[Bug 412001] Review Request: ufoai - UFO: Alien Invasion strategy game

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Summary: Review Request: ufoai - UFO: Alien Invasion strategy game


https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=412001





------- Additional Comments From j.w.r.degoede at hhs.nl  2007-12-05 14:43 EST -------
(In reply to comment #4)
> (In reply to comment #2)
> > so I have to split data to a separate package
> 
> er, is there any way to have one spec file and to have the data subpackage 
> noarch? - from a quick googling, it looks like a "known bug" that it can't be 
> mixed ...?
> 

No, but if upstream distributes separate tarbals (and they do) you must make
seperate srpms. Then when someone fixes an engine bug, all users will thank you
for not having to redownload the data files again, which is what would happen on
a yum update if all were in the same spec, as you cannot rebuild only certain
sub-packages, when rebuilding all get rebuild, and the all get a higher EVR, so
even though the data isn't changed a yum update will still download it.

> is it a big problem not having the data package noarch so that I do not need 
> to split the specs and sources?
> 

Yes, not the noarch part, but ... see above.

> > and use OpenGL Wrapper ...
> 
> thinking about it ... the game is using SDL and runs without hardware 
> acceleration, so "If a game requires 3D" is not true - the other thing is that 
> without 3D driver, it "runs" like a snail (but still you can play it)

If its really playable without accel then thats ok. The wrapper is there for
cases where software rendering goes so slow the mouse becomes very jumpy and
even navigating to the quit entry of the menu becomes hard.

(In reply to comment #5)
> (In reply to comment #3)
> > If the music is large and optional, you could consider putting it in a 
> package
> > of its own too.
> 
> so, actually you mean two separate data packages?
> 

Yes 2 seperate packages not sub-packages but seperate packages, with their own
.spec and src.rpm, see above.

> data are 256 MiB, the additional music is 33 MiB (and yes, it is not needed, 
> but ... I would miss it ;-)), is that worth it?
> 

Yes, for some it may very well be worth it, not everyone has high speed internet
links.


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