Hey, Yup I'm aware of that bug also, that was reported some time ago if my memory serves me correct. Instead of trying to 'restrict' functionality maybe Valve could fix some of the more long running bugs if it wasn't too much to ask?
Thanks for your time, - Jay > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 29 April 2007 23:15 > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [hlcoders] Weird .cfg goings on... > > 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 _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
