AI directory changes

[AF]

Sometimes its good to point out utter absurdities in the hope they might get fixed, but don't read any angst or heartache into it.

[hoijui]

in spring 0.79, the whole interface architecture changed.
some of the changes include:

• GlobalAIs/Bot-libs are now called SkirmishAIs
• It is possible to write Skirmish AIs in various languages. so far, C, C++, Java, Groovy, C# (beta)
• It is possible to add plugins for supporting other languages
• for native AIs, devs can use the compiler of their choice
• folder architecture changed dramatically, see below
• no more Helper AIs (also called GroupAIs) -> use Lua widgets instead
• backwards compatibility wrapper (Legacy C++ AI) is available
• mayor reword of the wiki documentation (still in progress, eg tutorials still missing)

Directory architecture changes:
before it was:

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${springExecDir}/AI/MyAI.dll
${springExecDir}/AI/MyAI/config.txt
${springExecDir}/AI/MyAI/log.txt

now it is:

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${readableDataDir}/AI/Skirmish/MyAI/0.123/SkirmishAI.dll
${readableDataDir}/AI/Skirmish/MyAI/0.123/AIInfo.lua
${readableDataDir}/AI/Skirmish/MyAI/0.123/AIOptions.lua
${readableDataDir}AI/Skirmish/MyAI/common/versionIndependentConfig.txt
${readableDataDir}AI/Skirmish/MyAI/0.123/config.txt
${writeableDataDir}AI/Skirmish/MyAI/0.123/log.txt

Some parts of this (eg the common dir) are not available through the Legacy Interface (except through some ugly tweacks, using the pure C callback). they are available to the rest of the Ais.

[Annihilannic]

Would this change have something to do with the fact that in 0.97.1 / lobby 0.46 when I try to add a bot there are no AI DLLs listed?

Before updating to 0.97.1 I renamed the AI directory to avoid confusing myself with old AI versions, so it's effectively a clean slate.

ETA: Never mind, I found this which hopefully answers my question...