[Freeciv-Dev] Re: Why is rulesetdir a command instead of an option?

[Jason Dorje Short <jdorje@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

jim jimmmy wrote:
> Why is rulesetdir a command instead of an option?
>  
> I have tried to search the mailinglist to find the answer but I can't.
>  
> It seems to me that rulesetdir is conceptually an option.
> In fact I tried to "set rulesetdir ..." several times.
>  
> I did notice that someone had to add a patch at one stage to save
> rulesetdir into the savegame - I noticed that settings[] (server options)
> were automatically saved and this indicates to me that having it
> as a setting is more natural.
>  
> What am I missing?
I don't know for sure, but one issue is that /rulesetdir takes HACK 
access whereas /set takes only CTRL access.
-jason