how to compile .cs scripts to .dso

#1 It will automatically compile if you made changes, but some files have poor track records of recompiling when they are supposed to.

A simple fix is to delete the corresponding .dso file, and the engine will automatically compile the new script file from a .cs to a .dso

#2 Thanks that is good to know.

I found I was modifying the default.cs script but the prefs.cs script was overriding my changes!

Works now.


Peter

#3 That works great after modifying a .CS, but what about if you create a new .CS. Basically I created another weapon script, but when I run the test demo, it doesn't compile a .DSO. Does anyone know if there is another .CS that I need to modify to get it to compile my new weapon .CS?

thanks,
James

#4 You will need to exec() your script from some location first.

#5 I kind of figured that. But where? I know that there has to be some script or something that compiles the "rifle" and "crossbow" scripts, but can't seem to find them. Thanks anyway, I'll keep searching.

#6 I find it helps to have a reload function so you can keep tribes running and update your changes on the fly. Put something like the following in a random cs file:

function reload()
{
exec("newScriptFile.cs");
echo("reloaded");
}

#7 If you are just adding a new weapon script and want to have it compile, take a look in the game.cs file. That's where most of the server scripts are exec().

exec("./rifle.cs");
exec("./crossbow.cs");
exec("./newweapon.cs"); // <--add this line

#8 Cool! Many thanks, I'll take a look this evening. :)

#9

function CompileFiles(%dir)
{
   compileCSFiles(%dir);
   compileGuiFiles(%dir);
}

function compileCSFiles(%dir)
{
   %search = %dir @ "/*.cs";
   for(%file = findFirstFile(%search); %file !$= ""; %file = findNextFile(%search))
      if(fileBase(%file) !$= "config.cs" && fileBase(%file) !$= "prefs.cs")
         compile(%file);
}

function compileGuiFiles(%dir)
{
   %search = %dir @ "/*.gui";
   for(%file = findFirstFile(%search); %file !$= ""; %file = findNextFile(%search))
      compile(%file);
}

Then, somewhere in script, call the compileFiles function on your game/fps/rw directory and common directory.