Unfortunately the .cfg code is closed-source so only Valve would know. See also http://developer.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=64 for another .cfg bug.
At 2007/04/29 05:51 AM, Jay C. wrote: >Mornin all, > >I added a few new cvars to my plugin and duly added them to my config file. >So today I noticed a weird problem, it seemed the cfg wasn't being executed >when loading - as cvars were all at their default values. > >So I exec var/mycfg.cfg in the server console and it ouputs a huge string. > >Here's a snippet... > >----------------------------------------------- >Unknown command "10" >"some_cvar1" = "0" ( def. "0.0" ) min. 0.000000 max. 1.000000 > - The Description. >Unknown command "0" >"some_cvar2" = "1" ( def. "1.0" ) min. 0.000000 max. 1.000000 > - Another description >Unknown command "1" >"some_cvar3" = "1" ( def. "1.0" ) min. 0.000000 max. 4.000000 > - Description numero 3. >...etc etc the entire contents of the config file. >----------------------------------------------- > >Now, to me this looked like a mismatched quote or something so I went >looking through the entire thing and I found nothing, nothing at all. >Fast forward a couple of hours and I'm still desperately searching for a >reason, and out of desperation I look at another very large config belonging >to someone else and notice how it doesn't use Tabs to prettify the cvars and >their values. So I do a mass replace of Tab with Space and low and behold, >the damn thing works. > >Now, just incase I had in-advertantly brought the file size down below my >previous thoughts about a mysterious maximum size, I copied the entire >contents and pasted them at the bottom of itself, and it still worked. > > >So, the point of this email I suppose is to ask why Tab causes such a >problem in large config files? Remember, all those tabs worked fine up to a >character limit... > >Thanks, >Jason "c0ldfyr3" Croghan > > >_______________________________________________ >To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please >visit: >http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
