Mysterious Re-attachment

[mistythunder]

This is code snippet is where I handle detachments, when needed:
 

    listen(integer channel, string name, key id, string message)
    {   llOwnerSay( "Debug: listen() - called: listen(" + (string)channel + ", \"" + name + "\", " + (string)id + ", \"" + message + "\")" );
        key kAvatarKey;
        message = llStringTrim( message, STRING_TRIM );
        kAvatarKey = llGetOwner();
        if( kAvatarKey == llGetOwnerKey( id ) )				
        {    if( message == "@DetachPrimOnly" )
             {
                  llOwnerSay( "Debug: listen() 7: detaching" );
                  if( llGetPermissions() & PERMISSION_ATTACH ) 
	              {    llOwnerSay( "Debug: listen() 7a: calling: llDetachFromAvatar();" );
	                   llDetachFromAvatar();
	              }
	              else
	              {   llOwnerSay( "Debug: listen() 7b: calling: llRequestPermissions( " + (string)llGetOwner() + ", " + (string)PERMISSION_ATTACH + " )"  );
	                  llRequestPermissions( llGetOwner(), PERMISSION_ATTACH );
	              }
              }
         }
     }
....

    run_time_permissions(integer perm)
    {   llOwnerSay( "Debug: called run_time_permissions():  perm = " + (string)perm  );       
        if( perm & PERMISSION_ATTACH )
        {   llOwnerSay( "Debug: run_time_permissions(): calling llDetachFromAvatar()");       
            llDetachFromAvatar();
        }
    }

    attach(key AvatarKey)
    {   llOwnerSay( "Debug: attach() called: gbConfigComplete =" + (string)gbConfigComplete + "    AvatarKey = " + (string)AvatarKey );
        if( AvatarKey == NULL_KEY )
        {   llOwnerSay( "Debug: attach(): Detachment detected:  gbDetachThis = " + (string)gbDetachThis );
            {    llOwnerSay( "Debug: attach(): calling ProcessAttachDetach()" );
                 ...
            }
        }else
        {   llOwnerSay( "Debug: attach(): Attachment detected" );
            ...
        }
    }

The llOwnerSay( ) debugging statements show that when the above coded executes the "llDetachFromAvatar();" statement this is followed by the attach() event being triggered, as expected. Then my Inventory shows it does detach, but then it attaches again a few seconds later. I have no idea why it re-attaches. The need is for it to remain detached.

The detachment happens when the script receives a detachment command from another prim, which is also attached to the same avatar.

Please suggest what might have caused this to go wrong.

[Wulfie Reanimator]

How do you detach the object, and do you own something else that handles attachments?

Objects/scripts can't attach themselves from inventory (the scripts can't run), it has to be done by something external, for example by an RLV command from another script.

Edited April 14, 2021 by Wulfie Reanimator

[KT Kingsley]

This does sound like RLV thinks the object shouldn't be allowed to be detached and thus reattaches it when it sees it has been detached.

The RLV API page mentions this behaviour. Search for "reattach" there.

[mistythunder]

Would the RLV command sequence "@clear,detachme=force" make unnecessary the call to:

llRequestPermissions()

and the wait for the run_time_permissions() event?

[Quistess Alpha]

53 minutes ago, mistythunder said:

Would the RLV command sequence "@clear,detachme=force" make unnecessary the call to:

llRequestPermissions()

and the wait for the run_time_permissions() event?

Technically, yes, but IMO It's best practice to script things so that they are as functional as reasonably possible for people not using RLV, so while it's gratuitous I would personally  recommend doing both.