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Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2006 4:24 am

Is there support for private-area package storage and sharing yet, by any chance?

Apprentice Joined: 11 Apr 2003 Posts: 119 Location: Sweden

I talked with Zugg about this earlier and you should get something once the public package system has been properly tested. That is when we have a protocol that works and is stable.

This was a while ago though and I'm still not quite sober so I might just be talking out of my arse, you must of course wait until after the holiday to get an official response from the man himself.

Magician Joined: 29 Nov 2005 Posts: 482

well with the change to "Modules" Vs Windows Vs Packages etc things have changed a bit it seems. I havent had enough time to post him an real in depth post as of yet. However the changes he made are great but i dont think they were whats expected.

i.e. exporting and importing a MODULE creates a window and a module. Packages arent Packages now and as such you cant add them directly without creating a package and adding it to it. Modules are different as well.

Realistically i think i will wait till zugg posts a bit more information on it but something still doesnt fit right. I just cant get my finger on it directly to properly describe it.

Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 3:50 am

Well, that's the most confusing answer ever, hehe. But ya, I understand we just have to wait for Zugg.

I'm only asking because I'd like to begin a project creating a team combat module/package for myself and a few friends - something Zugg stated would be a good use for the package library. Naturally, it wouldn't be stable until cmud gets a bit more stable with later releases, but I figure that using the packages like this would be a good test for cmud itself.

Rather than trying to import my old curing and combat system from zmud, I've also begun to write a new one from scratch, but to be honest, I'm finding the new settings editor layout pretty confusing. The concept of packages/modules is a little alien and i havn't managed to get my head around it properly.

In zmud, as an example..

Magician Joined: 29 Nov 2005 Posts: 482

well one reason i have been splitting them up is simply because i can add remove that "Module" from cmud at will. Some of my characters wont use a "Druid Spell" module this allows me to build a custom session for my character. Or if i make a mistake in a package/module then i can simply remove it from being started until i can fix it.

There are lots of reasons to divide them. Create a BASE package for what you want to do and then "Addon Packages" thats another option.

Wizard Joined: 25 Mar 2003 Posts: 1113 Location: USA

I, too, would like to see the option to share the packages with only certain people, but it'll most likely have to be linked to their forum accounts, meaning they'll have to sign up if they haven't already.

My other big question/request is to see packages with dependencies. I want to have a base system package and then several add-ins that rely on features of that package, mostly aliases and variables. If someone installs an add-in without the base (dependency), it just won't work properly for them. Building fully self-contained packages may not always be an option or maybe just not preferable, which is why I'd like to be able to specify package dependencies.

GURU Joined: 10 Oct 2000 Posts: 4379 Location: USA

Both those features will be available in the future. Once the package system is stable, Zugg has said that he will allow people to upload packages to their own private space, where only people with access, such as friends or clan members can access them. Of course, my guess is that Gurus/Package Moderators will still be able to see the packages, so that no one uploads anything malicious.

As for package dependencies, that was one of my original requests once packages were announced. Zugg has said that he will add this soon, so that you are able to specify what other packages need to be installed for a specific package.