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

[Raimar Falke <hawk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, Sep 26, 2001 at 09:39:29AM +0200, Daniel Sjölie wrote:
> On 2001-09-25 21:02:10, Daniel L Speyer wrote:
> > On Tue, 25 Sep 2001, Arien Malec wrote:
> > > I.e., like the object create syntax, the object spec creates a context for
> > > later attribute setting. We can do away with any of the complex attribute
> > > setting by making the set statement always simple, using the dotted 
> > > syntax for
> > > object references, and separating create and attribute settings. So
> > > 
> > > create tech atomic_theory
> > >   name     = _("Atomic Theory"),
> > >   req1     = "Theory of Gravity",
> > >   req2     = "Physics",
> > >   flags    = "";
> > > 
> > > becomes:
> > > 
> > > create tech.atomic_theory;
> > > set tech.atomic_theory.name _("Atomic Theory");
> > > set tech.atomic_theory.req1 = "Theory of Gravity";
> > > [etc.]
> > > 
> > > The complex syntax is nicer to read, IMHO, but it may be desirable to go 
> > > with
> > > the simpler syntax.
> > 
> > How about:
> > 
> > create tech atomic_theory
> > with tech atomic_theoury
> > set name _("Atomic Theory")
> > set req1 "Theory of Gravity"
> > set req2 "Physics"
> > endwith
> > 
> > This is almost as brief as the brief form above, and is more general,
> > while still meeting the general command syntax.  It could be compressed by
> > combining the first two lines (maybe with braces?) or by changing the
> > TI-EOS-like endwith to a bashish htiw.
> 
> Well...
> Why not do it like this:
> 
> create tech.atomic_theory (name="Atomic Theory",
> req1="Theory of Gravity",req2="Physics");
> 
> can also be written as
> 
> create tech.atomic_theory (
>       name="Atomic Theory",
>       req1="Theory of Gravity",
>       req2="Physics");
> 
> That seems very natural to me...

This is the best solution IMHO for the grouping problem so far.

        Raimar

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