>>>>>> "JC" == Jon Ciesla <limb(a)jcomserv.net> writes:
>
> JC> I've got it built for F9/rawhide, but since it looks like 1.4
> JC> breaks saved game compatibility, I'm not sure I'm going to build
> JC> it for F-8.
>
> I have always avoided breaking Nazghul saved games in stable Fedora
> releases, because the updates happen automatically and you don't want
> users being broken overnight because they happened to let an update
> happen.
>
> I also work to make my upstream aware of this kind of thing, because
> in their mind you just don't build a newer version if you have a game
> in progress and that doesn't really mesh with how distros work. So
> far they've been receptive and helpful.
>
> If someone really wants new features, I'm happy to give them a koji
> build they can install manually with the understanding that it breaks
> their games. But overnight breakage of existing games is right out.
Even to preserve other existing functionality, i.e. network play?
FYI, it is now built in Koji, but I've not done a Bodhi update for it yet,
so the kittens are safe.
http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/buildinfo?buildID=44545
Can any regular players comment? And possibly d/l the koji build and test
against their saved games? My assertion that 1.4 broke saved games is
based on anecdotal evidence, not direct observation.
> - J<
>
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