--- deliantra/server/include/client.h	2008/04/21 21:32:32	1.74
+++ deliantra/server/include/client.h	2008/09/08 11:27:25	1.81
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * This file is part of Deliantra, the Roguelike Realtime MMORPG.
  * 
- * Copyright (©) 2005,2006,2007 Marc Alexander Lehmann / Robin Redeker / the Deliantra team
+ * Copyright (©) 2005,2006,2007,2008 Marc Alexander Lehmann / Robin Redeker / the Deliantra team
  * Copyright (©) 2002,2007 Mark Wedel & Crossfire Development Team
  * Copyright (©) 1992,2007 Frank Tore Johansen
  * 
@@ -33,35 +33,35 @@
 #else
   struct tcp_info {
     // dummy
-    char tcpi_state;
-    char tcpi_ca_state;
-    char tcpi_retransmits;
-    char tcpi_probes;
-    char tcpi_backoff;
-    char tcpi_options;
-    char tcpi_snd_wscale;
-    char tcpi_rcv_wscale;
-    char tcpi_rto;
-    char tcpi_ato;
-    char tcpi_snd_mss;
-    char tcpi_rcv_mss;
-    char tcpi_unacked;
-    char tcpi_sacked;
-    char tcpi_lost;
-    char tcpi_retrans;
-    char tcpi_fackets;
-    char tcpi_last_data_sent;
-    char tcpi_last_ack_sent;
-    char tcpi_last_data_recv;
-    char tcpi_last_ack_recv;
-    char tcpi_pmtu;
-    char tcpi_rcv_ssthresh;
-    char tcpi_rtt;
-    char tcpi_rttvar;
-    char tcpi_snd_ssthresh;
-    char tcpi_snd_cwnd;
-    char tcpi_advmss;
-    char tcpi_reordering;
+    int tcpi_state;
+    int tcpi_ca_state;
+    int tcpi_retransmits;
+    int tcpi_probes;
+    int tcpi_backoff;
+    int tcpi_options;
+    int tcpi_snd_wscale;
+    int tcpi_rcv_wscale;
+    int tcpi_rto;
+    int tcpi_ato;
+    int tcpi_snd_mss;
+    int tcpi_rcv_mss;
+    int tcpi_unacked;
+    int tcpi_sacked;
+    int tcpi_lost;
+    int tcpi_retrans;
+    int tcpi_fackets;
+    int tcpi_last_data_sent;
+    int tcpi_last_ack_sent;
+    int tcpi_last_data_recv;
+    int tcpi_last_ack_recv;
+    int tcpi_pmtu;
+    int tcpi_rcv_ssthresh;
+    int tcpi_rtt;
+    int tcpi_rttvar;
+    int tcpi_snd_ssthresh;
+    int tcpi_snd_cwnd;
+    int tcpi_advmss;
+    int tcpi_reordering;
   };
 #endif
 
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 
 struct MapCell
 {
-  tag_t player;                 // this is, unfortunately, very wasteful of memory space, but pretty bandwidth-efficient
+  tag_t player;                // this is, unfortunately, very wasteful of memory space, but pretty bandwidth-efficient
   int count;                   /* This is really darkness in the map1 command */
   faceidx faces[MAP_LAYERS];
   unsigned char stat_hp;       // health of something in this space, or 0
@@ -224,8 +224,8 @@
   uint8 ACC (RW, mapx), ACC (RW, mapy);             /* How large a map the client wants */
   uint8 ACC (RW, itemcmd);                /* What version of the 'item' protocol command to use */
 
-  maptile *ACC (RW, current_map);         // CF+ last/current player map
-  region *ACC (RW, current_region);       // CF+ last/current player region
+  maptile_ptr ACC (RW, current_map);      // CF+ last/current player map
+  region_ptr ACC (RW, current_region);    // CF+ last/current player region
   int ACC (RW, current_x), ACC (RW, current_y);     // CF+ last/current map position
   shstr ACC (RW, version);                // CF+ client name/version
   uint8 ACC (RW, faceset);                // CF+ selected faceset
@@ -411,5 +411,12 @@
   for (int _i = 0; _i < clients.size (); ++_i)  \
     statementvar (client *, var, clients [_i])
 
+// returns true when the message needs special (read: perl) treatment
+static inline bool
+msg_is_special (const char *msg, bool nl_special = true)
+{   
+  return msg [strcspn (msg, nl_special ? "<&\n" : "<&")];
+}
+
 #endif