[Freeciv-Dev] Re: Re strange msg concerning ais (PR#928)

[Paul Zastoupil <paulz@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, Sep 10, 2001 at 12:03:50PM +0200, Raimar Falke wrote:
> On Sun, Sep 09, 2001 at 07:52:06PM -0400, Jason Dorje Short wrote:
> > Raimar Falke wrote:
> > > 
> > > On Sun, Sep 09, 2001 at 02:16:05PM -0700, Christian Knoke wrote:
> > > > 1.12.1
> > > >
> > > > Got the same, this is the client output:
> > > >
> > > > Server capability string: +1.11.6 conn_info pop_cost turn attributes 
> > > > new_bonus_tech fund_added
> > > > Welcome to the Freeciv version 1.12.1-devel Server running at 
> > > > civserver.freeciv.org port 5570.
> > > > Game: Sapporo may soon grow to size 2.
> > > > Karamazov: '/ai Stimpos'
> > > > Game: Stimpos is now AI-controlled.
> > > > Game: Player 'Stimpos' now has skill level 'easy'.
> > > > Karamazov: '/hard'
> > > 
> > > > Game: AI players now have skill level 'Bragu'.
> > > 
> > > I can't find this message in the source. Either it is constructed at
> > > runtime or something weird is going on.
> > 
> > Nor I.  Searching for "skill level" or "AI players" doesn't give any
> > useful runtime-generated strings, either.
> > 
> > In fact, the message "Player 'jshort now has skill level 'easy'."
> > doesn't exist at all in the CVS code.  The actual message (at least
> > under my locale) is "jshort is now easy.".  This is the same message you
> > get playing on the 1.12.0 civserver.freeciv.org servers.
> > 
> > > Can you reproduce this error? Can you try another locale?
> > 
> > Yes, I've been able to reproduce it:
> > 
> > connect to civserver.freeciv.org
> > do "/ai <yourname>"
> > do "/hard"
> > 
> > Log follows.
> > 
> > 
> > Freeciv is free software and you are welcome to distribute copies of it
> > under certain conditions; See the "Copying" item on the Help menu.
> > Now.. Go give'em hell!
> > Welcome to the Freeciv version 1.12.1-devel Server running at
> > civserver.freeciv.org port 5563.
> > /list: List of players:
> > /list:
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > /list: jshort (Human) 1 connection:
> > /list:   jshort from DEVON.REM.CMU.EDU (command access level ctrl),
> > bufsize=40kb
> > /list:
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > jshort: '/ai Stimpos'
> > /aitoggle: No player by the name of 'Stimpos'.
> > jshort: '/ai jshort'
> > Game: jshort is now AI-controlled.
> > Game: Player 'jshort' now has skill level 'easy'.
> > AI Mode is now ON.
> > jshort: '/hard'
> > Game: AI players now have skill level 'jshort'.
> > 
> > 
> > I remember reading that civserver.freeciv.org was built with extra
> > patches that were dropped into a FTP site somewhere.  The message has to
> > be coming from the server, right?
> > 
> > Another (unlikely) possibility is that it's a buffer overflow somewhere,
> > so that one message overflows into the text for another.
> > 
> > Yet another possibility is an out-of-date translation that has a
> > misplaced %s (which then gets pointed to the player name, luckily
> > enough).  What local does civserver use, and when it's compiled do all
> > translations get updated?  How often is it rebuilt?
> 
> Paul?
> 

I think this is what is at fault.  Its one of Reinier's auto applied
patched to cvs on civserver.freeciv.org.  


-- 
Paul Zastoupil

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