Re: [crossfire] Collaboration on a Java-based map editor? (repost)
Rick Tanner wrote: About two weeks ago (or maybe longer..) on IRC one of the developers who worked on and updated the map editor for Daimonin asked about a collaboration on a Java based editor that had a central or common core with specific side packages(?) for Crossfire and one for Daimonin. For those who can *and* are willing to contribute Java development interested in persuing this? Or discussing it further? I'm interested since I did plan to fix/improve the editor for quite a while now (but never found time to really start work). And since both projects do not have that many developers, IMHO it would be a good idea to share resources. OTOH I still see some obstacles to consider when merging the editors: - Both editors are quite different (code-wise but maybe not feature-wise); it seems that both editors have been changed quite a bit since fork time. Since the Daimonin editor has no ChangeLog file, and the CF-Editor's ChangeLog file was not updated for all changes, it is probably not too easy to make sure all existing features are kept in a merge. - Into which repository should the merged code go? I don't think we should keep two copies (one in Crossfire, one in Daimonin) since it would be hard to maintain. Moving the CF-Editor into another project should not be hard to do since it is a standalone repository as far as I can tell. But the Daimonin editor is part of a combined server/client/editor/etc. repository. Therefore it probably has more dependencies to other parts of the project. - The Daimonin editor requires Java 1.5. The CF-Editor still works with Java 1.4. Since switching back to 1.4 does not really make sense to me, 1.5 would become a requirement for Crossfire. - I *think* some config files are not completely compatible anymore: - Spells are objects in Crossfire but (I think) still hardcoded as numbers in Daimonin. - Treasurelists in Daimonin use some syntax (I think). Not sure if the treasurelist format has changed, or if it is only the syntax of the string referencing the treasures. ___ crossfire mailing list crossfire@metalforge.org http://mailman.metalforge.org/mailman/listinfo/crossfire
Re: [crossfire] Collaboration on a Java-based map editor? (repost)
And so says Andreas Kirschbaum on 10/02/06 07:12... - The Daimonin editor requires Java 1.5. The CF-Editor still works with Java 1.4. Since switching back to 1.4 does not really make sense to me, 1.5 would become a requirement for Crossfire. Java 1.4 doesn't work for me. And sorry for being the resident RMS, but IMHO, supporting 1.4 does make sense, until there is another 1.5 VM out there apart from Sun's. I already dislike Java strongly enough, I'd rather not run Sun's VM if I have a choice about it. best, Lalo Martins -- So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable. -- personal: http://www.laranja.org/ technical:http://lalo.revisioncontrol.net/ GNU: never give up freedom http://www.gnu.org/ ___ crossfire mailing list crossfire@metalforge.org http://mailman.metalforge.org/mailman/listinfo/crossfire
[crossfire] Collaboration on a Java-based map editor? (repost)
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 About two weeks ago (or maybe longer..) on IRC one of the developers who worked on and updated the map editor for Daimonin asked about a collaboration on a Java based editor that had a central or common core with specific side packages(?) for Crossfire and one for Daimonin. For those who can *and* are willing to contribute Java development interested in persuing this? Or discussing it further? -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFD59+0hHyvgBp+vH4RAjJ3AJ43OMfHu9djDrEiPo/QdnkntbcbiQCgqJsa +XiyHOovOWixBbs+kvDUP70= =un0X -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ crossfire mailing list crossfire@metalforge.org http://mailman.metalforge.org/mailman/listinfo/crossfire
