[Freeciv-Dev] Re: (PR#14827) save ppms of map in the server

["Jason Short" <jdorje@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

<URL: http://bugs.freeciv.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=14827 >

Mike Kaufman wrote:
> <URL: http://bugs.freeciv.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=14827 >
> 
> to make animated gifs in viewgame.phtml, we currently make ppms of the maps
> from savegames, then after some manipulation, do ppm2gif to make the gif.
> 
> This patch moves the ppm-making into the server. This allows for less
> processor time and less screwups in keeping the ppm-maker uptodate. To turn
> it on, pass -Ppm to the server on the command line. The ppms should be put
> wherever the savegames are.

We would be better off in the long run putting this into the common code 
and using cairo to do the drawing.

-jason