I would prefer to use an optional command such as "describe" or "info" or something e.g. "cgos-info"
My program can be invoked with a command line option that describes it - it's basically a change-log entry compiled into the program. This is a similar idea but it probably wouldn't be a change-log entry but a general description. When we get the source-forge stuff working this idea can be submitted as a feature request. - Don Heikki Levanto wrote: > On Wed, Nov 07, 2007 at 03:26:37PM -0800, Christoph Birk wrote: > >> CGOS already uses the 'name' feature. You send it (along with a >> password) at login. >> > > No, I am talking of two different things. What I send at login is the name > cgos uses for my program. This is what I put on the cgos command line. I > don't want to change the way that one is used. > > But GTP also has a 'name' command. I was suggesting using that for passing > extra information about the program, to be displayed about the program, > perhaps a link to a page that describes the program. > > The reasoning for this is the repeated discussions here about "what does > program-X do", or "what is the difference between programs X-1 and X-2". I > guess many of us already have a page of our programs (I don't yet, but I am > only beginning to play with the stuff). Many programs are open source, and > could even include the whole source on that page, so that people can see it > all... > > I still think using the gtp 'name' command for this is not optimal, as it is > also used in GUIs to set the program name. > > > Hope I clarified things more than I confused... > > -H > > > _______________________________________________ computer-go mailing list [email protected] http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/
