I forgot to mention (hopefully it's obvious) that you need to start the server in gdb to do that. Also, RTLD_NOW is defined (I believe) as 2, so you'll probably have to use the actual number instead.
On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 2:08 PM, LDuke <[email protected]> wrote: > If you're on linux, you can break with CTRL-C and used > dlopen("path/used/in/vdf/plugin.so", RTLD_NOW). If it fails (returns 0), > then use dlerror and print the return value to see an error message. > > > > On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 6:59 AM, Andrew Armstrong > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Unfortunately I now just get the 'Failed to load' and then 'Unable to >> load' >> (I made sure -allowdebug is off). >> >> Is there a way to get more info other than 'it failed'? :) >> >> Perhaps my compilation settings are wrong. >> >> Thanks >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tony Sergi >> Sent: Thursday, 12 February 2009 12:52 AM >> To: Discussion of Half-Life Programming >> Subject: Re: [hlcoders] Left4Dead Plugin? >> >> Oops my bad. Try building it in release, it's probably something to do >> with >> the fact that the orange box libs (tier1 etc) are different from L4D (not >> different enough to be completely incompatible though) >> >> >> -Tony >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Andrew >> Armstrong >> Sent: February-11-09 8:46 AM >> To: 'Discussion of Half-Life Programming' >> Subject: Re: [hlcoders] Left4Dead Plugin? >> >> I did though (see -allowdebug there in the command line); so I'm not sure >> what the problem is - I must be missing something obvious. >> >> - Andrew >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tony Sergi >> Sent: Thursday, 12 February 2009 12:34 AM >> To: Discussion of Half-Life Programming >> Subject: Re: [hlcoders] Left4Dead Plugin? >> >> It's because you're building the plugin in debug, and not adding >> -allowdebug >> to the command line options. >> >> >> -Tony >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Andrew >> Armstrong >> Sent: February-11-09 7:07 AM >> To: 'Discussion of Half-Life Programming' >> Subject: Re: [hlcoders] Left4Dead Plugin? >> >> Hi, >> >> Okay, I've *only* made the below eiface.h change (any other changes I >> cannot >> find the appropriate place to make the change). >> >> I am running my test server like this: >> srcds.exe -game left4dead -allowdebug -console -norestart -nocrashdialog >> +maxplayers 8 +map l4d_vs_farm01_hilltop +port 21000 +exec server.cfg >> +sv_lan 1 >> >> I have the debug build located in >> c:\srcds\l4d\left4dead\addons\serverplugin_empty.dll >> >> I have in that same \addons directory a file named serverplugin_empty.vdf >> >> Inside it I have: >> "Plugin" >> { >> "file" "../left4dead/addons/serverplugin_empty" >> } >> >> >> Inside my server.cfg file I have this at the end: >> plugin_load serverplugin_empty >> >> When the game server starts up, the console finishes with these messages: >> Module serverplugin_empty is a debug build >> Failed to load plugin "serverplugin_empty" >> Unable to load plugin "serverplugin_empty" >> >> What am I doing wrong? I suspect its because I have not made all of the >> required changes, but I cannot find out where to do so. >> >> If you could point out where I make these changes specifically that would >> be >> great. >> >> Thanks again, >> Andrew >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Saul >> Rennison >> Sent: Wednesday, 11 February 2009 8:26 PM >> To: Discussion of Half-Life Programming >> Subject: Re: [hlcoders] Left4Dead Plugin? >> >> Yeah just change it in eiface.h. Ask if you need any more help. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On 11 Feb 2009, at 08:17, "Andrew Armstrong" <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> > Hi again, >> > >> > I am following that wiki article and have made the >> > "IVEngineServer::UserMessageBegin now takes an additional string >> > parameter >> > containing the message name." change in eiface.h (by changing the >> > signature >> > to UserMessageBegin( IRecipientFilter *filter, int msg_type, const >> > char* >> > name ) = 0;) >> > >> > Is this the only place that needs the change? >> > >> > Points 2 and 3 of the changes list I have not made, I am not sure >> > where to >> > make them. >> > >> > Any other hints? >> > >> > Thanks again, >> > Andrew >> > >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: [email protected] >> > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Andrew >> > Armstrong >> > Sent: Wednesday, 11 February 2009 8:46 AM >> > To: 'Discussion of Half-Life Programming' >> > Subject: Re: [hlcoders] Left4Dead Plugin? >> > >> > Awesome, thank you. >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: [email protected] >> > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Saul >> > Rennison >> > Sent: Wednesday, 11 February 2009 4:42 AM >> > To: Discussion of Half-Life Programming >> > Subject: Re: [hlcoders] Left4Dead Plugin? >> > >> > Here is the actual link: >> > http://wiki.alliedmods.net/Porting_to_Left_4_Dead >> > >> > 2009/2/10 Saul Rennison <[email protected]> >> > >> >> Check alliedmods.net wiki under Left4Dead interface changes. >> >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> >> >> >> >> On 10 Feb 2009, at 11:00, "Andrew Armstrong" <[email protected]> >> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> Hi guys, >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> Is it possible yet to create a simple server plugin for Left4Dead? >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> I've compiled the serverplugin_empty file, installed it as per the >> >>> wiki >> >>> etc, >> >>> but when trying to load the plugin from the console I receive: >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> Failed to load plugin "serverplugin_empty" >> >>> >> >>> Unable to load plugin "serverplugin_empty" >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> Is this because the Source SDK is still out of date and the game >> >>> does not >> >>> know how to compile this version of the plugin? >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> Cheers, >> >>> >> >>> Andrew >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> _______________________________________________ >> >>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list >> >>> archives, >> >>> please visit: >> >>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders >> >>> >> >>> >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Thanks, >> > - Saul. >> > _______________________________________________ >> > 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 >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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
