<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: [MUD-Dev] Re: [IDEAS] Starting from scratch --> <!--X-From-R13: Vbyyl Ebzzre <ufbzzreNzvpeb.gv.pbz> --> <!--X-Date: Thu, 6 Aug 1998 09:43:15 -0700 --> <!--X-Message-Id: Pine.HPP.3.91.980806113706.29817B-100000#emu,micro.ti.com --> <!--X-Content-Type: text/plain --> <!--X-Reference: 199808061619.JAA04464#cashew,snugharbor.com.snugharbor.com --> <!--X-Head-End--> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <html> <head> <title>MUD-Dev message, [MUD-Dev] Re: [IDEAS] Starting from scratch</title> <!-- meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow" --> <link rev="made" href="mailto:hsommer#micro,ti.com"> </head> <body background="/backgrounds/paperback.gif" bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000" link="#0000FF" alink="#FF0000" vlink="#006000"> <font size="+4" color="#804040"> <strong><em>MUD-Dev<br>mailing list archive</em></strong> </font> <br> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] <br clear=all><hr> <!--X-Body-Begin--> <!--X-User-Header--> <!--X-User-Header-End--> <!--X-TopPNI--> Date: [ <a href="msg00522.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00524.html">Next</a> ] Thread: [ <a href="msg00522.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00525.html">Next</a> ] Index: [ <A HREF="author.html#00523">Author</A> | <A HREF="#00523">Date</A> | <A HREF="thread.html#00523">Thread</A> ] <!--X-TopPNI-End--> <!--X-MsgBody--> <!--X-Subject-Header-Begin--> <H1>[MUD-Dev] Re: [IDEAS] Starting from scratch</H1> <HR> <!--X-Subject-Header-End--> <!--X-Head-of-Message--> <UL> <LI><em>To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A></LI> <LI><em>Subject</em>: [MUD-Dev] Re: [IDEAS] Starting from scratch </LI> <LI><em>From</em>: Holly Sommer <<A HREF="mailto:hsommer#micro,ti.com">hsommer#micro,ti.com</A>></LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Thu, 6 Aug 1998 11:38:07 -0500 (CDT)</LI> <LI><em>cc</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A>, <A HREF="mailto:popiel#snugharbor,com">popiel#snugharbor,com</A></LI> <LI><em>Reply-To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A></LI> </UL> <!--X-Head-of-Message-End--> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-Begin--> <HR> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-End--> <!--X-Body-of-Message--> <PRE> On Thu, 6 Aug 1998, T. Alexander Popiel wrote: > In message: <<A HREF="msg00519.html">45760210#lostics,demon.co.uk</A>> > "Ross Nicoll" <rnicoll#calmar-mud,com> writes: > > >Reminds me of a thought I had for my MUD. The MUD, whenever we change anything > >in the code (it's a Diku style MUD, most of the stuff is in code), obviously > >has to go through a reboot. I was wandering about having the data for > >connections written out with the database (with sanity checking on load, of > >course, incase something goes wrong after the database is saved), then have > >the server load the new binary over itself with one of the exec() functions. > > > >The player would get "The server is rebooting, please wait" or similar... > > This is, unfortunately, non-portable... Eh? We've gotten it to work under both Linux and BSDi with minimal fuss. -Holly </PRE> <!--X-Body-of-Message-End--> <!--X-MsgBody-End--> <!--X-Follow-Ups--> <HR> <ul compact><li><strong>Follow-Ups</strong>: <ul> <li><strong><A NAME="00525" HREF="msg00525.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: [IDEAS] Starting from scratch</A></strong> <ul compact><li><em>From:</em> "T. Alexander Popiel" <popiel#snugharbor,com></li></ul> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <UL><LI><STRONG>References</STRONG>: <UL> <LI><STRONG><A NAME="00522" HREF="msg00522.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: [IDEAS] Starting from scratch</A></STRONG> <UL><LI><EM>From:</EM> "T. 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Thornton <a href="mailto:adam#phoenix,Princeton.EDU">adam#phoenix,Princeton.EDU</a>, Thu 06 Aug 1998, 01:44 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00512" HREF="msg00512.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: [IDEAS] Starting from scratch</A></strong>, Hans-Henrik Staerfeldt <a href="mailto:hhs#cbs,dtu.dk">hhs#cbs,dtu.dk</a>, Thu 06 Aug 1998, 05:42 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00519" HREF="msg00519.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: [IDEAS] Starting from scratch</A></strong>, Ross Nicoll <a href="mailto:rnicoll#calmar-mud,com">rnicoll#calmar-mud,com</a>, Thu 06 Aug 1998, 15:17 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00522" HREF="msg00522.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: [IDEAS] Starting from scratch</A></strong>, T. Alexander Popiel <a href="mailto:popiel#snugharbor,com">popiel#snugharbor,com</a>, Thu 06 Aug 1998, 16:23 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00523" HREF="msg00523.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: [IDEAS] Starting from scratch</A></strong>, Holly Sommer <a href="mailto:hsommer#micro,ti.com">hsommer#micro,ti.com</a>, Thu 06 Aug 1998, 16:43 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00525" HREF="msg00525.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: [IDEAS] Starting from scratch</A></strong>, T. Alexander Popiel <a href="mailto:popiel#snugharbor,com">popiel#snugharbor,com</a>, Thu 06 Aug 1998, 16:57 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00526" HREF="msg00526.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: [IDEAS] Starting from scratch</A></strong>, Holly Sommer <a href="mailto:hsommer#micro,ti.com">hsommer#micro,ti.com</a>, Thu 06 Aug 1998, 17:06 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00528" HREF="msg00528.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: [IDEAS] Starting from scratch</A></strong>, T. Alexander Popiel <a href="mailto:popiel#snugharbor,com">popiel#snugharbor,com</a>, Thu 06 Aug 1998, 17:22 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00530" HREF="msg00530.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: [IDEAS] Starting from scratch</A></strong>, Nathan F Yospe <a href="mailto:yospe#hawaii,edu">yospe#hawaii,edu</a>, Thu 06 Aug 1998, 18:17 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> </ul> </LI> </UL></BLOCKQUOTE> </ul> <hr> <center> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] </center> <hr> </body> </html>