[Freeciv-Dev] Re: Ping patch

[Raimar Falke <hawk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, Feb 17, 2001 at 05:16:30PM +0000, Vasco Alexandre Da Silva Costa wrote:
> On Sat, 17 Feb 2001, Raimar Falke wrote:
> > On Sat, Feb 17, 2001 at 04:20:16PM +0000, Vasco Alexandre Da Silva Costa 
> > wrote:
> > > Why is is?  If we're breaking the protocol anyway in this version.
> > > Aren't we?  I think we are...
> > 
> > In what version? The upcoming 1.12? Do you know when this version will
> > get released and when your patch gets integrated?
> 
> I dunno what's going to be the next version number.  About release dates:
> it will be released when it's ready :-)  I guess even the Administrator
> doesn't precisely know that at this moment of time.
> 
> My patch will go into CVS as soon as there are no major objections to it.

I forgot: you have access.

> I can change some stuff but someone will have to convince me first that i
> should change that.  Killing off old clients is one of those things on
> which i'll need to be convinced.
> On other things i may need less convincing or none at all ;-)

Isn't compatibility between versions (different CVS versions) one of
the goals? IMHO you should add a "if(has_capability()) send_ping();
else spare_this_client();".

        Raimar

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