On Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:49:59 +0100, ThorstenB wrote in message <4f318e77.7070...@gmail.com>:
> Am 07.02.2012 21:34, schrieb Curtis Olson: > > The main reason for a version check between the binary and the data > > is that we often make parallel changes to both (similar reason why > > we do a simgear minimum version check when compiling flightgear.) > > If there are version mismatches, things could break or act in weird > > or unexpected ways. ..yes, but we should wave big red flags warning the user "this _should_ break!", not deny him finding new ways to find bugs. > > A launcher might not be in the same category unless you use options > > that change between versions (this is possible, but happens a lot > > less often than other sorts of changes.) > > Right. Not sure what Yves' original intention were. I referred to the > basic check if the "version" file is there _at all_ - such a check > seems useful for a launcher. Restricting a launcher to a specific > version number inside the file indeed wouldn't be a good idea. At > least I'd like to keep using the same launcher for a variety of fgfs > versions - 2.5.0, 2.6.0, 2.7.0 :). ..debian's fgrun 1.6.0-1 offer those options after you pick the appropriate binaries etc, which is a nice feature. It becomes a bug as it doesn't offer any distro installed fgfs as a default, you _have_ to pick the distro's default 2.4.0-1 /usr/games/fgfs binary to have Debian's fgrun-1.6.0-1 launch Debian's fgfs-2.4.0-1. ..this wee config job should IMHO be done by the fgrun install script, _if_ it finds the distro's default fgfs. ..thenafter we can have fgfs et al's install scripts call the fgrun install script. -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt Karlsen ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-d2d _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
