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

[Patrick Gavin]

Linux is notorious for aggressive file system caching, so most likely 
in memory unless you do an fflush call.

On Tuesday, April 29, 2003, at 10:31 AM, Andrew Chen wrote:

> 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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