[DGD] Re: Statedumps

[Ling]

On Tue, 4 Aug 1998, E. Harte wrote:
> On Tue, 4 Aug 1998, Ling wrote:
> 
> > Wotcha,
> > 
> > Random thought for the month:  Would you think it'd be viable to
> > distribute a mudlib as a statedump?  If so, what issues do I need to deal
> > with?
> 
> Make it difficult, if not impossible, to destruct the mudlib objects?

Good point.  Ditto for upgrading.  Hmm... Probably need some sort of neat
mechanism for upgrading the mudlib core itself.

> [...]
> > API's are obviously on the toplist.
> 
> Documenting those would always be nice, even if you distribute the mudlib
> without a statedump.

Granted.  Just that it's more so with statedump distributions.

> Why would you want to it this way?

Coz I can. :)  (ie: No reason - I wouldn't do it this way)  Think of it as
intellectual stimulation.

  |    Ling Lo of Remora (Top Banana)
_O_O_  Elec Eng Dept, Loughborough University, UK.     kllo at iee.org




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