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. > ----- 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 -- ___________________________________________________ Play 100s of games for FREE! http://games.mail.com/