Upgrading SourceMod - Revision history

MisakaSora at 02:45, 12 September 2019

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Added note to shut down game server before updating

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	When upgrading SourceMod, backwards compatibility is guaranteed except in rare cases. To completely upgrade, you should:		When upgrading SourceMod, backwards compatibility is guaranteed except in rare cases. To completely upgrade, you should:

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 When upgrading SourceMod, backwards compatibility is guaranteed except in rare cases.  To completely upgrade, you should:
 *If you are upgrading to a stable release (not a nightly build), check its release notes for any specific instructions.
 *Upgrade all <tt>.so</tt>/<tt>.dll</tt> binaries in the following folders:

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 '''Note:''' If you update your base SourceMod plugins, you must update your translation files (and vice versa).  If you absolutely don't want to update your SourceMod base plugins, you should at least update the <tt>core.phrases.txt</tt> translation file.
-'''Note:''' You only need to update the .inc files if you are a plugin developer.  If you do update .inc files, you must update the compiler (spcomp.*) as well.
+'''Note:''' You only need to update the .inc files if you are a plugin developer.  If you do update .inc files, you must update the compiler (spcomp.exe for Windows, spcomp for Linux) as well.
 [[Category:SourceMod Documentation]]

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 **<tt>sourcemod/bin</tt>
 **<tt>sourcemod/extensions</tt>
 *Upgrade all of the <tt>.txt</tt> files in the <tt>sourcemod/gamedata</tt> folder.
 *Upgrade all of the <tt>.txt</tt> files in the <tt>sourcemod/translations</tt> folder.
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 '''Note:''' It is extremely important to update all <tt>gamedata</tt> files, as those specify how SourceMod interacts with mod-specific properties.
 '''Note:''' If you update your base SourceMod plugins, you must update your translation files (and vice versa).  If you absolutely don't want to update your SourceMod base plugins, you should at least update the <tt>core.phrases.txt</tt> translation file.

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 **<tt>sourcemod/extensions/auto.1.ep1</tt>
 **<tt>sourcemod/extensions/auto.2.ep2</tt>
 *Upgrade all of the <tt>.txt</tt> files in the <tt>sourcemod/gamedata</tt> folder.
 *Upgrade all of the <tt>.txt</tt> files in the <tt>sourcemod/translations</tt> folder.

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	*Read the release notes to see if there were any configuration files that got new features. If so, you should look and see if you want to tweak those new settings. You may want to use a program such as [http://www.scootersoftware.com/ Beyond Compare] or [http://winmerge.org/ WinMerge].		*Read the release notes to see if there were any configuration files that got new features. If so, you should look and see if you want to tweak those new settings. You may want to use a program such as [http://www.scootersoftware.com/ Beyond Compare] or [http://winmerge.org/ WinMerge].

−	~~If a plugin stops working due to a SourceMod upgrade, file a bug report and the development team will assess the situation.~~

		+	'''Note:''' If a plugin stops working due to a SourceMod upgrade, file a bug report and the development team will assess the situation.

	'''Note:''' It is extremely important to update all <tt>gamedata</tt> files, as those specify how SourceMod interacts with mod-specific properties.		'''Note:''' It is extremely important to update all <tt>gamedata</tt> files, as those specify how SourceMod interacts with mod-specific properties.

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 *Upgrade all of the <tt>.txt</tt> files in the <tt>sourcemod/translations</tt> folder.
 *Upgrade all of the default <tt>.smx</tt> binaries in the <tt>sourcemod/plugins</tt> folder.
-It is not necessary to upgrade any third party plugins, unless in rare cases where SourceMod was not able to maintain backwards compatibility.  If a plugin stops working due to a SourceMod upgrade, file a bug report and the development team will assess the situation.
+If a plugin stops working due to a SourceMod upgrade, file a bug report and the development team will assess the situation.
 '''Note:''' It is extremely important to update all <tt>gamedata</tt> files, as those specify how SourceMod interacts with mod-specific properties.

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	'''Note:''' If you update your base SourceMod plugins, you must update your translation files (and vice versa). If you absolutely don't want to update your SourceMod base plugins, you should at least update the <tt>core.phrases.txt</tt> translation file.		'''Note:''' If you update your base SourceMod plugins, you must update your translation files (and vice versa). If you absolutely don't want to update your SourceMod base plugins, you should at least update the <tt>core.phrases.txt</tt> translation file.
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		+	'''Note:''' You only need to update the .inc files if you are a plugin developer.

	[[Category:SourceMod Documentation]]		[[Category:SourceMod Documentation]]