On Thu, 8 Apr 1999, QA Developer wrote:
>Can we post a version of bpl15 already patched with OasisOLC.
Of course you can.
>This seems to be the most common configuration to start with. One person
>also asked if I could help them patch bpl15, OasisOLC, and xapobjs.
It's better to leave them as patches or you'd end up with a large number of
combinations to support.
>I think if we posted these 2 basic configurations, a lot of newbie
>programmers would be saved much heartache and start them on the right foot.
Isn't heartache the point of a MUD?
>Do we have someone that can do this or willing to do this?
Possibly someone may, but not me, and I doubt they'll keep it up forever.
>Any reason we shouldn't?
Waste of time for the person making the server, in my opinion. It puts the
coding expertise on the wrong side of the download cycle.
>I, personally, think its a great idea. It would have saved me several
>hours patching and fixing rej files.
Which is a great way to become familiar with the code.
I won't stop you, nor could I, but I do believe it's a waste of time beyond
a single small patch or so. I'm having a hell time trying to get my
half-bpl12-half-bpl13 OasisOLC 2.0 code upgraded to bpl15. The Zlib patch
was pretty trivial and I made the pre-patched server on a whim. I'll
probably also make a pre-patched Oasis one, but I won't do Oasis+zlib sort
of things.
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