[Freeciv-Dev] Re: Suggestions

[Eric E Moore <e.e.moore@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Raimar Falke <hawk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Suppose you have two files: foo.png and foo.png.base64. A person has
> changed foo.png and want to send the changes to freeciv-dev. So
> foo.png.base64 has to be created from foo.png. If on the other side I
> got a patch which changes foo.png.base64 I want that foo.png is
> updated. So you have to have two distinct conversation. 

Well, the idea was that either, a) freeciv would read foo.png.base64
directly, or b) there'd be a makefile rule to convert .base64 files to
.png files.

> One of the sides has to do an extra conversion. 

But yes, if you edited the image, you'd need to convert back to base64
to prepare the patch.  But other people would be able to apply a
single patch, and type make, and it would update correctly.

> This would be similar to autoconf (if you change configure.in you
> have to run autoconf to get an effect).
>
> I don't know any other project which does something like this. This
> doesn't mean it is a bad idea ... I'm just wondering.

I can't think of anything off the top of my head either.  Wonder if
there's a mimencoding plugin for the gimp....

  -Eric