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To: rf13@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: jdorje@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, freeciv-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx, bugs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [Freeciv-Dev] Re: [PATCH] long bit strings (PR#2115)
From: Mike Kaufman <kaufman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 4 Oct 2002 08:33:13 -0500 
On Fri, Oct 04, 2002 at 05:59:22AM -0700, rf13@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 30, 2002 at 01:32:55PM -0700, jdorje@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> 
> I found the answer and I don't like it:
> 
> > Increasing the maximum bit string length is not strictly necessary, but 
> > will make FreeCiv slightly more stable in the long run.  
> 
> > And now is a good time to make it, since another manditory
> > capability was recently added.
> 
> This isn't a good reason IMHO since we will get a lot of manditory
> capabilities in the future.

we shouldn't need a lot.  please outline which capabilities are going to
be needed. I can only think of two: the year2turn and gen-topology.

-mike
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