[http://sourceforge.net/p/ufoai/patches/693 Item 693] imported from sourceforge.net tracker on 2013-01-28 20:46:59

PTL_InitStartup also serves as the particle shutdown function.
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====== tlh2000 (2012-10-22 16:51:19.680000) ======

there should be shutdown function - or the function should get a new name - calling an init function in a shutdown function isn't semantically the best imo.
====== drane (2012-10-22 16:58:24.783000) ======

In complete agreement re startup/shutdown names. I didn't like it either, but I didn't want to start building a bike shed*. And making two copies of the exact same function is just ugly. Even making one as a stub to call the other invites trouble if the code changes. Et cetera.

* Bike shed: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkinson's_Law_of_Triviality
====== tlh2000 (2012-10-22 17:03:41.467000) ======

that's not the point - then we should rename it. the name does not fit anymore if it's called in a shutdown context.
====== drane (2012-10-22 17:05:32.648000) ======

Sorry. I wasn't disagreeing with you. I explained why I didn't rename it myself, and why I didn't like the other alternatives to renaming.

If you'd like, I can submit a patch to rename it to PTL_Clear or similar tonight. Just let me know.