How to rebuild/repbo ArmA addon pbos faster?

[.kju 3242]

hey guys

lets start with the example as it should make it more clear.

1. unpbo (ie with cpbo.exe) ArmA\addons\anims.pbo

2. change config.cpp (unrap and rap - details not important)

3. repbo anims.pbo (ie with cpbo.exe)

so only a small config/text file gets changed.

however as the anims.pbo contains all the rtm files (~500 MB),

this takes up to a minute for decompression and compression each.

(decompression is only needed once of course)

(config.bin is renamed to config.bin.bk as config.cpp works as well)

so its there a way to make this process any faster?

sort of "merge only the changed file into an existing pbo"

any help is appreciated a lot!

best regards

Q

build.bat so far:

PATH\cpbo\cpbo.exe -y -p Anims

[General Barron 0]

WinPBO for OFP had a pbo patching utility. I never used it though so I don't know how it works.

I believe there is a newer utility for ArmA pbo's that has the same capability.

If you wanna get really tricky, perhaps you could try using the #include statement to reference a file outside of the pbo? You'd have to leave the config as a .cpp though, if that is possible.

I do remember that one mod for OFP left all their configs/sounds/etc in external files so that you could easily edit/patch them (was a WWII mod... can't remember which one).

[.kju 3242]

good thoughts GB

#include is a great idea

there is also patchpbo by mikero. it works only for OFP at this point.

however mikero might give it an update in the future.

most efficient is to update/add content to existing class via a different addon. you just have to make sure to get the cfgPatches right and use the correct/or none $prefix$.

access rules might be a problem at times, but it can be avoided.

i'll make a BIKI entry about this someday soon

Quote[/b] ][access]

0=ReadAndWrite

1=ReadAndCreate

2=ReadOnly

3=ReadOnlyVerified

[sickboy 13]

i'll make a BIKI entry about this someday soon

Quote[/b] ][access]

0=ReadAndWrite

1=ReadAndCreate

2=ReadOnly

3=ReadOnlyVerified

You mean like this one http://community.bistudio.com/wiki/CfgVehicles_Config_Reference#access

[.kju 3242]

nah. i mean a BIKI article about this thread's topic

[.kju 3242]

to add some info here:

Mikero released an update of his DosTools.

This update contains a working version of PatchPbo

http://andrew.nf/ofp/tools/MikeroDosTools1.4.rar

Quote[/b] ]Usage:

patchPbo [-OverrideOption] <patchfile[.pbo]> <targetfile[.pbo]>

options : -a Arma

-A Arma w sha-key (recommended)

-r Resistance

-c cwc

-e elite

if not specified, output pbo will be determined by highest order input file. Eg

if patch is a cwc and target is an Arma file, output is arma.

example:

patchpbo MyPatches APboFile

The output is sent to ApboFile.patched.pbo

NEITHER source files are affected.

You can, as easily, reverse files to

patchbpo ApboFile MyPatches

Output will be to MyPatches.patched.pbo

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Patchpbo returns NON zero on any error encountered.

PatchPbo will STRIP resistance format out of pbo files as being

entirely redundant (and a bloody pain)

PatchPbo RETAINS the original compression (if any) AND

encryption (if any) of the original files.

DELETING PBO's

simply supply a file of zero length inside the <PatchPboFile>

if this routine discovers the same name in the target pbo, it will remove it.

*importantly*, if it does NOT discover one in the target pbo, it

considers this to be a geniune attempt to add a zero length file.

Such files are ofen used as version flags.

Enjoy.