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info/xdump: Update advice on xdump evolution

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Signed-off-by: Markus Armbruster <armbru@pond.sub.org>
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Markus Armbruster 2017-08-12 08:47:41 +02:00
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@ -77,11 +77,11 @@ Use this with a value one less than the timestamp in the xdump header
to get everything that changed since that xdump (incremental dump).
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.L "FUTURE DIRECTIONS:"
We plan to extend the syntax to select fields to be shown.
We may still extend the syntax to select fields to be shown.
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The table \*Qtable\*U is the table of (non-meta-)tables. It contains
table names and numbers. xdump accepts table numbers as well as
names.
names. Table numbers may differ between server versions.
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.L BUGS:
Still missing are game state files power, map, bmap; the list of
@ -97,7 +97,8 @@ Incremental dump doesn't work after importing news with the empdump
utility.
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.L "FUTURE DIRECTIONS:"
xdump is still fairly new, and experience with it may lead to changes.
Client writers should be prepared for that.
xdump evolves along with the server. Clients should cope gracefully
with new tables and fields. We try to avoid incompatible changes, but
they are occasionally necessary to make progress.
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.SA "dump, ldump, ndump, pdump, sdump, lost, show, version, Communication, LandUnits, Planes, Sectors, Ships"