[Freeciv-Dev] Re: Devel version and more info about connections

[Mark Metson <markm@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi again. I have wiped my mailbox to get rid of backlog of months of 
list-mail and spam-barrages, so still posting blind.

I cannot compile devel versions, in fact cannot even ./configure them. Get 
kernel oopses. They might have nothing to do with the devel version 
itself, might just not be realistic to expect to be able to compile 
anything on this pre-y2k (boots into 1994 dont believe in years 
2000+) p120 box.

So it would be real nice if a binary RH8.0 RPM for devel version were to 
be available someplace.

The ./configure gets as far as making Makefiles, then starts into the 
series of oopses.

Thus, I have no idea what features the devel version already has, other 
than I am thinking it is still hoping that 1.15.0 will have working 
diplomacy with, and among, AIs.

In playing on pubservers recently, have found that one neeeds to try to 
know everyone by IP/hostname, due to there are sometimes imposters and 
bodysnatchers around. Therefore am thinking it would be real nice if when 
someone connects we were told not only the IP/hostname of the new 
connection, but also a comparison of it to both the original IP/host that 
originally had been that player and the previous IP/hostname that was last 
one to have been connected to that player.

Thus we could know such as aha, playera.dom.com has connected as Shaka, 
previous player of Shaka was playerb.com.dom, real/original Shaka was...

-MarkM-