Hack to remove main.cs with 3 lines of code

From time to time people have wondered how to get rid of the main.cs file that resides in the directory with the Torque EXE. This resource will outline one way to do this.

As always, read this resource completely and backup your files prior to attempting this resource.

Step 1: Prepare your existing main.cs file
Open main.cs in your favorite text editor
Search and replace all " (double quotation marks) with \"
All of your text must be as one line. Replace all line breaks with \n

Before:

$defaultGame = "base";
$displayHelp = false;
function pushFront(%list, %token, %delim)
{
   if (%list !$= "")
      return %token @ %delim @ %list;
   return %token;
}

function pushBack(%list, %token, %delim)
{
   if (%list !$= "")
      return %list @ %delim @ %token;
   return %token;
}

function popFront(%list, %delim)
{
   return nextToken(%list, unused, %delim);
}
$modcount = 1;
$userMods = $defaultGame;
function onStart()
{
}
function onExit()
{
}
function parseArgs()
{
}   
package Help {
   function onExit() {
   }
};
function displayHelp() {
   activatePackage(Help);
}
if (!$logModeSpecified) {
   setLogMode(6);
}
setModPaths($userMods);
nextToken($userMods, currentMod, ";");
function loadDir(%dir)
{
   setModPaths(pushback($userMods, %dir, ";"));
   exec(%dir @ "/main.cs");
}
function loadMods(%modPath)
{
   %modPath = nextToken(%modPath, token, ";");
   if (%modPath !$= "")
      loadMods(%modPath);

   if(exec(%token @ "/main.cs") != true){
      error("Error: Unable to find specified mod: " @ %token );
      $modcount--;
   }
}
loadMods($userMods);
parseArgs();
if ($displayHelp) {
   enableWinConsole(true);
   displayHelp();
   quit();
}
else {
   onStart();
   echo("Engine initialized...");
}

After:

$defaultGame = \"base\";\n$displayHelp = false;\nfunction pushFront(%list, %token, %delim)\n{\nif (%list !$= \"\")\nreturn %token @ %delim @ %list;\nreturn %token;\n}\nfunction pushBack(%list, %token, %delim)\n{\nif (%list !$= \"\")\nreturn %list @ %delim @ %token;\nreturn %token;\n}\nfunction popFront(%list, %delim)\n{\nreturn nextToken(%list, unused, %delim);\n}\n$modcount = 1;\n$userMods = $defaultGame;\nfunction onStart()\n{\n}\nfunction onExit()\n{\n}\nfunction parseArgs()\n{\n}\npackage Help {\nfunction onExit() {\n}\n};\nfunction displayHelp() {\nactivatePackage(Help);\n}\nif (!$logModeSpecified) {\nsetLogMode(6);\n}\nsetModPaths($userMods);\nnextToken($userMods, currentMod, \";\");\nfunction loadDir(%dir)\n{\nsetModPaths(pushback($userMods, %dir, \";\"));\nexec(%dir @ \"/main.cs\");\n}\nfunction loadMods(%modPath)\n{\n%modPath = nextToken(%modPath, token, \";\");\nif (%modPath !$= \"\")\nloadMods(%modPath);\nif(exec(%token @ \"/main.cs\") != true){\nerror(\"Error: Unable to find specified mod: \" @ %token );\n$modcount--;\n}\n}\nloadMods($userMods);\nparseArgs();\nif ($displayHelp) {\nenableWinConsole(true);\ndisplayHelp();\nquit();\n}\nelse {\nonStart();\necho(\"Engine initialized...\");\n}

Save your changes as main.txt or some such and set it aside for a second.

Step 2: Engine changes
Open engine/main/game.cc
Approximately around line 357 comment out the following code:

FileStream str;
   const char* mainCS = "main.cs";
   if(!str.open(mainCS, FileStream::Read))
   {
      char msg[1024];
      dSprintf(msg, sizeof(msg), "Failed to open \"%s\".", mainCS);
      Platform::AlertOK("Error", msg);
      return false;
   }

   U32 size = str.getStreamSize();
   char *script = new char[size + 1];
   str.read(size, script);
   str.close();

Underneath, add this code:

char *script = new char[1220];
	dStrcpy(script,"$defaultGame = \"base\";\n$displayHelp = false;\nfunction pushFront(%list, %token, %delim)\n{\nif (%list !$= \"\")\nreturn %token @ %delim @ %list;\nreturn %token;\n}\nfunction pushBack(%list, %token, %delim)\n{\nif (%list !$= \"\")\nreturn %list @ %delim @ %token;\nreturn %token;\n}\nfunction popFront(%list, %delim)\n{\nreturn nextToken(%list, unused, %delim);\n}\n$modcount = 1;\n$userMods = $defaultGame;\nfunction onStart()\n{\n}\nfunction onExit()\n{\n}\nfunction parseArgs()\n{\n}\npackage Help {\nfunction onExit() {\n}\n};\nfunction displayHelp() {\nactivatePackage(Help);\n}\nif (!$logModeSpecified) {\nsetLogMode(6);\n}\nsetModPaths($userMods);\nnextToken($userMods, currentMod, \";\");\nfunction loadDir(%dir)\n{\nsetModPaths(pushback($userMods, %dir, \";\"));\nexec(%dir @ \"/main.cs\");\n}\nfunction loadMods(%modPath)\n{\n%modPath = nextToken(%modPath, token, \";\");\nif (%modPath !$= \"\")\nloadMods(%modPath);\nif(exec(%token @ \"/main.cs\") != true){\nerror(\"Error: Unable to find specified mod: \" @ %token );\n$modcount--;\n}\n}\nloadMods($userMods);\nparseArgs();\nif ($displayHelp) {\nenableWinConsole(true);\ndisplayHelp();\nquit();\n}\nelse {\nonStart();\necho(\"Engine initialized...\");\n}");
   U32 size = dStrlen(script);

Note you'll insert the contents of your main.txt file into the dStrcpy statement. Also, you'll need to change char *script = new char[1220]; to match the number of characters in your new string. You can get this from your text editor.

Recompile, delete your main.cs file and enjoy.

EDIT: Corrections.