[Freeciv-Dev] Re: server/settlers.c cleanup 3

[Mike Kaufman <kaufman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, Apr 14, 2002 at 04:57:19PM +0200, Per I Mathisen wrote:
> On Sun, 14 Apr 2002, Raimar Falke wrote:
> > So you want to add a mort parameter or a global mort variable?!
> 
> I want pplayer->patience (or pplayer->mortification).
> 
> This set in the beginning of the turn, based on city loss (don't build
> larger than life stuff when our life is rapidly coming towards an end)
> game.turn (don't build wonders on turn 3), and on end year/space race
> arrival (the benefit of long-term solutions closer to endyear/arrival
> should be much less).
> 
> > Why is FLT_EPSILON needed?
> 
> I have no idea. I just did copy&paste and tested it. Should I try some
> test with it removed?

does the return value for amortize ever find itself in the denominator
of some division?

> 
> > BTW: In another project we came to the result that double was faster
> > than float.
> 
> I'll test that.

I highly doubt this is a general rule. Increasing precision should
always decrease your performance.

-mike