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From: Eric McDonald <mcdonald@phy.cmich.edu>
To: Lincoln Peters <sampln@sbcglobal.net>
Cc: Xconq list <xconq7@sources.redhat.com>
Subject: Re: Possible bug in side_can_research
Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2004 02:49:00 -0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <414266B6.3030106@phy.cmich.edu> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1094789127.4338.103479.camel@localhost>

Lincoln Peters wrote:

> When I re-wrote ai_plan_research, I had assumed that the
> side_can_research function would return false for advances that have
> already been researched.  However, having run advances.g several times

That should be the case, and seems to do exactly that in the places it 
is used in the new side research code in the SDL UI. I am surprised that 
it is causing you problems.

> Would it be reasonable to modify side_can_research so that it returns
> false for advances that the side already has?  Or would it be better to
> place the necessary code in ai_plan_research instead?

Actually, there is a function to update the research vector and it gets 
called whenever a topic is actually researched in the kernel run code.

> BOFH excuse #251:
> 
> Processes running slowly due to weak power supply

Excuses such as "solar flares" or "electrostatic buildup" are easier to 
manipulate feeble minds with....

Eric

  reply	other threads:[~2004-09-11  2:45 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2004-09-10 19:17 Lincoln Peters
2004-09-11  2:49 ` Eric McDonald [this message]
2004-09-11 19:27   ` Lincoln Peters
2004-09-11 19:54     ` Eric McDonald

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