The following currently exist, so I have them symlinked (as with most other necessary files/folders),
tf2_misc_000.vpk tf2_misc_001.vpk tf2_misc_002.vpk tf2_misc_003.vpk tf2_misc_004.vpk tf2_misc_005.vpk tf2_misc_006.vpk tf2_misc_007.vpk tf2_misc_008.vpk tf2_misc_dir.vpk Will there by any more VPK files added after updates in the long-run? So I can take into account whether or not I have to symlink any additional VPK files in some updates. > Date: Sat, 20 Apr 2013 05:41:53 +0100 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Symlinked Server Setup > > On 19/04/2013 00:20, Russell Smith wrote: > > How would this not cause a crash? You're overwriting the binaries > > that are currently running on your symlinked servers. > > unix doesn't delete a file until the handles are all closed (lsof | grep > DEL after doing apt-get upgrade, for example will usually show several > open, deleted executable files) > > So an existing running program accesses the original version of the > files it has open, including the executable itself. > > The directory entry is unlinked (or will point to the new file) but the > inode still exists. > > But, that depends on doing some kind of rename / replace or > delete/replace thing. > > If something literally was overwriting binaries, it probably will crash. > > And, of course, if data files that weren't open, scripts or similar, > which are opened after the update (and are now in a different format, say > that only the new executable is expecting) there's every chance of a > program failing for some reason if you pulled the carpet from underneath it. > > -- > Dan > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please > visit: > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
