[Opensim-dev] Implementing the balance of the LSL functions

[Justin Clark-Casey]

I've heard these requests recently from other sources as well as this 
mailing list.  Although it really isn't our job to handhold people, I 
think it would be help to have more overview information than it seems 
currently exists.  So if nobody else gets to it first, I'll look at 
putting something together on the wiki later this week (probably 
Friday).  This will probably be more of an initial skeleton than a full 
blown guide, and parts will be from from my perspective as a 
MonoDevelop/SharpDevelop/Linux/Ubuntu/nant user so additional material 
from other people will be very welcome.  And of course, I know some 
areas of the code considerably better than others.

Of particular difficulty is the fact that OpenSim is still evolving 
considerably, particularly in the specific area of where scripting 
functions should be implemented.  So any hacking guide may have to be 
updated almost immediately after it's written.


Hiro David wrote:
> I'd like to second this post .... as a complete mono n00b, my biggest 
> challenges have been in these areas :)
> 
> Somwhat related: Thanks for all of your great work everyone!
> 
> On Sat, Jun 28, 2008 at 1:10 PM, Ezekiel Zabelin <ezekiel at daelindor.com 
> <mailto:ezekiel at daelindor.com>> wrote:
> 
>     Hello Charles.
>      
>     as I described in an earlier post, the issue is that you need to
>     know your way around before you can start writing even the tiniest
>     function.
>      
>     To get more people into 'active mode', the project would need to
>     organized enablement sessions that cover the basics:
>      
>     - how to set up the programming environment
>     - how to load the latest code version
>     - overall layout of the OpenSim codebase
>     - how to find the functions that you need
>     - how to write code that complies with the project standards
>     - how to test and upload your results
>      
>     The core team should offer VOIP sessions for each step and
>     through mentoring get people to a level where they become productive. 
>      
>     (I understand that there are hardcore programmers around who
>     might think that this is child' s play. Let me tell you this: I have
>     a Master in
>     Computer Science and I have had a look at the code - general
>     programming skills alone are not sufficient in this case).
>      
>     Regards,
>      
>     Ezekiel
>      
> 
>         ----- Original Message -----
>         *From:* Charles Krinke <mailto:cfk at pacbell.net>
>         *To:* opensim-dev at lists.berlios.de
>         <mailto:opensim-dev at lists.berlios.de>
>         *Sent:* Saturday, June 28, 2008 7:39 PM
>         *Subject:* [Opensim-dev] Implementing the balance of the LSL
>         functions
> 
>         We need to figure out how to gain momentum again in getting
>         patches from additional folks to flesh out the remaining 95 or
>         so NotImplemented LSL functions in C#. So, the e-mail is a
>         request to folks to consider adding patches to finish the list
>         of 328+ functions.
> 
>         We have 2/3 of them implemented and virtually all are fairly
>         short subroutines.
> 
>         We have made great progress in getting to this point with the
>         help of the several dozen different folks that have submitted
>         patches to take the stub routines and add substance to them. Now
>         the mission is to complete the balance per our original vision.
> 
>         Charles
> 
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