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Abma: /* Why doesn't the spring engine use all my cpu cores? */

2016-01-21T23:43:29Z

Why doesn't the spring engine use all my cpu cores?

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	Examples of issues:		Examples of issues:
	1) Graphic glitches		1) Graphic glitches
	2) Bad performance		2) Bad performance

	Examples of possible solutions (respectively):		Examples of possible solutions (respectively):
	1) A dev with an AMD card who knows what they're doing		1) A dev with an AMD card who knows what they're doing
	2) Reducing cache misses (responsible for a significant portion of the speedup in 100.0)		2) Reducing cache misses (responsible for a significant portion of the speedup in 100.0)

	Examples of sexy terms which sound like solutions but are probably more trouble than gain (in most cases):		Examples of sexy terms which sound like solutions but are probably more trouble than gain (in most cases):
	1) Multi-threading		1) Multi-threading

Abma: /* Why doesn't the spring engine use all my cpu cores? */

2016-01-21T23:33:39Z

Why doesn't the spring engine use all my cpu cores?

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	Which may or may not make a difference, but it will definitely make you look less foolish.		Which may or may not make a difference, but it will definitely make you look less foolish.

			(see https://springrts.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=33908#p573296 )

Abma at 23:33, 21 January 2016

2016-01-21T23:33:10Z

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	See [[EngineVersion#Parts]].		See [[EngineVersion#Parts]].

			== Why doesn't the spring engine use all my cpu cores?==

			Multi-threading is not an issue, it's software behaviour.

			Examples of issues:
			1) Graphic glitches
			2) Bad performance

			Examples of possible solutions (respectively):
			1) A dev with an AMD card who knows what they're doing
			2) Reducing cache misses (responsible for a significant portion of the speedup in 100.0)

			Examples of sexy terms which sound like solutions but are probably more trouble than gain (in most cases):
			1) Multi-threading


			From now on we'd recommend refraining from saying:

			Spring should be more multithreaded


			As this is not only wrong but useless and annoying.

			Instead you can say things like:

			Spring is slow for me and I'd like it to be faster


			Which may or may not make a difference, but it will definitely make you look less foolish.

Abma: /* Is there any documentation for the source code? */

2015-10-11T00:48:16Z

Is there any documentation for the source code?

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	==Is there any documentation for the source code?==		==Is there any documentation for the source code?==
	Doxygen is used to generate the documentation of springs' source code. An [~~http~~://springrts.com/~~doxygen~~/ up to date documentation] is generated from the ''develop'' branch. To generate the documentation yourself, install DoxyGen and run "doxygen" from within the spring source directory.		Doxygen is used to generate the documentation of springs' source code. An [https://springrts.com/dl/buildbot/doc/ up to date documentation] is generated from the ''develop'' branch. To generate the documentation yourself, install DoxyGen and run "doxygen" from within the spring source directory.

	==Is Spring a Portable Application?==		==Is Spring a Portable Application?==

Hoijui: /* Is there any documentation for the source code? */

2012-04-14T12:28:38Z

Is there any documentation for the source code?

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	==Is there any documentation for the source code?==		==Is there any documentation for the source code?==
	Doxygen is used to generate the documentation of springs' source code. An [http://springrts.com/doxygen/ up to date documentation] is generated from the develop branch. To generate the documentation, install ~~doxygen~~ and run "doxygen" from in spring source directory.		Doxygen is used to generate the documentation of springs' source code. An [http://springrts.com/doxygen/ up to date documentation] is generated from the ''develop'' branch. To generate the documentation yourself, install DoxyGen and run "doxygen" from within the spring source directory.

	==Is Spring a Portable Application?==		==Is Spring a Portable Application?==

Abma: typo

2012-04-14T12:20:02Z

typo

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	==Is there any documentation for the source code?==		==Is there any documentation for the source code?==
	Doxygen is used to generate the documentation of springs' source code. An [http://springrts.com/doxygen/ up to date documentation] is generated from the develop branch. To generate the ~~source yourseolf~~, install doxygen and run "doxygen" from in spring source directory.		Doxygen is used to generate the documentation of springs' source code. An [http://springrts.com/doxygen/ up to date documentation] is generated from the develop branch. To generate the documentation, install doxygen and run "doxygen" from in spring source directory.

	==Is Spring a Portable Application?==		==Is Spring a Portable Application?==

Abma: /* Is there any documentation for the source code? */

2012-04-14T12:19:17Z

Is there any documentation for the source code?

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	==Is there any documentation for the source code?==		==Is there any documentation for the source code?==
	~~Yes, doxygen can be~~ used to ~~produce~~ documentation. ~~Unfortunately, there~~ is ~~no webserver running~~ the ~~docu at the moment, you will need to generate your own~~. To ~~do so~~, install doxygen and run "doxygen" from in spring source directory.		Doxygen is used to generate the documentation of springs' source code. An [http://springrts.com/doxygen/ up to date documentation] is generated from the develop branch. To generate the source yourseolf, install doxygen and run "doxygen" from in spring source directory.

	==Is Spring a Portable Application?==		==Is Spring a Portable Application?==

Hoijui: /* What language is Spring written in? */

2011-12-20T13:03:28Z

What language is Spring written in?

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	==What language is Spring written in?==		==What language is Spring written in?==
	The Spring game engine is mostly written in C++. TASClient is written in Delphi, ~~TASServer~~ in Java, SpringLobby in C++. Widgets and Gadgets are written in Lua. Skirmish AIs can be written in Lua, C, C++, Java VM languages and Python.		The Spring game engine is mostly written in C++. TASClient is written in Delphi, SpringLS in Java, SpringLobby in C++. Widgets and Gadgets are written in Lua. Skirmish AIs can be written in Lua, C, C++, Java VM languages and Python.

	==Is Spring open source?==		==Is Spring open source?==

Knorke: /* Is Spring a Portable Application? */

2011-04-28T07:12:44Z

Is Spring a Portable Application?

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	Yes, spring can be run from any big-enough portable storage device.		Yes, spring can be run from any big-enough portable storage device.
			Sometimes config files and content files are saved god knows where ie in "my documents"

	==Is there an alternative way to connect to the lobby server?==		==Is there an alternative way to connect to the lobby server?==

Hoijui: /* Technical FAQ */ add spring version parts explanation link

2011-01-08T00:04:26Z

Technical FAQ: add spring version parts explanation link

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	Yes, using the [[IrcBridge \| IRC-Bridge]] through an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Relay_Chat#Clients IRC client]. Keep in mind though, that this is not officially supported, and no guarantee is given for the reliability of this service.		Yes, using the [[IrcBridge \| IRC-Bridge]] through an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Relay_Chat#Clients IRC client]. Keep in mind though, that this is not officially supported, and no guarantee is given for the reliability of this service.

			==What do the spring version parts mean?==

			See [[EngineVersion#Parts]].