Re: Data files for a MMORPG

[Eddy Petrișor <eddy.petrisor@gmail.com>]

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Simon Ruggier wrote:
> On 1/23/08, Eddy Petrișor <eddy.petrisor@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Ivan Vucica wrote:
> > > Should we be packaging several versions of tibia-data, one for each
> > > supported and still widely used version of the client's protocol? For
> > > example:
> > > * tibia-data-7.92
> > > * tibia-data-8.00
> > > * tibia-data-8.10
> > > et cetera. Or should we just create one package based on the latest
> > > version of the official client, since the data files can also be placed
> > > in ~/.yatc/ or even in current work directory, and thus if user needs a
> > > different set (s)he can get the data separately?
> > Neither. I think you could install them side by side and have a tool that
> > allows you to choose the correct one. How, you ask?
> >
> > Simple, provide each data set under its own: /usr/share/tibia-X.YZ and,
> > through the chooser (you can use debconf to select the default) you make
> > a /usr/share/yatc a symlink to the active data set.
>
> Might as well put it in /etc/alternatives if you're going to do this, no?

I thought of that, but I wasn't aware you can use alternatives for directories,
too. I've just checked and, indeed is possible to use alternatives for that.

Here is how mplayer-skin-blue does it (its postinst):

#! /bin/sh -e

if [ "$1" = "configure" ] || [ "$1" = "abort-upgrade" ]; then
    update-alternatives --install //usr/share/mplayer/skins/default mplayer-skin /usr/share/mplayer/skins/blue 40.
fi



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