This is a multi-part message in MIME format. -- [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] If you plan to make the move from /bin to /addons/bin then I would do it sooner rather than later. Yes it might confuse people but better to have a small number of confused developers than having an entire user-base confused when their plugins stop working in a month (or whenever the first server plugins start to appear).
Any thoughts on a /addons in _both_ the server root and the mod directory? The bug, well .. I agree I can't think of a way to exploit it but that still doesn't make it good practice. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alfred Reynolds" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 03, 2004 7:09 PM Subject: RE: [hlcoders] Server plugins > 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 > > -- _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
