Death of hack

[Void Singer]

a recent update to the wiki page on states noted the death of an old hack...

changing states from inside of a user function no longer works. previously you could do this by enclosing the state change inside of an "if" block.

 

this wasn't a very useful hack (although there are a few cases that it made sense in), so if a script using this suddenly stops, you'll know why and how to fix it (rework the logic to trigger the state change after the function returns)

[Maryld Althouse]

With the problems I've been dealing with today, this seemed like a fitting place to use this script:

 

integer anger;

default
{
    state_entry()
    {
        state sarcasm;
    }
}

state sarcasm
{
    state_entry()
    {
        llSay(0, "Thanks a lot SL...");
        while (anger) llSay(0,"GRRR!");
    }
    touch_start(integer total_number)
    {
        anger = !anger;
    }
}

[PeterCanessa Oh]

lol

Erm ... no, I won't say it.

ETA: @ below.  Really?  I only count one.  Anyway, I''m still more inclined to say "pseudo-code", I'm in a relaxed mood

[Void Singer]

oh come on, you know you want to pick it apart.... I count 3 major flaws, two of them fatal to it's expected operation.

[Maryld Althouse]

I know, I know - it's Friday, my mind is on other things, and I just typed that out quick.  Just smile and enjoy the intent!

[Void Singer]

nah it's fine, I just know that Peter got the same itch any programmer would reading it =)

[Kaluura Boa]

Errr... Can we have an official confirmation on this? A Jira maybe?

I have this little function in a script I wrote recently:

uuError(string msg, integer fatal){    if (CardLine > -1) { msg = "Notecard line " + (string)(CardLine + 1) + "\n\t" + msg; }    llOwnerSay("/me \n\t" + llList2String(["WARNING", "*** ERROR ***"], fatal) + "\n\t" + msg);    if (fatal) { state offline; }}

It's still working on all server versions available on Agni:

• Second Life Server 11.09.09.240513
• Second Life RC BlueSteel 11.09.16.240906
• Second Life RC LeTigre 11.09.16.240954
• Second Life RC Magnum 11.09.20.241144

I re-compiled the script and triggered a state change from the function on every server version. Result: It compiles and it works.

So... Can anybody confirm?

 

[Void Singer]

Rand made the wiki change, so if it isn't already broken, I suspect it will be next roll?

... either that or I've been the victim of psychological warfare

[Nexii Malthus]

 

[Void Singer]

Curiouser and curiouser, I see conflicting reports from people saying it texts broken, and kaluura (whom I've learned to trust on testing) says not broke.... I'm beginning to wonder wonder if this just isn't a massive CF of  of misreporting