[Freeciv-Dev] Re: TODO

[Thue <thue@xxxxxxx>]

> > This is something I wrote to do the exactly same thing, when I worked on
> > freeciv like 2 years ago.  It's a much better algorithm than you've used. 
> Of
> > course, do to NIH syndrome, you'll probably do things to stupid way.  Or
> > someone will change a variable so they can claim they wrote it.
> 
> "NIH"? Anyway, yes, it is a better algoritm.
> But there us a small error on the line
>       p=sum_binomial(p,dhp/afp,ahp/dfp);
> It should be
>       p=sum_binomial(p,dhp/afp + dhp%afp,ahp/dfp + ahp%dfp);
> 
> (still trying to understand the exact code in sum_binomial, though I
appreciate
> the principle)
>       double q=1-p;
>       double r,b,s;
>       int n=x+y-1,k;
> Say, you didn't work on the freeciv AI? :)
> 
> -Thue

I wonder if "NIH" is refusing to use his code; anyway, here is a revised
version using Trent's algoritm. (though I couldn't make his version work)

-Thue

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