[Freeciv-Dev] Re: (PR#7036) set saveturns to 1

["Jason Short" <jdorje@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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jjc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
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> On Thu, Dec 04, 2003 at 06:25:17AM -0800, Raimar Falke wrote:
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>>On Wed, Dec 03, 2003 at 04:23:17PM -0800, Jason Short wrote:
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>>><URL: http://rt.freeciv.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=7036 >
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>>>For development versions (#if IS_DEVELOPMENT_VERSION == 1) the default 
>>>saveturns should be set to 1.  This will aid greatly in reproducing some 
>>>bugs.
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>>This produces a lot of files which all clobber the root dir.
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> What about if IS_DEVELOPMENT_VERSION == 1 then 
> save a latest_turn file each time, so you always have the last turn,
> but you only have to keep one file?

Clever.  Of course, this will require some code.  But once in, why 
restrict it to development versions?  The only reason you wouldn't want 
saving to happen often is that it slows down the game.

Or does it?  If the save happens after the start-turn is completed, then 
it happens while the client is drawing the graphics and the human 
players are going.  No wasted time.

jason