Read-only Files

After spending some time tracking down an elusive bug in the Warhammer 40k files, we discovered an interesting ummmm feature.

Files in the data directory that are marked read-only are not replaced when a datafile is imported, nor are files deleted that aren't replaced by the update if they are marked RO.

While this is a usefull method of protecting user's augmentation files, is the non-replacement by design? abexport will copy the read only bit, and set the imported file as such. The importer should either set all the read-only bits to 0 or overwrite the replaced files, or at the least, warn the user that the file wasn't replaced. Leaving non-replaced files that are marke read-only alone is a benefit though, as it eliminates the need for people to back up all their augmentations before an import. Maybe mention should be made of this is the documentation.

Cheers,


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Graham H. Tracey - aka ImhotepTheArchitect
I'd rather have a full bottle in front of me than a full frontal labotomy.
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