[Freeciv-Dev] Re: Help->ZOC in 1.8.3beta (PR#142)

[Reinier Post <rp@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> > Incidentally, it would be better if the rulesets were read
> > at the time they are specified (on startup and whenever the
> > server variables change).  That way, any errors can be caught
> > before the game is started.
> 
> Thats also problematic though, because the rulesets may not be
> consistent if you change just one ruleset (eg, as part of changing
> a set of rulesets).  And changing some rulesets can impact other 
> rulesets (eg, changing tech dependencies). So you can't just do
> it whenever a single server ruleset option changes.

If server commands can leave the selected set of rulesets in an
inconsistent state, the more reason to check for it!

> I think the current method is workable

It definitely is; I'm not going to implement a change, in any case.

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Reinier