OK, I am ready to distribute the tally: For Java: 1 Against Java: 3 Total : 4 Lines of code written : 0. Ah, good day's work, time to go home. -bd > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Daniel O'Connor" <darius at dons.net.au> > To: ". ." <msucka0xff at programmer.net> > Subject: Re: [netrek-dev] Netrek config utility source code > Date: Thu, 4 May 2006 10:40:59 +0930 > > > On Thursday 04 May 2006 08:51, . . wrote: > > I think that Microsoft Windows requires different code from Linux, and > > users tend not to have python, ruby, or perl interpreters installed on > > their OS. That's why I would not want it in these languages. > > <shrugs> > All of those languages are trivial to install, they're all smaller installs > than Java, although as you point out Java is most likely to be installed on > an end user's PC. > > In all cases the code is the same between Windows & Unix-like platforms > (unless you try hard to make it not so) > > Since I am not writing it I couldn't object too strongly, but Java is a bit on > the heavy side IMO :) > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Daniel O'Connor" <darius at dons.net.au> > > > To: netrek-dev at us.netrek.org > > > Subject: Re: [netrek-dev] Netrek config utility source code > > > Date: Thu, 4 May 2006 08:42:29 +0930 > > > > > > On Thursday 04 May 2006 08:18, . . wrote: > > > > having worked with java in the past, it is very unwieldly as a tool and > > > > a royal pain. i wouldn't recommend that as a development base for this > > > > app (or any for that matter). probably ANSI or clean C would be my > > > > recommendation -- along with adequate documentation ;-). at some point > > > > this code can be integrated directly into the client as a library and > > > > invoked via command line switch "--check-config" or something. apache > > > > httpd has a similar command line to validate the syntax of the config > > > > file. > > > > > > Bleh, use something like Tcl/Tk, Python or Ruby. > > > > > > All are cross platform and much more suited to such a task IMO. > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > From: Zach <netrek at gmail.com> > > > > > To: tanner at real-time.com, "Netrek Development Mailing List" > > > > > <netrek-dev at us.netrek.org> Subject: Re: [netrek-dev] Netrek config > > > > > utility source code > > > > > Date: Wed, 3 May 2006 16:06:20 -0400 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Java would be ideal language for such a task. You can run the utility > > > > > as a web app or standalone on the host machine. Will only have > > > > > minimal effort to run it on a wide variety of platforms. > > > > > > > > > > Zach > > > > > > > > > > On 5/3/06, Bob Tanner <tanner at real-time.com> wrote: > > > > > > >>Written in VB and there is plenty of room for improvement if you > > > > > > >> have the time. > > > > > > > > > > > > I do wish it was developed in a language that at least has a shot > > > > > > of being ported to a different operating system. :-( > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes, we can follow the login in VB, but then we have to maintain 2 > > > > > > code-bases, 2 patches, 2 testsuites, 2 installations documents, 2 > > > > > > HOWTOs, etc... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > Bob Tanner <tanner at real-time.com> | Phone : (952)943-8700 > > > > > > http://www.real-time.com, Minnesota, Linux | Fax : (952)943-8500 > > > > > > Key fingerprint = AB15 0BDF BCDE 4369 5B42 1973 7CF1 A709 2CC1 > > > > > > B288 > > > > > > -- > > > Daniel O'Connor software and network engineer > > > for Genesis Software - http://www.gsoft.com.au > > > "The nice thing about standards is that there > > > are so many of them to choose from." > > > -- Andrew Tanenbaum > > > GPG Fingerprint - 5596 B766 97C0 0E94 4347 295E E593 DC20 7B3F CE8C > > > << 2.dat >> > > -- > Daniel O'Connor software and network engineer > for Genesis Software - http://www.gsoft.com.au > "The nice thing about standards is that there > are so many of them to choose from." > -- Andrew Tanenbaum > GPG Fingerprint - 5596 B766 97C0 0E94 4347 295E E593 DC20 7B3F CE8C > << 2.dat >> > -- ___________________________________________________ Play 100s of games for FREE! http://games.mail.com/