From: Daniel Carrera <dcarrera@...>
Date: 2003-04-28T10:35:43+09:00
Subject: Re: Generating a DLL file?

I would probably understand your responses better if I know what a "bot" 
is.  Also, what is a MOD?

On Mon, Apr 28, 2003 at 10:31:19AM +0900, Rich wrote:
> > Well...  if you don't know what a DLL is, how do you you want one? :)
> 
> "I felt that it should be possible to create a DLL that sits between the
> Half-Life engine and the MOD and pass function calls from one to the other."
> (Quote taken from Botmans HPB_bot_src_2_1 found at:
> http://www.planethalflife.com/botman/downloads.shtml)
> (Botman is considered one of the founding 'bot' creators for HL)
> 
> In the end that's how he does it - with a DLL.
> 
> >
> > I'm confused.  Why do you want to make a DLL out of a Ruby program again?
> >
> 
> I don't want to learn C.
> I know enough of OCaml, but there isn't great support for DLL generation.
> (I might have missed what little exists)
> I love Ruby.
> I want to create a Bot.
> I thought I'd try to bring the two together... oh well, no worries! :-)
> 
> > What makes you think that you want to make a DLL?  How does that relate
> > Half-Life?
> >
> 
> See previous question... and add that if it were known that a bot was
> written in Ruby...
> ... and the bot were written for HL/CS... (CS has more servers running than
> all of the
> other online FPS games _combined_ ... )
> 
> I'm just trying to spread the good word and have some fun at the same time!
> :-)
> 
> No worries if I can't do it - I just thought I'd ask.
> 
> Thanks anyway!
> 
> -Rich
> 
> 

-- 
Daniel Carrera
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University of Maryland.  (301) 405-5137