[bf1942] Linux server status update 2003-04-28

[Andrew Chen]

Where are the logs stored before they're compressed?  As in, while they're 
still being written to, but not yet closed.  In memory?  On disk?

At 02:29 AM 4/29/2003, you wrote:

>Hi,
>
>it is compressed and written to disk as the compressor flushes
>out a block so in its compressed form it isn't useful for
>realtime monitoring. The files are closed on map rotations.
>
>I'm thinking about making the compression optional, but it
>really is needed because the log files easily reach several
>megabytes of size for a single round without compression.
>
>Regards,
>Andreas
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: --=*dD*|Campino=-- [mailto:campino at divine-devils.de]
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2003 10:30 AM
> > To: Fredriksson, Andreas
> > Subject: Re[2]: [bf1942] Linux server status update 2003-04-28
> >
> >
> > Hello Andreas,
> >
> > Tuesday, April 29, 2003, 10:07:54 AM, you wrote:
> >
> >
> > FA> Ken,
> >
> > FA> Battlefield 1942 is not Half-Life. We have tanks, fixed
> > weapons, airplanes,
> > FA> submarines
> > FA> jeeps, spawn points, more game modes, open terrain
> > gameplay. The list goes
> > FA> on.
> >
> > FA> The XML stats format I've developed captures all of the
> > gameplay events
> > FA> related
> > FA> to everything BF is about. I think people who want custom
> > stats will
> > FA> appreciate
> > FA> that more than they would a HL log format. :-)
> >
> > FA> // Andreas
> >
> > When will the XML-File get updated?
> >
> > Realtime or just after the end of a round/map?
> >
> >
> > --
> > Greetz,
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