[Freeciv-Dev] Re: Tech cost patch v6

[Raimar Falke <hawk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, Nov 29, 2001 at 03:28:49PM +0200, Juha Litola wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 29, 2001 at 02:11:34PM +0100, Raimar Falke wrote:
> 
> > Problem: where is num_reqs set to 0 (initialized)?
> Hmm, it seems to be 0 when I test it, but maybe it's just good luck.
> 
> > Suggestion: at the correct places (one for the server and one for the 
> > client) do:
> >   for each tech:
> >      tech.num_reqs=0;
> >   for each tech:
> >      num_req_techs(tech)
> > and later doesn't use num_req_techs() anymore.
> Where is the right place in client. In server it could be in
> ruleset.c, but I couldn't find suitable place in client.

Good question. Possible answers:
 - client/packhand.c:handle_ruleset_tech: you have to count the
 received techs OR trust that the server sents them in ascending order
 and catch the last one
 - depending on the game state

I'm not sure what is the correct way. Can anybody help here?

        Raimar

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