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Remove note on self-documenting econfig, as it's of historical

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interest only.

Explain how to use custom_tables.
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Markus Armbruster 2006-02-28 20:04:09 +00:00
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@ -5,22 +5,16 @@ is for coders to see how this stuff works.
Julian Onions <j.onions@nexor.co.uk> 15/7/95 Julian Onions <j.onions@nexor.co.uk> 15/7/95
-- --
Also, the Empire config files are now self-documenting (to a point.)
Each option/variable now has a comment associated with it to hopefully
make life easier on deities wanting to change things.
-- Steve McClure, 10/21/1998 Deity Information
-- -----------------
Deity Notes
-----------
To find out the compiled-in configuration, the simplest method is to To find out the compiled-in configuration, the simplest method is to
compile up util/pconfig and the run it. It can be run either with no run pconfig. It can be run either with no arguments, in which case it
arguments, in which case it will print in config format the current will print the current compiled-in configuration in econfig format.
compiled-in configuration. Otherwise, with a file containing a Otherwise, with a file name argument, it will first read in this file,
configuration, it will first read in this file, and override any and override any compiled in variables, and then print the merged
compiled in variables, and then print the merged configuration. configuration.
So the first method shows you what's compiled in, the second how a So the first method shows you what's compiled in, the second how a
config file would modify this. config file would modify this.
@ -39,7 +33,7 @@ configures the empire port to 7777,
btu_build_rate 0.0004 btu_build_rate 0.0004
configures the BTU build rate, and so on. configures the BTU build rate, and so on.
The programs look for a config file in a compiled-in location, which The programs look for the config file in a compiled-in location, which
is shown by emp_server -h. Use -e to make the programs use another is shown by emp_server -h. Use -e to make the programs use another
config file instead. Thus, to start two games on the same host, you config file instead. Thus, to start two games on the same host, you
might have might have
@ -67,7 +61,7 @@ info "/empire/info.nr"
port "7778" port "7778"
You only need the lines in that file that you require to override the You only need the lines in that file that you require to override the
compiled in definitions, however having all the definitions may help compiled-in definitions, however having all the definitions may help
you to understand what is on and off. You could do this with you to understand what is on and off. You could do this with
pconfig econfig1 > e1 && mv e1 econfig1 pconfig econfig1 > e1 && mv e1 econfig1
@ -75,6 +69,18 @@ pconfig econfig2 > e2 && mv e2 econfig2
which will fill in all the missing keys and values with their defaults. which will fill in all the missing keys and values with their defaults.
Additional customization is possible through key custom_tables, which
is a list of files containing tables in xdump format (see doc/xdump
for technical information on xdump). To customize a table, copy the
default table from the directory given by econfig key builtindir to a
file next to your econfig, then add the file to custom_keys. Do *not*
edit the default table in-place!
The server lets you customize more tables than the ones in builtindir.
This is not recommended at this time. You can use the xdump command
to dump the default table to a file. The resulting table is in
machine-readable form, and may not be portable between different
server versions.
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