qt6/libexec/moc
-#/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt6EglFSDeviceIntegration.so
-endif    # QTTOP/*
-ifndef QTINCDIR
-ifneq ($(wildcard /usr/local/Qt6/*),)
-QTDIR=/usr/local/Qt6
-QTLOCATED=1
-endif    # wildcard /usr/local/Qt6
-ifneq ($(wildcard /usr/local/qt6/*),)
-QTDIR=/usr/local/qt6
-QTLOCATED=1
-endif    # wildcard /usr/local/qt6
-endif    # !QTINCDIR
-ifdef QTLOCATED
-QTCXXFLAGS += -I$(QTDIR)/include/QtCore
-QTCXXFLAGS += -I$(QTDIR)/include/QtGui
-QTCXXFLAGS += -I$(QTDIR)/include/QtMultimedia
-QTCXXFLAGS += -I$(QTDIR)/include/QtWidgets
-MOCPATH = $(QTDIR)/libexec/moc
-WINLIB += -L$(QTDIR)/lib -lQt6Widgets -lQt6Multimedia -lQt6Network -lQt6Gui -lQt6Core
-endif   # QTLOCATED
-else    # !QT6MANUAL
-MOCDIR = $(shell pkg-config Qt6Gui --variable=libexecdir)
-ifneq ($(wildcard $(MOCDIR)/*),)
-MOCPATH = $(MOCDIR)/moc
-else
-MOCPATH = /usr/lib/qt6/libexec/moc
-endif   # MOCDIR
-QTCXXFLAGS += $(sort $(shell pkg-config Qt6Gui Qt6Widgets Qt6Multimedia --cflags))
-WINLIB += $(shell pkg-config Qt6Gui Qt6Widgets Qt6Multimedia --libs)
-endif   # QT6MANUAL
-endif   # WANT_WIN_QT6
-ifndef QTDIR
-$(error QTDIR not defined in the environment or Makefile)
-endif	# QTDIR
-# XXX if /Developer/qt exists and QTDIR not set, use that
-# XXX make sure QTDIR points to something reasonable
-QTCXXFLAGS += -fPIC
-POSTINSTALL+= bdftopcf win/X11/nh10.bdf > $(INSTDIR)/nh10.pcf; \
-		( cd $(INSTDIR); mkfontdir -x .lev );
-VARDATND0 += nhtiles.bmp rip.xpm nhsplash.xpm
-else    # WANT_WIN_QT
-LINK = $(CC)
-endif	# !WANT_WIN_QT
-
-# prevent duplicate tile.o in WINOBJ
-WINOBJ = $(WINOBJ0) $(sort $(XTRAOBJ))
-# prevent duplicates in VARDATND if both X11 and Qt are being supported
-VARDATND += $(sort $(VARDATND0))
-
-GIT_HASH := $(shell echo `git rev-parse --verify HEAD` 2>&1)
-GIT_BRANCH := $(shell echo `git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD` 2>&1)
-
-ifdef GIT_HASH
-GITHASH = -DNETHACK_GIT_SHA=\"$(GIT_HASH)\"
-endif
-ifdef GIT_BRANCH
-GITBRANCH = -DNETHACK_GIT_BRANCH=\"$(GIT_BRANCH)\"
-endif
-
-ifdef WANT_LIBNH
-CFLAGS += -DSHIM_GRAPHICS -DNOTTYGRAPHICS -DNOSHELL -DLIBNH -fpic
-LIBNHSYSSRC = ../sys/libnh/libnhmain.c \
-		../sys/share/ioctl.c ../sys/share/unixtty.c \
-		../sys/unix/unixunix.c ../sys/unix/unixres.c \
-		../win/shim/winshim.c
-LIBNHSYSOBJ = $(TARGETPFX)libnhmain.o $(TARGETPFX)ioctl.o \
-		$(TARGETPFX)unixtty.o $(TARGETPFX)unixunix.o \
-		$(TARGETPFX)unixres.o $(TARGETPFX)winshim.o \
-		$(TARGETPFX)date.o
-#don't bother building the game executable as it will fail
-#without winshim
-override GAME=
-MOREALL += ( cd src ; $(MAKE) pregame ; $(MAKE) $(TARGETPFX)libnh.a )
-endif  # WANT_LIBNH
-
-SYSCONFCREATE = cp sys/unix/sysconf $(INSTDIR)/sysconf
-SYSCONFINSTALL = $(SYSCONFCREATE) && \
-	 $(CHOWN) $(GAMEUID) $(INSTDIR)/sysconf && \
-	 $(CHGRP) $(GAMEGRP) $(INSTDIR)/sysconf && \
-	 chmod $(VARFILEPERM) $(INSTDIR)/sysconf;
-SYSCONFENSURE = (if ! test -f $(INSTDIR)/sysconf ; then \
-	 $(SYSCONFCREATE) && \
-	 $(CHOWN) $(GAMEUID) $(INSTDIR)/sysconf && \
-	 $(CHGRP) $(GAMEGRP) $(INSTDIR)/sysconf && \
-	 chmod $(VARFILEPERM) $(INSTDIR)/sysconf; fi );
-
-# this is the chroot dir
-PREFIX=/opt/nethack/chroot
-
-# this is the dir where NetHack is inside the chroot
-HACKDIR=/nh370.101-hdf
-INSTDIR=$(PREFIX)$(HACKDIR)
-VARDIR =$(INSTDIR)/var
-
-# DGL does not use the shell script launcher
-SHELLDIR=/tmp
-
-ifneq "$(CCISCLANG)" ""
-# gdb may not be installed if clang is chosen compiler so the game
-# won't start in that case due to a sysconf error. Comment out
-# relevant lines in sysconf.
-POSTINSTALL+= sed -i -e 's;^GDBPATH=/usr/bin/gdb;\#GDBPATH=/usr/bin/gdb;' \
-		-e 's;PANICTRACE_GDB=1;PANICTRACE_GDB=0;' $(INSTDIR)/sysconf;
-endif
-
-# Lua
-# when building liblua.a, avoid warning that use of tmpnam() should be
-# replaced by mkstemp(); the lua code doesn't use nethack's config.h so
-# this needs to be passed via make rather than defined in unixconf.h
-SYSCFLAGS=-DLUA_USE_LINUX
-ifdef GITSUBMODULES
-LUAFLAGS=CC='$(CC)' SYSCFLAGS='$(SYSCFLAGS)'
-ifneq "$(CCISCLANG)" ""
-# clang
-LUAFLAGS +=CWARNGCC=''
-endif   # clang
-override LUAHEADERS = submodules/lua
-override LUA2NHTOP = ../..
-override LUAMAKEFLAGS=$(LUAFLAGS)
-endif   # GITSUBMODULES
-DLLIB = -ldl
-
-# Only needed for GLIBC stack trace:
-LFLAGS+=-rdynamic
-
-# if TTY_TILES_ESCCODES
-WINSRC += tile.c
-WINOBJ += tile.o
-# endif
-
-CHOWN=true
-CHGRP=true
-
-VARDIRPERM = 0755
-VARFILEPERM = 0600
-GAMEPERM = 0755
-#
-# manpages directory
-MANDIR=/usr/share/man/man6
-#
-#-INCLUDE cross-pre2.370
-#
-
-#
-#-INCLUDE gbdates-pre.370
-#
-
-#
-#-INCLUDE multisnd2-pre.370
-#
-
-#-POST
-
-#
-#-INCLUDE gbdates-post.370
-#
-#
-#-INCLUDE multisnd-post.370
-#
-
-ifdef MAKEFILE_TOP
-ifeq ($(MAKELEVEL),0)
-.PHONY: checkmakefiles
-checkmakefiles:
-	@$(MAKE) -f sys/unix/Makefile.check \
-		HINTSFILE="$(HINTSFILE)" HINTSINCLFILES="$(HINTSINCLFILES)"
-endif
-endif
-
-ifdef WANT_LIBNH
-$(TARGETPFX)libnh.a: $(HOBJ) $(LIBNHSYSOBJ) ../lib/lua/liblua.a
-	$(AR) rcs $@ $(HOBJ) $(LIBNHSYSOBJ) ../lib/lua/liblua.a
-	@echo "$@ built."
-$(TARGETPFX)libnhmain.o : ../sys/libnh/libnhmain.c $(HACK_H)
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c -o$@ $<
-$(TARGETPFX)winshim.o : ../win/shim/winshim.c $(HACK_H)
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c -o$@ $<
-endif  # WANT_LIBNH
-
-#
-#-INCLUDE cross-post.370
-#
-
diff --git a/sys/unix/hints/tangles b/sys/unix/hints/tangles
deleted file mode 100644
index 77513df4c..000000000
--- a/sys/unix/hints/tangles
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,70 +0,0 @@
-#
-# NetHack 3.7  linux $NHDT-Date: 1596498415 2020/08/03 23:46:55 $  $NHDT-Branch: NetHack-3.7 $:$NHDT-Revision: 1.32 $
-# Copyright (c) Kenneth Lorber, Kensington, Maryland, 2007.
-# NetHack may be freely redistributed.  See license for details. 
-#
-#-PRE
-# Linux hints file
-# This hints file provides a single-user tty build for Linux, specifically
-# for Ubuntu dapper.
-
-
-PREFIX=/usr
-#PREFIX=$(wildcard ~)/nh/install
-HACKDIR=$(PREFIX)/games/lib/$(GAME)dir
-SHELLDIR = $(PREFIX)/games
-INSTDIR=$(HACKDIR)
-VARDIR = $(HACKDIR)
-
-
-
-POSTINSTALL=cp -n sys/unix/sysconf $(INSTDIR)/sysconf; $(CHOWN) $(GAMEUID) $(INSTDIR)/sysconf; $(CHGRP) $(GAMEGRP) $(INSTDIR)/sysconf; chmod $(VARFILEPERM) $(INSTDIR)/sysconf;
-
-CFLAGS=-g -O -I../include -DNOTPARMDECL
-CFLAGS+=-DDLB
-CFLAGS+=-DCOMPRESS=\"/bin/gzip\" -DCOMPRESS_EXTENSION=\".gz\"
-CFLAGS+=-Wno-format-overflow
-CFLAGS+=-DSYSCF -DSYSCF_FILE=\"$(HACKDIR)/sysconf\" -DSECURE
-CFLAGS+=-DTIMED_DELAY
-CFLAGS+=-DHACKDIR=\"$(HACKDIR)\"
-CFLAGS+=-DVAR_PLAYGROUND=\"$(VARDIR)\"
-CFLAGS+=-DDUMPLOG
-CFLAGS+=-DDUMPHTML
-CFLAGS+=-DCONFIG_ERROR_SECURE=FALSE
-CFLAGS+=-DCURSES_GRAPHICS
-CFLAGS+=-DPANICLOG_FMT2
-CFLAGS+=-DTTY_TILES_ESCCODES
-CFLAGS+=-DLIVELOG_ENABLE
-CFLAGS+=-DSCORE_ON_BOTL
-
-
-# when building liblua.a, avoid warning that use of tmpnam() should be
-# replaced by mkstemp(); the lua code doesn't use nethack's config.h so
-# this needs to be passed via make rather than defined in unixconf.h
-SYSCFLAGS=-DLUA_USE_POSIX
-
-LINK=$(CC)
-# Only needed for GLIBC stack trace:
-LFLAGS=-rdynamic
-
-WINSRC = $(WINTTYSRC) $(WINCURSESSRC)
-WINOBJ = $(WINTTYOBJ) $(WINCURSESOBJ)
-WINLIB = $(WINTTYLIB) $(WINCURSESLIB)
-
-# if TTY_TILES_ESCCODES
-WINSRC += tile.c
-WINOBJ += tile.o
-
-WINTTYLIB=-lncurses -ltinfo
-
-GAMEUID  = games
-GAMEGRP  = bin
-
-GAMEPERM = 04755
-VARFILEPERM = 0644
-VARDIRPERM = 0755
-
-
-CHOWN = /usr/bin/chown
-CHGRP = /usr/bin/chgrp
-