Author Topic: What causes trace() to emulate alt-f4? (Read 2145 times)

Mr. Wallet · September 11, 2007, 10:23:22 PM

I'm trying to find out why BL keeps creashing, but it never gets to that point when I turn on trace because it keeps closing spontaneously without error. I figured out that messing with fileObjects was doing it so I started turning off trace just while that's going on and turning it back on, but it still tends to totally shut down the program often.

Is there a list or something of stuff trace can't handle? I can't for the life of me figure out where this crash is happening and I'm out of ideas.

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IbanX · September 11, 2007, 11:16:54 PM

I'm a hacker on steroids and wanted to cause you confusion as revenge.

cncwarlord · September 12, 2007, 01:19:57 AM

Iban that didn't make much sense :P
I hope you figure it out soon wallet, your server is very entertaining, and it wouldn't be very good for you if your unable to add features to your mod's >:

Mr. Wallet · September 12, 2007, 04:21:58 AM

Oi sorry if I put this in the wrong place. It seemed more like a general question since it's just a console command and I didn't know if it was any of my code that's doing it.

IbanX · September 12, 2007, 03:23:18 PM

Wallet, just stabbing at the question, but wouldn't it make more sense to think that you're using trace improperly, thus crashing the server, instead of trace() being a crash command?

The Prophet · September 12, 2007, 03:38:05 PM

Also, Alt+F4 is not binded in Blockland, it is the Windows Close command.
You can use if something, such as a program CPU eating, happens and it is on top and is normally what it is meant for. Don't refer to trace(); to it, alt+f4 is a fancy way of saying "Close without hitting the X."

Terror · September 12, 2007, 03:40:26 PM

Alt f4 attempts to send the Exit (can be changed, i.e. steam) message to the active window.

The Prophet · September 12, 2007, 03:48:08 PM

Same thing :D

Mr. Wallet · September 12, 2007, 04:09:55 PM

You guys are totally missing my point.

1. No, I don't think I'm using trace improperly. It works just fine until it hits certain things, and then it goes bonkers. There's nothing magical about using trace once it's on, it's simply on, so I need to make sure it doesn't hit any of these certain things.

2. By "emulate alt-f4" I was trying to express that it suddenly closes without any errors. It saddens me that anyone took this differently.

oke so, thanks for posting and maybe I am using trace wrong, but if more people could stay on-topic that would be great.

The Prophet · September 12, 2007, 04:12:06 PM

I'm just saying you should say "Insta-closes" or something