ReadConfigFile can't find cfg file

[Gnafu]

Hi everyone!

I have a problem with the ReadConfigFile function:

pol/scripts/include/setup.inc: // <- NOT a package

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use cfgfile;
var npccfg := readconfigfile("npcdesc");

pol/pkg/mypackage/my_ai.src: // <- IS a package

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include "setup.inc";

program blabla(){ 
// this code uses the npccfg variable
}

I get a "Config file not found" error.
The package does not have a npcdesc.cfg but the main npcdesc.cfg exists!
This script works if I write "::npcdesc" instead of "npcdesc"

As the docs says:

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If only 'cfgfile' is passed, POL looks for it first in /pol/config and then in each package sequentially.

If I change my include adding the "::" I won't be able to use npcdescs in the packages..
Am I doing something wrong?

[CWO]

It doesn't matter where the inc is, it only matters where the src is. I believe you can use ":*:npcdesc" for all of them.

[Gnafu]

I believe you can use ":*:npcdesc" for all of them.

Do you mean that using :*: the function will load all npcdescs as one file? Because it doesn't.
I'll do some testing soon.

[Targun]

Check distro npcdesc handling it's the only reasonable way to do it.
includefile: :brainAI:npcUtil

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function NPC_GetNPCConfig(template)
	if ( !template.package )
		template := NPC_ParseTemplateName(template);
	endif

	var npc_cfg := ReadConfigFile(":"+template.package+":npcdesc");
	if ( npc_cfg.errortext )
		return error{"errortext":="Error::NPC_GetNPCConfig() - Could not open :"+template.package+":npcdesc ->"+npc_cfg.errortext};
	endif

	var cfg_elem := npc_cfg[template.template];
	if ( cfg_elem.errortext )
		return error{"errortext":="Error::NPC_GetNPCConfig() - Could not find elem ["+template.template+"] ->"+cfg_elem.errortext};
	endif

	return cfg_elem;
endfunction

function NPC_ParseTemplateName(template_name)
	if ( template_name.IsA(POLCLASS_NPC) )
		template_name := template_name.npctemplate;
	endif

	//Find positions of ":" characters
	var colon_a := Find(template_name, ":", 1);
	var colon_b := Find(template_name, ":", 2);

	var parsed := struct{"package", "template"};

	if ( !colon_a || !colon_b )
		//Not a complete package name - use default npcdesc.cfg
		parsed.package := "";
		parsed.template := template_name;
	else
		parsed.package := template_name[colon_a+1, colon_b-2];
		parsed.template := template_name[colon_b+1, Len(template_name)];
	endif

	return parsed;
endfunction

[Gnafu]

Damn, I always forget that DISTRO IS THE WAY !!

Targun, your post improved my shard's flexibility by 20%, it is now 120% SKILL CAP!!