[Opensim-users] how to use 'save oar --home'?

[Justin Clark-Casey]

On 08/05/13 02:50, Cider Jack wrote:
> In order to make the 'creator' names on built objects permanent, I
> need to save the oar with the --home switch. Not clear on how to
> implement this exactly! Quoth the wiki:
>
> "If the --home option is specified then all names of creators from
> this world will be appended with links to their home world. It is not
> required that the service be operational; the information will be
> added and it will be available in all worlds that import this OAR.
> Example:
>   save oar --home=http://mygrid.com my.oar"
> http://opensimulator.org/wiki/OpenSim_Archives
>
> So when I use that command, does the domain in the url need to
> actually be the one the grid is attached to? I'm just working on my
> local closed grid that isn't attached to any domain, but if I put my
> own domain in there will that work or is there something else I need
> to do?

I believe the URL can be anything you like, since it's only used here for the creator name which can be any arbitrary 
string.

>
> I have tested this saving an oar from a 'generic' diva install
> (0.7.5), then loading it onto a default soas (also 0.7.5). It seems to
> work - sort of! I'm asking this because when I look at things other
> people have (presumably) saved using this function, the 'creator'
> field show up something like 'Avatar Name @ hg.osgrid.com' and on the
> oar I've tested this with, while the correct creator name shows up
> there is no '@ mygrid.com' appended. Is this working correctly and/or
> has the implementation changed to drop the '@ mygrid.com' part in the
> display?

I must admit, I'm surprised to hear that.  Does another avatar see your name as the full "Avatar Name @ hg.osgrid.com"?

Crista might be able to tell us more - I didn't write this particular functionality though I am interested in it.

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