[Freeciv-Dev] Re: (PR#2370) Path finding

[Gregory Berkolaiko <Gregory.Berkolaiko@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, 18 Feb 2003, Per I. Mathisen wrote:

> On Tue, 18 Feb 2003, Raimar Falke wrote:
> > I really don't want that core PF module get the kitchen sink for all
> > possible (ab)uses. I will not allow it to be cluttered like the old
> > warmap which mixed the algorithm with the users of this.
> 
> So you don't want to create code that is adapted to usage?
> 
> Overlapping into ocean/land is needed for
>   - diplomat bribe
>   - unloading passengers (to land)
>   - boarding ferry (to ocean)
>   - artillery (PR#2292)
>   - sea units attacking land targets
> 
> I do not want to kludge all these in the iterator macro just because you
> have some silly notion of "purity of code".

This is a non-issue.  I was writing path-finding with these tasks in mind 
and tried hard to gear it towards such tasks.  This is why I was clinging 
to move-cost call-backs in our long negotiations with Raimar.  It would be 
much better to have such call-backs supplied from outside pf-module, but 
Raimar was so vehemently opposed to it, that I agreed to restrict them to 
pf-module.  But on the condituon/understanding that more call-backs could 
be added to serve AIs needs.  If Raimar didn't care to read what I wrote 
about these needs, it's not a valid excuse to stop PF from functioning on 
full-power now.

You, Per, should have participated in the discussion too, maybe Raimar 
would believe you more than me.

G.