Re: [Freeciv-Dev] Roadmap updated.

[David Pfitzner <dwp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Reinier Post wrote:

> Not that I'm going to do anything about it, but now that the metaserver
> is down, human to human play is effectively impossible.  The latest CVS
> version can be configured to use the metaserver at www.freeciv.org:
> 
>   with the client, use -m http://www.freeciv.org/metaserver/
>   with the server, use -M www.freeciv.org
> 
> My vote for an early 1.8.2 release in which it is the default metaserver.

As you noted, current cvs has lots of changes compared to 1.8.1;
I think some of these changes are not quite ready for a stable
release, and since the next version will be incompatible I would
like to make a few more incompatible changes before then, rather
than after.  

So I'm not keen to make a new stable release based on CVS just yet;
I'd prefer to do a bit more development, then perhaps some 1.8.x
beta versions leading up to a new stable 1.9.0.

OTOH a 1.8.2 based on 1.8.1 with just a change to the metaserver
would be ok, but would it be worthwhile?

>  + the 'metaserver' command hangs the server unless it is started with -m

I guess metaserver should imply -m.

>  + when nobody is observing, the game will continue even with timeout = 0
>    this is new I think and a little unexpected

When the last connected player disconnects, the game will
advance one turn and then stop.  Is that what you mean, or 
something else?  This is long-standing (though questionable) 
behaviour; it can be avoided by setting turnblock 1 in the 
server, though that then has other effects as well.

-- David