[bf1942] Linux server status report: 2003-03-25

[Mario Ohnewald]

Hi Andreas,
VERY nice to know!
thanks a lot, i precate that a lot!!!!!
have fun ;D

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Fredriksson, Andreas [mailto:andreas.fredriksson at dice.se]
>Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 11:26 AM
>To: 'bf1942 at icculus.org '
>Subject: [bf1942] Linux server status report: 2003-03-25
>
>
>Hi list,
>
>to reduce the number of flamewars ;) on what we're doing and not
>here's a first status mail on what DICE is currently doing with
>the linux server:
>
>- Move to the gcc-3.x compiler
>
>  This will generate better code and increase the server performance,
>  but might require that users of older distributions use a statically
>  linked executable.
>
>- Bungee effect and double bazooka reload issues
>
>  I'm currently looking in to these bugs. They are probably related
>  to networking issues, and a fix for these might fix other bugs such
>  as the weapon zoom issue as well.
>
>- Internal code restructuring
>
>  The goal is to reduce the size of the server binary by omitting
>  code that isn't currently in use. This will also reduce the memory
>  footprint of the dedicated server.
>
>- Road to Rome compatibility fixes
>
>  We will be evaluating this and hope to have it fixed with the next
>  release.
>
>Regards,
>Andreas
>
>