Is updating needed?

MeddlingMonk · Post by **MeddlingMonk** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 12:45 am

Then are there any bad consquences in having data05.lab and a patched grim.tab but no patch05.bin (like crashes)?

Maybe the ResidualVM page's downloads section ought to include grimdata.rar. It would be the easiest way for people using non-Windows platforms who have original-version CDs to get the patched files.

(Not sure if that rar is legally kosher, though.)

Longcat · Post by **Longcat** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 12:46 pm

what rar are you talking about exactly? the one I made?

residual can not host the extracted files from the patch, as it would be a breach of copyright.

hence the tool to extract it yourself.

MeddlingMonk · Post by **MeddlingMonk** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 5:47 pm

Kind of suspected that. It's a fine line to walk.

topolinik · Post by **topolinik** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 9:53 pm

Longcat wrote:residual can not host the extracted files from the patch, as it would be a breach of copyright.

hence the tool to extract it yourself.

Maybe the download page can have links to the patches (for the different languages) and one for the tool to extract them.
This is a safer way.

topolinik · Post by **topolinik** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 9:55 pm

MeddlingMonk wrote:Then are there any bad consquences in having data05.lab and a patched grim.tab but no patch05.bin (like crashes)?

I think residual should use them only if it finds them together. And, if it doesn't, i should suggest the upgrade to the user, also.

ezekiel000 · Post by **ezekiel000** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 11:31 pm

Just wondering but how can I compile the patch extractor? I assumed it would be compiled with an option in the configure stage but I couldn't find any information on it.

clone2727 · Post by **clone2727** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 12:39 am

Ezekiel000 wrote:Just wondering but how can I compile the patch extractor? I assumed it would be compiled with an option in the configure stage but I couldn't find any information on it.

I don't have the means to test it here, but you should be able to add

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tools

on line 30 of Makefile.common to get the tools to compile.

ezekiel000 · Post by **ezekiel000** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 10:36 am

Thanks but it didn't work.

aquadran · Post by **aquadran** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 2:13 pm

I fixed tools compilation, try again

ezekiel000 · Post by **ezekiel000** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 3:37 pm

Thanks works now with "./configure && make tools"
So aquadran does ResidualVM currently use the patch files?

aquadran · Post by **aquadran** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 4:27 pm

there is some sort of code which load patch, but i never tested it

aquadran · Post by **aquadran** » Sat Jun 20, 2009 10:55 am

File Data005.lab from patch is needed to update game scripts.
Also Grim.tab to update subtiles. Patch05.bin file will not be used, this file is used originaly to upgrade savegame from unpatched version.