How does galaxy run?

From: tgeiger@volta.elee.calpoly.edu (Thomas K. Geiger)

Date: Sun, 21 Jul 1996 00:00:00 +0000

I'm in the process of trying to get a galaxy games going, but I'm having
*major* problems getting the thing to work. It compiles fine (a lot of
warnings, but it compiles and runs). The problem I'm having is in using
it.

I guess I don't understand how it's suppose to work. Here's my assumption:

1) I create a games by running galaxy, hit C specify a player list, fill in
   the numbers.
2) it creates a send file
3) I chmod u+x send
4) run send

5) A player mails back their orders
6) the script I wrote:
     a)  saves the mail message in a folder I created called orders, the mail
	 message is saved by the players name (player_1, whatever)
(I assume this so that people can change their orders before the turn gets
run)
     b)  runs: checker -f orders/playername
     c)  which creates a send file which I chmod u+x, and run
7) Another player sends in their turn orders and process 5 and 6 get repeated.

8) All the players get their turns in/it's time to run the turn
9) I create a script that for each player in the player list:
     a)  run: galaxy -f orders/playername
     b)  chmod the send file
     c)  run the send file

Or
9) I create a script that puts all the orders in one file and run galaxy
 	on that...

(I haven't figures that one out yet)

I've got the first script running, sort of. The problem I have is that
it works fine for one player, but for more that one the send file sends
mail to all the players whether the've send in a report or not! Which leads
me to believe I've got a wrong assumption here.

Any Ideas?

BTW, I'm planning on submitting my scripts and notes on this once I get it
running cause it's giving me headaches. :)

-Tom
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