[Freeciv-Dev] Re: (PR#8312) request: placeholder packet numbers

["Raimar Falke" <i-freeciv-lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

<URL: http://rt.freeciv.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=8312 >

On Mon, Mar 22, 2004 at 11:11:53PM -0800, James Canete wrote:
> 
> <URL: http://rt.freeciv.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=8312 >
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> The delta packet numbers in packet.def aren't set "in stone" until 1.15,
> right?
> 
> So I suggest placing some unused packet numbers in between packet
> groups, for future use.  This will help keep the packet numbers better
> organized in case of inserts.
> 
> However, it would mean keeping track of all unused packet numbers
> instead of only the last used packet number.

The plan is/was, that you only append to the numbers.

Why do you want to have ordered numbers? You can have an ordered
packets.def since you can specify the number for each packet.

        Raimar

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