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[Caedwyr]

There are several mod packages coming out and already out that share components. Currently if a player tries to install a component that has already been installed by another mod, they get an error message like this:

Install Component [World Map Fixes]
[Y]es or [N]o or [Q]uit?
Installing [World Map Fixes]
Checking for forbidden files ...
[override/C!World.xxx] found: 11 bytes

This component is already installed by another mod.

ERROR Installing [World Map Fixes], rolling back to previous state
[CDTweaks/backup/0/UNSETSTR.0] SET_STRING uninstall info not found
WARNING: [CDTweaks/backup/0/UNINSTALL.0] is a 0 byte file
[CDTweaks/backup/0/UNINSTALL.0] loaded, 0 bytes
Will uninstall  0 files for [SETUP-CDTWEAKS.TP2] component 0.
Uninstalled      0 files for [SETUP-CDTWEAKS.TP2] component 0.
[...]
SETUP-CDTWEAKS.TP2  0  6 Installed
SETUP-REFINEMENTS.TP2  0  0 Installed
SETUP-REFINEMENTS.TP2  0  1 Installed
SETUP-REFINEMENTS.TP2  0  2 Installed
SETUP-REFINEMENTS.TP2  0  3 Installed
SETUP-REFINEMENTS.TP2  0  4 Installed
SETUP-REFINEMENTS.TP2  0  5 Installed
SETUP-REFINEMENTS.TP2  0  6 Installed
SETUP-REFINEMENTS.TP2  0  7 Installed
ERROR: Failure("override/C!World.xxx")
PLEASE email the file SETUP-CDTWEAKS.DEBUG to webmaster@camagna.net
Using Language [English]
[English] has 1 top-level TRA files
[CDTweaks/english/setup.tra] parsed
[CDTweaks/english/setup.tra] has 9 translation strings

Install Component [World Map Fixes]
[Y]es or [N]o or [Q]uit?

If it is possible, it could save some headaches if the components that are already installed by another mod were autoskipped.

[jcompton]

I think the more precise way to format this question is:

Wes, can we have

A. FORBID_FILE and REQUIRE_FILE "pre-processed", so that if they would cause the install to fail, that component is never presented?

or

B. FORBID_FILE_SKIP and REQUIRE_FILE_SKIP that do what A describes, leaving the existing F_F and R_F to work as before.

It turns out that a goodly number of people will break out of their install process when they see the ominous ERROR show up.

[Caedwyr]

Heh, thanks. I know practically nothing about weidu and only rudimentary things about programing, so I'll leave the more advanced requests to people who actually know what they are talking about.

[MagusWizardo]

I second this request.

EDIT:
Also, could this be exteneded to do the same for REQUIRE_COMPONENT and UNINSTALL (or, possibly, another new feature - say, FORBID_COMPONENT which takes the same arguments as REQUIRE_COMPONENT, but does the same as FORBID_FILE ). That is, if a needed mod is not installed, or a forbidden mod *is* installed, WeiDU will not ask to install this component instead of displaying an error.

Edited by MagusWizardo, 12 April 2004 - 02:13 AM.

[weimer]

This is a good idea, and I will code it up.

[weimer]

REQUIRE_COMPONENT should already be pre-processed in this manner. If not, show a TP2 file (or files) and I'll fix it. Now on to REQUIRE/FORBID_FILE.

[Idobek]

REQUIRE_COMPONENT is already pre-processed - that works like a charm. A FORBID_COMPONENT would be nice, as MagusWizardo stated.

Thanks Wes.

[weimer]

FORBID_FILE and REQUIRE_FILE are now "preprocessed" -- if the condition fails, the default for that component is set to "skip" (or "uninstall").

Look for it in the next WeiDU. You guys will have to test it for me.

[weimer]

FORBID_COMPONENT added.

[Idobek]

WooHoo!

You guys will have to test it for me.

With the amount of uses we have for this at moment this is not going to be a problem.