[freeciv-ai] Re: Question on find_boat

[Gregory Berkolaiko <Gregory.Berkolaiko@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, 1 Apr 2003, Per I. Mathisen wrote:

> On Tue, 1 Apr 2003, Gregory Berkolaiko wrote:
> > I have thought a little.I know how to create a land-sea-land map but
> > for it to work we need a function estimating waiting time at the port of
> > departure.This function is a plug-in module, the path-finding code
> > itself wouldn't depend on it.
> >
> > So the questions are:
> > 1. How to make this function.
> > 2. How to manage existing boats.
> > 3. How to make sure new boats are build if there is demand.
> >
> > Also I don't know where to start since if we break at least onecomponent,
> > the whole thing will collapse.Maybe debugging find_boat will help?
> 
> I would strongly suggest _not_ fixing the current code. Instead, build the
> new code separately, and when it is done, phase out the old in favour of
> the new. This way we can also compare the two codebases and do the
> measurements that Raimar loves so much. We can use the two new ai roles
> (AIUNIT_PICKUP, AIUNIT_DROPOFF) as a sign that the unit is to use the new
> code until it is ready to handle everything.
> 
> How about that?

Where to start?

G.

P.S. The above question doesn't mean I am going to start it ;)