[Opensim-dev] Asset Cache Sourcecode?

[Melanie]

Hi,

I gather that you do understand that this will then be a full fork.
I would guess that there is no chance to integrate this in core
unless ITerrainModule is provided in such a way that OpenSim can
load either your voxel terrain module, or a heightmap module.

Invalidating the heightmap mode of operation would prevent core
inclusion at this point. Maybe compatibility can be found at a lower
level, by implementing ITerrainModule in a way that allows the
features that can be communicated that way to be used through it,
and an additional interface providing voxel-only methods?

Removing heightmap support is not something that we have considered
for trunk at this point.

Melanie


Rob Nelson wrote:
> I'm aware of that, but voxels are not a heightmap.  They're 3D points
> defining the shape of the land mass, allowing for overhangs and floating
> chunks of land. Where one would ask for a floating point height at (x,y)
> with a heightmap, one would have to ask if point (x,y,z) is solid.
> Compatibility is broken by the mere definition of what I am adding,
> although the system is set up to continue transmitting landpatches for
> minimap and "old" clients.
> 
> I've already "fixed" the broken objects in OpenSim itself, and
> compatibility issues are a risk that I have accepted.  I thank you for
> your concern, however.  LSL, OSSL, and console commands have been
> modified appropriately, and I'm still working on the physics subsystem.
> 
> I'll continue searching the source tree for flotsam.  Thanks again.
> 
> Rob
> 
> On Wed, 2010-05-19 at 10:30 +0200, Melanie wrote:
>> Hi again,
>> 
>> on reviewing the ITerrainModule interface, I am absolutely certain
>> that you should provide that interface. It was put there for a
>> reason, and is used by active code that requires it to be provided
>> by a module.
>> 
>> LSL as well as some console and remote admin commands depend on it.
>> 
>> Melanie
>> 
>> Melanie wrote:
>> > Hi,
>> > 
>> > the flotsam cache source code it part of the OpenSim tree. However,
>> > I'm a bit concerned that you are not providing ITerrainModule, as
>> > any terrain module should.
>> > 
>> > Why would you break compatibility in such a way?
>> > 
>> > Melanie
>> > 
>> > Rob Nelson wrote:
>> >> Hello.
>> >> 
>> >> I have added voxel terrain to OpenSim and am now prevented from testing
>> >> my changes due to issues with the flotsam asset cache, which still
>> >> requires the ITerrainModule interface that my fork no longer provides.
>> >> I suspect there are many other changes I need to make in external add-in
>> >> modules, too.
>> >> 
>> >> My problem is that, try as I might, I cannot find the Flotsam asset
>> >> cache sourcecode  I've been to the github page and have only found a
>> >> copy of OpenSim itself, and a search for "flotsam" there only turns up
>> >> the branch name.
>> >> 
>> >> Does anyone know where I can obtain the sourcecode so I may continue
>> >> testing and development?
>> >> 
>> >> Thank you.
>> >> 
>> >> Rob Nelson
>> >> 
>> >> 
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