Re: [Flightgear-devel] Version file check
Am 07.02.12 21:49, schrieb ThorstenB: 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. 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 :). cheers, Thorsten Thanks for your comments. I will do the basic check for the file. Maybe later I will try to do a check for fgfs version against fgdata version, to see if both is in line before fgfs process is started (and probably fails). -Yves -- 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
[Flightgear-devel] Version file check
Hi all Is it a good or bad idea for the FGx launcher to check against the version file if it is a valid fgdata folder AT ALL ? I will need some kind of check. In case it is a bad idea, do you have other suggestions ? (Sorry for the dumb question but thanks in advance for your comments). -Yves -- 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
Re: [Flightgear-devel] Version file check
On 07.02.2012 21:13, HB-GRAL wrote: Is it a good or bad idea for the FGx launcher to check against the version file if it is a valid fgdata folder AT ALL ? I will need some kind of check. Seems a good idea. Same check is hard-coded inside fgfs (of course, fgfs also requires correct content of the version file). So, if the user selected an fgdata folder not containing the file, you could tell the user right away - launching fgfs would fail anyway... cheers, Thorsten -- 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
Re: [Flightgear-devel] Version file check
On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 2:29 PM, ThorstenB bre...@gmail.com wrote: On 07.02.2012 21:13, HB-GRAL wrote: Is it a good or bad idea for the FGx launcher to check against the version file if it is a valid fgdata folder AT ALL ? I will need some kind of check. Seems a good idea. Same check is hard-coded inside fgfs (of course, fgfs also requires correct content of the version file). So, if the user selected an fgdata folder not containing the file, you could tell the user right away - launching fgfs would fail anyway... 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. 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.) Another idea would be to test which version of FlightGear you are launching (not sure the best mechanism for that?) and enable/disable/change the launch options based on the version you are launching -- but I suspect you might not have any changes or differences to account for. Regards, Curt. -- Curtis Olson: http://www.atiak.com - http://aem.umn.edu/~uav/ http://www.flightgear.org - http://gallinazo.flightgear.org -- 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
Re: [Flightgear-devel] Version file check
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. 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 :). cheers, Thorsten -- 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
