[Freeciv-Dev] Re: Server/ruleset unification [Was [RFC PATCH] init_techs]

[Raimar Falke <hawk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, Sep 25, 2001 at 05:54:48PM -0700, Arien Malec wrote:
> 
> --- Raimar Falke <hawk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Can you show some examples of simple_set_statement and
> > object_set_statement. IMHO should these two be unified. So
> > 
> >  set players Caesar ailevel hard; OR
> >  set players.Caesar.ailevel=hard;
> > 
> > should be use the same syntax as a
> > 
> >  set unit archer vison 2; OR
> >  set unit.archer.vision=2;
> 
> simple_set_statement is intended for 

> toplevel attributes:

And that is the point. What makes such attributes toplevel attributes? 
Why can't "huts" be under a "map" object? Why can't "ailevel hard" be
under "aicontroll"? Why can't "min_dist_bw_cities" in another category
(event if this is named "misc")? IMHO they are special because of
historical reasons.

> set huts 0;
> set ailevel hard;
> set min_dist_bw_cities = 4;

        Raimar

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