Subj : ptridx in msg_area.grp_list.sub_list
To   : Digital Man
From : deon
Date : Wed Dec 04 2024 07:25:45

  Re: ptridx in msg_area.grp_list.sub_list
  By: Digital Man to deon on Tue Dec 03 2024 09:30 am

Hey DM,

 > Technically, pointer file indexes can be changed (in SCFG) too. Changing a
 > sub's internal code (once the sub has messages, is in use) is not normally
 > recommended, but I don't have the "Danger!" warnings in SCFG like I do for
 > the pointer file index.

Yeah, that's why I was liking using that value - its the one place that value can be changed, and it has a Danger! message, so its a big "think about what you are doing moment" before you change it.

 >  > Nothing else will result in that value being changed?
 >
 > Not automatically, no, but there is that SCFG options... :-)

Got it, thank you.

 > SBBS only uses the sub ptridx for one use case currently, and that use case
 > is on the chopping block (issue #832). I can leave the property/config
 > option if there are other uses for sub's ptridx however. But I still think
 > the sub's internal code is the best "unique identifier" for a sub-board.

OK, thanks.

What I dont like about the "internal code", is it can be changed in two places - in the group and the sub, and there is no "think about what you are doing" warning.

I know these values shouldnt change often, but somebody might want to change them for cosmetic reasons (among other reasons) and mess "other" things up as a result.

Appreciate your reply :)


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