[bf1942] Linux server status update 2003-05-05

[Fredriksson, Andreas]

Sam,

the current server doesn't run at all under FreeBSD due to it
requiring the stdc++ libraries that come with gcc3. So there's
not much use in testing it on other FreeBSD machines.

// Andreas

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sam Evans [mailto:sam at neuroflux.com]
> Sent: Friday, May 09, 2003 3:53 PM
> To: bf1942 at icculus.org
> Subject: RE: [bf1942] Linux server status update 2003-05-05
> 
> 
> That's good news to an extent, and I appreciate your efforts. 
>  I guess I
> was wanting to have the next version of bf1942 be able to run 
> on FreeBSD
> using the Linux Emulation.
> 
> I would be *really* interested to know if you have worked 
> with anyone on
> this list who is currently running BF1942 on FreeBSD under 
> Linux Emulation
> to test the 1.4 server?
> 
> 
> On Fri, 9 May 2003, Fredriksson, Andreas wrote:
> 
> >
> > Sam,
> >
> > I can't build a BF server on FreeBSD right now because of 
> the lacking
> > support for wchar_t (wstring) in the gcc3.x configuration. It can be
> > hacked to work by altering the configuration scripts for gcc3 but
> > according to people on the gcc3 list it's not a safe thing to do.
> >
> > I think work is in progress for FreeBSD 5 to fix the remaining
> > wide character problems so that the stdc++ libraries can work with
> > FreeBSD but as of now they are broken.
> >
> > So, no FreeBSD release until I can compile the code on it. The
> > 4.8 Linux compat layer pukes at my binaries as well so it's a
> > pretty bad situation. It might be tricked into working by copying
> > libraries from a RH9 or Gentoo distribution but I wouldn't hold
> > my breath.
> >
> > Once wchar support is there on FreeBSD I promise to compile a native
> > FreeBSD version, but I won't support it as much here on the 
> list as the
> > Linux version.
> >
> > // Andreas
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Sam Evans [mailto:sam at neuroflux.com]
> > > Sent: Friday, May 09, 2003 3:38 PM
> > > To: bf1942 at icculus.org
> > > Subject: RE: [bf1942] Linux server status update 2003-05-05
> > >
> > >
> > > *cough* FreeBSD *cough*
> > >
> > > On Fri, 9 May 2003, Fredriksson, Andreas wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Roland,
> > > > that might be a good idea for future releases (1.x) but 
> for now I'm
> > > > going to focus on putting out a binary that works for 
> the majority
> > > > of users. There will be two binaries for 1.4, one 
> dynamic and one
> > > > static. The one to run is automatically selected by a 
> small shell
> > > > scripts that runs ldd over the dynamic binary and then decides
> > > > which version to symlink to before starting the server.
> > > >
> > > > Adding AMD/Intel versions at this point would bring the 
> executable
> > > > count up to four, and I simply don't have time to 
> compile and test
> > > > all those versions right now :-)
> > > >
> > > > Regards,
> > > > Andreas
> > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: Roland Kool [mailto:roland at cyso.nl]
> > > > > Sent: Friday, May 09, 2003 9:44 AM
> > > > > To: bf1942 at icculus.org
> > > > > Subject: RE: [bf1942] Linux server status update 2003-05-05
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Andreas,
> > > > >
> > > > > I just downloaded a server patch for Half-Life Dedicated
> > > Server and I
> > > > > saw they compiled optimised binaries for AMD and Pentium
> > > processors.
> > > > > Perhaps a suggestion for Battlefield as well? I'm not
> > > sure how much
> > > > > performance gain you have, but the more the better I guess?
> > > > >
> > > > > Regards,
> > > > >
> > > > > Roland
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> > > > > Van: Fredriksson, Andreas [mailto:andreas.fredriksson at dice.se]
> > > > > Verzonden: Monday, May 05, 2003 1:54 PM
> > > > > Aan: 'bf1942 at icculus.org'
> > > > > Onderwerp: [bf1942] Linux server status update 2003-05-05
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Hi list,
> > > > >
> > > > > there's not much from me this week. I'm working on win32
> > > bugs at the
> > > > > moment but the fixes (as you know by now) also apply 
> to the Linux
> > > > > server. We are building the two releases side-by-side
> > > from the same
> > > > > codebase so nothing will be left out from the Linux release.
> > > > >
> > > > > On the features side event logging is in, and so is 
> the new client
> > > > > checksum system which allows you to allow anything (0),
> > > allow official
> > > > > (1) or allow client side mods of your choice (2).
> > > > >
> > > > > Regards,
> > > > > Andreas
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>