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 > > > > > 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 -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://mailman.us.netrek.org/pipermail/netrek-dev/attachments/20060504/3c7de37f/attachment.pgp