Bug#673808: sauerbraten-server: Adding a sample configuration for a dedicated server

[Markus Koschany]

On 21.05.2012 17:21, Martin Erik Werner wrote:

> This looks like a neat idea, if you haven't already, you might want to
> ask if upstream would be interested in including a more generic
> server-init.cfg example?
> (Although I wonder if we'll see any new release of sauer any time
> (soon) :)
> 

I haven't asked upstream for inclusion yet. They probably consider the
documentation at [1] sufficient. I also doubt like yourself that there
will be a new sauer realease soon and i don't expect it in time for the
upcoming freeze.

The server-init.cfg is indeed really simple. There aren't a lot of
options in general and my server-init.cfg shows all documented options
in [1]. At the moment i'm not sure how i could make it more generic but
would like to hear your opinion.

I would like to see the documentation included because i think it makes
life for sauerbraten admins easier to know that they could also run the
server with a server-init.cfg. At the moment man sauerbraten-server only
describes the commandline configuration.

I also would like to see similiar documentation for all server packages
in our games section, but that's another story. :) The openarena-server
package is a good example how this should be documented.

So i think there are two options.

1. Asking upstream for inclusion which could mean the documentation is
not available in time for wheezy or at all.

2. Include it anyway and provide users with more information how to
configure the server. Maybe you could add the screen and cron text to
README.Debian and point to the server-init.cfg as an example?

I'm open for everything but in general i think the more documentation
available the better. :)

Thanks
Markus

[1] http://sauerbraten.org/docs/config.html

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