<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: Re: [MUD-Dev] World Persistence, flat files v/s DB v/s ?? --> <!--X-From-R13: Xbry Rvyyba <rzvylNpbeaubyvb.arj.bk.np.hx> --> <!--X-Date: Tue, 24 Mar 1998 08:14:52 +0000 --> <!--X-Message-Id: Pine.LNX.3.95.980324081321.5400B-100000#cornholio,new.ox.ac.uk --> <!--X-Content-Type: text/plain --> <!--X-Reference: Pine.PMDF.3.95.980323145210.543526539B-100000#nova,wright.edu --> <!--X-Head-End--> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <html> <head> <title>MUD-Dev message, Re: [MUD-Dev] World Persistence, flat files v/s DB v/s ??</title> <!-- meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow" --> <link rev="made" href="mailto:emily#cornholio,new.ox.ac.uk"> </head> <body background="/backgrounds/paperback.gif" bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000" link="#0000FF" alink="#FF0000" vlink="#006000"> <font size="+4" color="#804040"> <strong><em>MUD-Dev<br>mailing list archive</em></strong> </font> <br> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] <br clear=all><hr> <!--X-Body-Begin--> <!--X-User-Header--> <!--X-User-Header-End--> <!--X-TopPNI--> Date: [ <a href="msg00870.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00872.html">Next</a> ] Thread: [ <a href="msg00853.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00893.html">Next</a> ] Index: [ <A HREF="author.html#00871">Author</A> | <A HREF="#00871">Date</A> | <A HREF="thread.html#00871">Thread</A> ] <!--X-TopPNI-End--> <!--X-MsgBody--> <!--X-Subject-Header-Begin--> <H1>Re: [MUD-Dev] World Persistence, flat files v/s DB v/s ??</H1> <HR> <!--X-Subject-Header-End--> <!--X-Head-of-Message--> <UL> <LI><em>To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#null,net">mud-dev#null,net</A></LI> <LI><em>Subject</em>: Re: [MUD-Dev] World Persistence, flat files v/s DB v/s ??</LI> <LI><em>From</em>: Joel Dillon <<A HREF="mailto:emily#cornholio,new.ox.ac.uk">emily#cornholio,new.ox.ac.uk</A>></LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Tue, 24 Mar 1998 08:14:50 +0000 (GMT)</LI> </UL> <!--X-Head-of-Message-End--> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-Begin--> <HR> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-End--> <!--X-Body-of-Message--> <PRE> > It's a diku-hack-POS, (I can say that as I worked on the code it's based > on... ick), but they rigged a 'soft-boot' system, where they reboot w/o > dropping ppl off. Pretty slick. It does incure a slight delay whilst > storing all the info, etc, but it works. It takes advantage of Unix > system calls... some creative work with a fork and exec as I understand > it. > Abermud's done this for yonks. Basically it relies on the fact that you can set things up so file handles (aka Posix sockets) aren't closed when a program terminates. Can't remember exactly how you set that, but a quick peek at the reboot command on any stock idirt or pdirt abermud'll show you how, if you can stand looking at Aber code ;) Jo </PRE> <!--X-Body-of-Message-End--> <!--X-MsgBody-End--> <!--X-Follow-Ups--> <HR> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <UL><LI><STRONG>References</STRONG>: <UL> <LI><STRONG><A NAME="00853" HREF="msg00853.html">World Persistence, flat files v/s DB v/s ??</A></STRONG> <UL><LI><EM>From:</EM> s001gmu#nova,wright.edu</LI></UL></LI> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00870.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] World Persistence, flat files v/s DB v/s ??</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00872.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] World Persistence, flat files v/s DB v/s ??</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00853.html">World Persistence, flat files v/s DB v/s ??</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00893.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] World Persistence, flat files v/s DB v/s ??</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="index.html#00871"><STRONG>Date</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thread.html#00871"><STRONG>Thread</STRONG></A></LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> <!--X-BotPNI-End--> <!--X-User-Footer--> <!--X-User-Footer-End--> <ul><li>Thread context: <BLOCKQUOTE><UL> <LI><STRONG>Re: [MUD-Dev] World Persistence, flat files v/s DB v/s ??</STRONG>, <EM>(continued)</EM> <ul compact> <LI><strong><A NAME="00811" HREF="msg00811.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] World Persistence, flat files v/s DB v/s ??</A></strong>, Joel Dillon <a href="mailto:emily#cornholio,new.ox.ac.uk">emily#cornholio,new.ox.ac.uk</a>, Sun 22 Mar 1998, 12:30 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00820" HREF="msg00820.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] World Persistence, flat files v/s DB v/s ??</A></strong>, Vadim Tkachenko <a href="mailto:vt#freehold,crocodile.org">vt#freehold,crocodile.org</a>, Sun 22 Mar 1998, 18:34 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00824" HREF="msg00824.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] World Persistence, flat files v/s DB v/s ??</A></strong>, Matt Chatterley <a href="mailto:matt#mpc,dyn.ml.org">matt#mpc,dyn.ml.org</a>, Sun 22 Mar 1998, 19:24 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00853" HREF="msg00853.html">World Persistence, flat files v/s DB v/s ??</A></strong>, s001gmu <a href="mailto:s001gmu#nova,wright.edu">s001gmu#nova,wright.edu</a>, Mon 23 Mar 1998, 19:44 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00871" HREF="msg00871.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] World Persistence, flat files v/s DB v/s ??</A></strong>, Joel Dillon <a href="mailto:emily#cornholio,new.ox.ac.uk">emily#cornholio,new.ox.ac.uk</a>, Tue 24 Mar 1998, 08:14 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00893" HREF="msg00893.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] World Persistence, flat files v/s DB v/s ??</A></strong>, Matt Chatterley <a href="mailto:matt#mpc,dyn.ml.org">matt#mpc,dyn.ml.org</a>, Wed 25 Mar 1998, 08:40 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00881" HREF="msg00881.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] World Persistence, flat files v/s DB v/s ??</A></strong>, Vadim Tkachenko <a href="mailto:vt#freehold,crocodile.org">vt#freehold,crocodile.org</a>, Wed 25 Mar 1998, 04:53 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00924" HREF="msg00924.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] World Persistence, flat files v/s DB v/s ??</A></strong>, J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#under,engr.sgi.com">claw#under,engr.sgi.com</a>, Wed 01 Apr 1998, 00:49 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00827" HREF="msg00827.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] World Persistence, flat files v/s DB v/s ??</A></strong>, Ben Greear <a href="mailto:greear#cyberhighway,net">greear#cyberhighway,net</a>, Sun 22 Mar 1998, 20:05 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </ul> </LI> </UL></BLOCKQUOTE> </ul> <hr> <center> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] </center> <hr> </body> </html>