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