Perhaps the config code could somehow be moved to the open-source side, so the community can fix these important issues.
At 2007/04/29 06:03 PM, Jay C. wrote: >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 _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
