Compiler problem? in Developer Help

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Apr 10 2004, 6:14 pm
I just got done making some recent changes to my coding, and when I tried to compile, I got this:

BYOND(338.860) Error: Error writing cache data to F:\Icon Ultima\Icon Ultima.rsc.
Vehicles.dm:132:error:'icons.dmi':cannot find file

'icons.dmi' is there, nearly scared the crap outta me since most of my game's icons reside in that file, but why is it giving me this error?
#1 Apr 10 2004, 6:16 pm
isnt it quotes around the file and the (') around states?
#2 Apr 10 2004, 6:21 pm
In response to N1ghtW1ng (#1)
Nae, single quote around icon files, double quotes around icon states.
#3 Apr 10 2004, 6:25 pm
In response to Enigmaster2002 (#2)
yup ur right i just checked in my game...
#4 Apr 10 2004, 7:06 pm
Simple, logout of your game - THEN compile. =P
#5 Apr 10 2004, 7:13 pm
In response to Goku72 (#4)
I'm not in my game, that's why this is a problem.

Also, I found out it only does this when I clean compile.
#6 Apr 10 2004, 8:00 pm
In response to Enigmaster2002 (#5)
Now it refuses to load the icons in my game.

BYOND(338.860) BUG: failed to read icon file 'icons.dmi' from cache (687822 bytes written on Sat Apr 10 16:50:10 2004)BYOND(338.860) BUG: failed to read icon file 'icons.dmi' from cache (687822 bytes written on Sat Apr 10 16:50:10 2004)BYOND(338.860) BUG: failed to read icon file 'icons.dmi' from cache (687822 bytes written on Sat Apr 10 16:50:10 2004)BYOND(338.860) BUG: failed to read icon file 'icons.dmi' from cache (687822 bytes written on Sat Apr 10 16:50:10 2004)BYOND(338.860) BUG: failed to read icon file 'icons.dmi' from cache (687822 bytes written on Sat Apr 10 16:50:10 2004)
#7 Apr 10 2004, 8:02 pm
In response to Enigmaster2002 (#6)
Then, that means you don't have the actual icons. You only have them stored, or rather DID have them in the rsc.
#8 Apr 10 2004, 8:04 pm
In response to Goku72 (#7)
So, you're saying the icon file that I see right here in my object tree doesn't exist?
#9 Apr 10 2004, 8:19 pm
In response to Enigmaster2002 (#8)
Then you MUST be running your game, man. I don't see any other way it'd give you that error. If the .rsc is in use, and you edit some icon files, it'll give you funky errors like that when you compile while running the game.
#10 Apr 10 2004, 8:20 pm
In response to Goku72 (#9)
I know that because it's happened before, but I'm NOT running my game, the icon file DOES exist, I cleaned out my BYOND cache and I can't think of what else to do or what's wrong with it.
#11 Apr 10 2004, 9:10 pm
In response to Enigmaster2002 (#10)
Enigmaster2002 wrote:
I know that because it's happened before, but I'm NOT running my game, the icon file DOES exist, I cleaned out my BYOND cache and I can't think of what else to do or what's wrong with it.

But did you clean it out while BYOND was running? That wouldn't help you much.

If this problem is persisting for you, you need to shut down Dream Seeker, Dream Daemon, and heck, even shut down Dream Maker. Once everything is down and byond.dll is unloaded, opening DM back up and compiling should work.

Lummox JR
#12 Apr 10 2004, 10:16 pm
In response to Lummox JR (#11)
I did. About an hour after the original post, I closed Maker and Seeker, cleaned out the cache afterwards, deleted my game's rsc file, and restarted the computer. I tried to compile again and this error still persists.

Should I uninstall and reinstall BYOND? Also, by doing this, does it remove the BYOND/bin directory, or would I have to back that up first? (This is where I keep all my freelance coding projects.)
#13 Apr 10 2004, 10:28 pm (Edited on Apr 10 2004, 11:10 pm)
In response to Enigmaster2002 (#12)
"99% of computer or computer related problems are between the keyboard and the chair."

Okay, this only happens when I'm compiling this one project, but why this error would just start at random is beyond me. Any ideas on what could possibly be causing this?
mob
    FGE
        Flee
            icon = 'tiles.dmi' //This is the line it points out as an error.
            icon_state = "flee"
            see_invisible = 100
            name = "ST-13A Flee"
            verb
                Get_In()
                    set src in oview(1)
                    GetInFGE(usr,src)
                Get_Out()
                    set src in oview(0)
                    GetOutFGE(usr,src)

Once again, the Dream Maker error messages:
BYOND(338.860) Error: Error writing cache data to F:\Icon Ultima\Icon Ultima.rsc.
Vehicles.dm:132:error:'tiles.dmi':cannot find file
#14 Apr 10 2004, 11:18 pm
In response to Enigmaster2002 (#13)
Have you tried moving the current 'tiles.dmi' file out of the byond folder and making a new 'tiles.dmi', becuase the current one may have an error in it that stops byond from registering it during the compilation process.
#15 Apr 10 2004, 11:30 pm
In response to Lazyboy (#14)
Finally, I can continue coding.

What would cause such an error? Is it my fault or is it something that just happens?
#16 Apr 10 2004, 11:46 pm
In response to Enigmaster2002 (#15)
Possibly the icon file is getting corrupted somehow. Are you able to open, edit, and save it in Dream Maker?

I wouldn't recommend having most of your icons in a single file - one corruption error in it and you're screwed. My projects usually end up with dozens of icon files (which is fine as long as I take the time to categorise them into folders, otherwise I can never find anything =P).
#17 Apr 11 2004, 12:00 am
In response to Crispy (#16)
Yeah, I could edit and save the file by itself, only when compiling it gave me that error.

I was scared out of my mind when this started, because over 500 of my game's icons reside in that one file.
#18 Apr 11 2004, 12:03 am
In response to Enigmaster2002 (#17)
Enigmaster2002 wrote:
I was scared out of my mind when this started, because over 500 of my game's icons reside in that one file.

Please seperate all of those icon states now. It will save you alot of grief and work in the future in case of something *BAD* happening. (File deletion, corruption, etc)
#19 Apr 11 2004, 12:13 am
In response to Lazyboy (#18)
I suppose I should have taken Murphy's Law into account before I started cramming all these icons in there, eh?
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