in the line:
do_look(d->character, "");
I get seg faulted... this is because do_look actually tries to add color code
to a static buffer of zero length, yes?
What's the best way to work around this?
Here's what my do_look & copyover_recover look like
==snip==
void copyover_recover ()
{
DESCRIPTOR_DATA *d;
FILE *fp;
char name [100];
char host[MSL];
int desc;
bool fOld;
logf ("Copyover recovery initiated");
fp = fopen (COPYOVER_FILE, "r");
if (!fp) /* there are some descriptors open which will hang forever
then ? */
{
perror ("copyover_recover:fopen");
logf ("Copyover file not found. Exitting.\n\r");
exit (1);
}
unlink (COPYOVER_FILE); /* In case something crashes - doesn't prevent
reading */
for (;;)
{
fscanf (fp, "%d %s %s\n", &desc, name, host);
if (desc == -1)
break;
/* Write something, and check if it goes error-free */
if (!write_to_descriptor (desc, "\n\rRestoring from
copyover...\n\r",0))
{
close (desc); /* nope */
continue;
}
d = alloc_perm (sizeof(DESCRIPTOR_DATA));
init_descriptor (d,desc); /* set up various stuff */
d->host = str_dup (host);
d->next = descriptor_list;
descriptor_list = d;
d->connected = CON_COPYOVER_RECOVER; /* -15, so close_socket
frees the char
*/
/* Now, find the pfile */
fOld = load_char_obj (d, name);
if (!fOld) /* Player file not found?! */
{
write_to_descriptor (desc, "\n\rSomehow, your character
was lost in the
copyover. Sorry.\n\r", 0);
close_socket (d);
}
else /* ok! */
{
write_to_descriptor (desc, "\n\rCopyover recovery
complete.\n\r",0);
/* Just In Case */
if (!d->character->in_room)
d->character->in_room = get_room_index
(ROOM_VNUM_TEMPLE);
/* Insert in the char_list */
d->character->next = char_list;
char_list = d->character;
char_to_room (d->character, d->character->in_room);
do_look (d->character, "");
act ("$n materializes!", d->character, NULL, NULL,
TO_ROOM);
d->connected = CON_PLAYING;
}
}
fclose (fp);
}
==snip==
void do_look( CHAR_DATA *ch, char *argument )
{
char buf [MAX_STRING_LENGTH];
char arg1 [MAX_INPUT_LENGTH];
char arg2 [MAX_INPUT_LENGTH];
char arg3 [MAX_INPUT_LENGTH];
EXIT_DATA *pexit;
CHAR_DATA *victim;
OBJ_DATA *obj;
char *pdesc;
int door;
int number,count;
if ( ch->desc == NULL )
return;
if ( ch->position < POS_SLEEPING )
{
send_to_char( "You can't see anything but stars!\n\r", ch );
return;
}
if ( ch->position == POS_SLEEPING )
{
send_to_char( "You can't see anything, you're sleeping!\n\r", ch );
return;
}
if ( !check_blind( ch ) )
return;
if ( !IS_NPC(ch)
&& !IS_SET(ch->act, PLR_HOLYLIGHT)
&& room_is_dark( ch->in_room ) )
{
send_to_char( "It is pitch black ... \n\r", ch );
show_char_to_char( ch->in_room->people, ch );
return;
}
argument = one_argument( argument, arg1 );
argument = one_argument( argument, arg2 );
number = number_argument(arg1,arg3);
count = 0;
if ( arg1[0] == '\0' || !str_cmp( arg1, "auto" ) )
{
/* 'look' or 'look auto' */
send_to_char( ROOM_TITLE_COLOR, ch );
send_to_char( ch->in_room->name, ch );
send_to_char( "{x", ch );
if ( (IS_IMMORTAL(ch) && (IS_NPC(ch) || IS_SET(ch->act,PLR_HOLYLIGHT)))
|| IS_BUILDER(ch, ch->in_room->area) )
{
sprintf(buf," {w[{BRoom %d{w]{x",ch->in_room->vnum);
send_to_char(buf,ch);
}
send_to_char( "\n\r", ch );
if ( arg1[0] == '\0'
|| ( !IS_NPC(ch) && !IS_SET(ch->comm, COMM_BRIEF) ) )
{
send_to_char( " ",ch);
send_to_char( ROOM_DESC_COLOR, ch );
send_to_char( ch->in_room->description, ch );
send_to_char( "{x", ch );
}
if ( !IS_NPC(ch) && IS_SET(ch->act, PLR_AUTOEXIT) )
{
send_to_char("\n\r",ch);
do_exits( ch, "auto" );
}
show_list_to_char( ch->in_room->contents, ch, FALSE, FALSE );
show_char_to_char( ch->in_room->people, ch );
return;
}
if ( !str_cmp( arg1, "i" ) || !str_cmp(arg1, "in") ||
!str_cmp(arg1,"on"))
{
/* 'look in' */
if ( arg2[0] == '\0' )
{
send_to_char( "Look in what?\n\r", ch );
return;
}
if ( ( obj = get_obj_here( ch, arg2 ) ) == NULL )
{
send_to_char( "You do not see that here.\n\r", ch );
return;
}
switch ( obj->item_type )
{
default:
send_to_char( "That is not a container.\n\r", ch );
break;
case ITEM_DRINK_CON:
if ( obj->value[1] <= 0 )
{
send_to_char( "It is empty.\n\r", ch );
break;
}
sprintf( buf, "It's %sfilled with a %s liquid.\n\r",
obj->value[1] < obj->value[0] / 4
? "less than half-" :
obj->value[1] < 3 * obj->value[0] / 4
? "about half-" : "more than half-",
liq_table[obj->value[2]].liq_color
);
send_to_char( buf, ch );
break;
case ITEM_CONTAINER:
case ITEM_CORPSE_NPC:
case ITEM_CORPSE_PC:
if ( IS_SET(obj->value[1], CONT_CLOSED) )
{
send_to_char( "It is closed.\n\r", ch );
break;
}
act( "$p holds:", ch, obj, NULL, TO_CHAR );
show_list_to_char( obj->contains, ch, TRUE, TRUE );
break;
}
return;
}
if ( ( victim = get_char_room( ch, arg1 ) ) != NULL )
{
show_char_to_char_1( victim, ch );
return;
}
for ( obj = ch->carrying; obj != NULL; obj = obj->next_content )
{
if ( can_see_obj( ch, obj ) )
{ /* player can see object */
pdesc = get_extra_descr( arg3, obj->extra_descr );
if ( pdesc != NULL )
if (++count == number)
{
send_to_char( pdesc, ch );
return;
}
else continue;
pdesc = get_extra_descr( arg3, obj->pIndexData->extra_descr );
if ( pdesc != NULL )
if (++count == number)
{
send_to_char( pdesc, ch );
return;
}
else continue;
if ( is_name( arg3, obj->name ) )
if (++count == number)
{
send_to_char( obj->description, ch );
send_to_char( "\n\r",ch);
return;
}
}
}
for ( obj = ch->in_room->contents; obj != NULL; obj = obj->next_content )
{
if ( can_see_obj( ch, obj ) )
{
pdesc = get_extra_descr( arg3, obj->extra_descr );
if ( pdesc != NULL )
if (++count == number)
{
send_to_char( pdesc, ch );
return;
}
pdesc = get_extra_descr( arg3, obj->pIndexData->extra_descr );
if ( pdesc != NULL )
if (++count == number)
{
send_to_char( pdesc, ch );
return;
}
if ( is_name( arg3, obj->name ) )
if (++count == number)
{
send_to_char( obj->description, ch );
send_to_char("\n\r",ch);
return;
}
}
}
pdesc = get_extra_descr(arg3,ch->in_room->extra_descr);
if (pdesc != NULL)
{
if (++count == number)
{
send_to_char(pdesc,ch);
return;
}
}
if (count > 0 && count != number)
{
if (count == 1)
sprintf(buf,"You only see one %s here.\n\r",arg3);
else
sprintf(buf,"You only see %d of those here.\n\r",count);
send_to_char(buf,ch);
return;
}
if ( !str_cmp( arg1, "n" ) || !str_cmp( arg1, "{wnorth{x" ) ) door
=0;
else if ( !str_cmp( arg1, "e" ) || !str_cmp( arg1, "{weast{x" ) ) door
=1;
else if ( !str_cmp( arg1, "s" ) || !str_cmp( arg1, "{wsouth{x" ) ) door
=2;
else if ( !str_cmp( arg1, "w" ) || !str_cmp( arg1, "{wwest{x" ) ) door
=3;
else if ( !str_cmp( arg1, "u" ) || !str_cmp( arg1, "{wup{x" ) ) door
=4;
else if ( !str_cmp( arg1, "d" ) || !str_cmp( arg1, "{wdown{x" ) ) door
=5;
else if ( !str_cmp( arg1, "ne" ) || !str_cmp( arg1, "{wnortheast{x" ) )
door =6;
else if ( !str_cmp( arg1, "nw" ) || !str_cmp( arg1, "{wnorthwest{x" ) )
door =7;
else if ( !str_cmp( arg1, "se" ) || !str_cmp( arg1, "{wsoutheast{x" ) )
door =8;
else if ( !str_cmp( arg1, "sw" ) || !str_cmp( arg1, "{wsouthwest{x" ) )
door =9;
else
{
send_to_char( "You do not see that here.\n\r", ch );
return;
}
/* 'look direction' */
if ( ( pexit = ch->in_room->exit[door] ) == NULL )
{
send_to_char( "Nothing special there.\n\r", ch );
return;
}
if ( pexit->description != NULL && pexit->description[0] != '\0' )
send_to_char( pexit->description, ch );
else
send_to_char( "Nothing special there.\n\r", ch );
if ( pexit->keyword != NULL
&& pexit->keyword[0] != '\0'
&& pexit->keyword[0] != ' ' )
{
if ( IS_SET(pexit->exit_info, EX_CLOSED) )
{
act( "The $d is closed.", ch, NULL, pexit->keyword, TO_CHAR );
}
else if ( IS_SET(pexit->exit_info, EX_ISDOOR) )
{
act( "The $d is open.", ch, NULL, pexit->keyword, TO_CHAR );
}
}
return;
}
==snip==
