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Subject: Re: My GECHO Pro 120 key Date: Mon Oct 24 2016 12:52 pm
From: Wilfred van Velzen To: mark lewis

Hi mark,

On 2016-10-24 05:32:10, you wrote to me:

 WV>> Well it's better than the current 9999. And as the config file stores
 WV>> it as a 16 bits value, that's all I can do without making things
 WV>> complicated... ;)

 ml> it isn't that complicated to increase it to a 32bit or possibly a 64bit
 ml> number... then when the new release comes out and setup is run, setup can
 ml> easily detect that the config file is from an older version and update it
 ml> to the new format...

That's what I meant with "making things complicated". This little change isn't
worth the trouble, of creating an updated config file and all the hassle that
it involves...

 ml> the config file does have a format version number in it for this type
 ml> of detection and updating, doesn't it??

Yes it does.

 ml> ok then... you know why to pack and now you know why to /not/
 ml> renumber...

... If your system/software needs it. ;)

Bye, Wilfred.

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