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

[Martin Erik Werner]

On Mon, 2012-05-21 at 18:44 +0200, Markus Koschany wrote:
> 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 meant "Generic" as in just s/Debian/Magic/ and tweaking the first
section to not use *nix-specific concepts.

Though obviously these need not change in a Debian version.

> 
> 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 meant you could do both ;)

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

YES.

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


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Martin Erik Werner <martinerikwerner at gmail.com>
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