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

[Raimar Falke <hawk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, Apr 14, 2002 at 10:19:05AM -0500, Mike Kaufman wrote:
> 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.

It wasn't mean this way.

> Increasing precision should always decrease your performance.

Do you remember the bool char or int discussion.

        Raimar

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