Re: CF: Mapfile format spec ?

["Ivan Tkatchev" <ivantk@hotmail.com>]

>Hi All !
>
>I have a short question, and i am sure i will be beaten over my head
>with a rubber duck because of it. The reason for that is that i am sure
>the file format specification is somewhere in the docs, but i dont have
>them at hand right now, so i can't check.
>
>I guess you have figured the question out already, but in case you
>haven't, here it is:
>
>Where can i find ( is there one ?? ) the file format specification for
>the mapfiles ??
>
>Of course i will ( might ) need it when ( if ) i get the urge to port
>the mapfile creator. However, like the the client, it seems like i will
>have to do a rewrite instead of a direct port. Especially since the code
>seems ( from what i have heard ) to be pretty arcane ...
>
>Scheeesch, that was that.
>
>Ok, go get your flamethrowers and give me what i deserve ;)
>

I'm not sure file format specs exist; However, the foramt
is very simple -- it's basically a list of archetypes in the map.
Look at the existing map files. 

It generally looks like this:

arch map
<map options>
end
arch <arch>
<additional arch flags>
x <x>
y <y>
end

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