All binaries should be placed in a bin/ directory, I am considering making a addons/bin/ folder but I didn't want to further confuse the issue by doing that right now (and I haven't had the luxury of free time lately :). You are perfectly able to put a binary in that directory if you want (using a relative path in the .vdf file). And yes it is fine security because its installed by a server op, the data is not driven by a remote client. The steam dedicated server should work (once you update it with the release last night), send me more details of the problem you are seeing off the list if you can't get it to work.
- Alfred ----Original Message---- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Manip Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 10:39 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [hlcoders] Server plugins > Thanks Alfred! > > Two quick notes - > It does not work on the Steam client dedicated server, only the > stand-alone version. Has the Steam client server received an update? > > Also, wouldn't it be more prudent to use the /addons folder as the > default store for binaries? My rational for suggesting that is as > followed, if you (the server manager) want to reset the server back > to a state when it had no addons installed then you would simply be > able to remove the /addons folder for that Mod (or server) as opposed > to hunting though the /bin. There is also a risk of the server > operator removing an important Steam binary in the process of > removing plugins. Keep in mind that the number of plugins will grow > exponentially; the default store is giving a message to the > programmers, they will use it for their plugins. > > If I had writing this particular framework I would have done it like > this <Root>/addons/*.dll - server wide binary-plugin store (all > mods) <Root>/addons/*.vdf - VDFs for all Mods > <Root>/<Mod>/addons/*.dll - Mod specific binary-plugin store > <Root>/<Mod>/addons/*.vdf - VDFs for this Mod > > I make that suggestion with all due respect. :-) > > I noticed that you can place plugins below the server root .. Is this > *Really* good security? > ../../../../myplugin > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Alfred Reynolds" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, December 03, 2004 1:35 AM > Subject: [hlcoders] Server plugins > > > > We just released a fix for server plugins note loading under Steam, > > restart Steam to get it. The path details for loading a plugin have > > also changed, the .vdf file should specify the filename relative to > > the bin/ directory of the server (i.e if you copy your binary into > > the > > base bin/ directory then it just needs to be the filename, > > "serverplugin_empty" ). The SDK document about plugins will be > > updated soon reflecting this > > change. > > > > - Alfred > > > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > > archives, > > please visit: > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > archives, please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
