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  • From: Arjan Bouter <abouter AT sourcemage.org>
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  • Subject: Re: [SM-Commit] GIT changes to master grimoire by Arjan Bouter (63d4188c17032e168901f4a32cccee9ef733635c)
  • Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 23:45:53 +0200

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On Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:21:30 -0400
flux <flux AT sourcemage.org> wrote:

> Arjan Bouter (abouter AT sourcemage.org) wrote [08.09.17 16:54]:
> > there are command options to do that, but iirc they blindly cast the whole
> > chain (up or down). a check_self could be an option, but the amount of
> > spells
> > that needs to be checked can rise quite quickly.
> > It's not realistic for each spell you dispel.
> >
> > On the other hand, we do assume the SA knows what he's doing when casting
> > spells, why can't we assume he knows what he's doing when using dispel?
> >
> > And there's always cleanse ;)
> >
>
> Just to clarify, I was referring to cast --pam. Were you referring to
> the same thing? I want to ensure we aren't talking past each other :-D.
>
> --

Heh, I was talking about both --pam and the following options to cast:

-R, --recast-down
recasts all the spells the given spell(s) depend on (and the ones they
depend on ...). This might be quite a lot of spells.

-B, --recast-up
recasts all the spells that depend on the given spell(s) (and the ones
they depend on ...).

-O, --recast-optional [option]
If a spell being built has spells which could optionally depend on it,
but those dependencies are disabled, ask to recast the dependee. Option can be
one of: "always", "ask-yes", "ask-no", or "ignore"; it defaults to what is
set via the sorcery menu.


But to be honest, I think common sense and cleanse are enough to keep a box
working. IMHO sorcery should only act on the SA's behalf in cases like
pam, as that can break a box to the point where one can't login to repair the
damage.

Arjan

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