[Killer zm]

I need a TUT for how to start make an metamod plugin step by step .I use msvc2010 and i tried again and again and always get errors and when is compiled then is not loaded by metamod on server .I tried even metamod/stub_plugin to compile and i dont did it. If anyone want to help me because I'm tired of trying get a good compiled plugin and this stop me from continue coding a metamod plugin.

[Bos93]

Example as mine:

C:\amxx\amxmodx-source
C:\amxx\metamod-1.19
C:\amxx\hlsdk-2.3-p3\

This pattern metamod plugin:

C:\amxx\metamod-1.19\stub_plugin\meta_api.cpp

Or for test:

PHP Code:

#include <extdll.h>
#include <meta_api.h>

plugin_info_t info = {
   META_INTERFACE_VERSION,            // ifvers
   "HELLO WORLD",                  // name
   "1.01",                        // version
   "2011/01/15",                  // date
   "--===((((][@KIRjkeeee))))===--",   // author
   "http://ultra.ucoz.ru",            // url
   "HELLOWORLD",                  // logtag, all caps please
   PT_ANYTIME,                     // (when) loadable
   PT_ANYPAUSE                     // (when) unloadable
};

enginefuncs_t g_engfuncs;

void WINAPI GiveFnptrsToDll(enginefuncs_t* pengfuncsFromEngine, globalvars_t *pGlobals)
{
   memcpy(&g_engfuncs, pengfuncsFromEngine, sizeof(enginefuncs_t));
}

C_DLLEXPORT int Meta_Query(char *interfaceVersion, plugin_info_t **pinfo, mutil_funcs_t *pMetaUtilFuncs)
{
   *pinfo = &info;
   ALERT(at_console, "[HELLOWORLD]: meta_query\n");
   return(TRUE);
}

C_DLLEXPORT int Meta_Attach(PLUG_LOADTIME now, META_FUNCTIONS *pFunctionTable, meta_globals_t *pMGlobals, gamedll_funcs_t *pGamedllFuncs)
{
   ALERT(at_console, "[HELLOWORLD]: meta_attach\n");
   return(TRUE);
}

C_DLLEXPORT int Meta_Detach(PLUG_LOADTIME now, PL_UNLOAD_REASON reason)
{
   ALERT(at_console, "[HELLOWORLD]: meta_detach\n");
   return(TRUE);
} 


To compile it, you must open stub_mm.sln

C:\amxx\metamod-1.19\stub_plugin\msvc\stub_mm.sln

You need to add hlsdk folder

stub_plugin - properties - VC ++

You can add all

C:\amxx\hlsdk-2.3-p3\utils;
C:\amxx\hlsdk-2.3-p3\ricochet;
C:\amxx\hlsdk-2.3-p3\pm_shared;
C:\amxx\hlsdk-2.3-p3\network;
C:\amxx\hlsdk-2.3-p3\game_shared;
C:\amxx\hlsdk-2.3-p3\engine;
C:\amxx\hlsdk-2.3-p3\dmc;
C:\amxx\hlsdk-2.3-p3\dlls;
C:\amxx\hlsdk-2.3-p3\dedicated;
C:\amxx\hlsdk-2.3-p3\common;
C:\amxx\hlsdk-2.3-p3\cl_dll;

( multiplayer )

meta list will display like this:

PHP Code:

meta list
Currently loaded plugins:
      description      stat pend  file              vers      src   load  unlod
 [ 1] HELLO WORLD    RUN   -    stub_mm.dll       v1.01  ini   ANY   Pause
1 plugins, 1 running 


I can not explain it better, because of my bad English

[Killer zm]

I use msvc 2010

and about this

stub_plugin - properties - VC ++

You can add all

C:\amxx\hlsdk-2.3-p3\utils;
C:\amxx\hlsdk-2.3-p3\ricochet;
C:\amxx\hlsdk-2.3-p3\pm_shared;
C:\amxx\hlsdk-2.3-p3\network;
C:\amxx\hlsdk-2.3-p3\game_shared;
C:\amxx\hlsdk-2.3-p3\engine;
C:\amxx\hlsdk-2.3-p3\dmc;
C:\amxx\hlsdk-2.3-p3\dlls;
C:\amxx\hlsdk-2.3-p3\dedicated;
C:\amxx\hlsdk-2.3-p3\common;
C:\amxx\hlsdk-2.3-p3\cl_dll;

on stub_plugin - properties - VC ++ i found this

Executable Directories
Include Directories
Reference Directories
Library Directories
Source Directories
Exclude Directories

so where i add that folders ?

[Bos93]

Include Directories

[Killer zm]

i get compiled with this error

sdk_util.cpp(40): warning C4793: 'UTIL_LogPrintf' : function compiled as native :
    varargs not supported under /clr

sdk_util.cpp(44): warning C4793: 'UTIL_LogPrintf' : function compiled as native :
     Found an intrinsic not supported in managed code

sdk_util.cpp(46): warning C4793: 'UTIL_LogPrintf' : function compiled as native :
      Found an intrinsic not supported in managed code

this is what i found in sdk_util.cpp

void UTIL_LogPrintf( char *fmt, ... )
{
    va_list            argptr;
    static char        string[1024];
    
    va_start ( argptr, fmt );
    vsnprintf_s ( string, sizeof(string), fmt, argptr );
    va_end   ( argptr );

    // Print to server console
    ALERT( at_logged, "%s", string );
}

and on meta list i get this
[ 5] <stub_mm. badf load stub_mm.dl v - ini - -

[Killer zm]

i tried now with no sdk_util.cpp

i get a clean compile but is still not loading my metamod plugin

[ 5] <stub_mm.  badf load  stub_mm.dl  v -       ini   -     -

how can i find where is the problem ?
it could be because of using msvc2010 on windows xp sp2 ?
when i compile amxmodx modules, are loaded. So where can be the problem ?

please someone help me ... i'm sick of it ...

[K.K.Lv]

I will try my best to explain more clear

• 1.Property of your computer and add some new environment variables. as mine:
  METAMOD
  E:\AMX MOD X\METAMOD\metamod\
  HLSDK
  E:\AMX MOD X\hlsdk\multiplayer\
  and save the setting.
• 2.Open the "stub_mm" project(just double click the "stub_mm.sln")
  Propertries -> (All configurations) -> Configuration Propertries -> C/C++ -> General -> Additional include directories,for me:
  $(METAMOD);$(HLSDK)\common;$(HLSDK)\engine;$( HLSDK)\dlls;$(HLSDK)\pm_shared
• 3.For the files:
  sdk_util.cpp -- I think it was useless, so I delete it usually
  h_export.cpp -- read the comment in the file
  meta_api.cpp -- you just need to edit your stub plugin information here.eg:
  

  plugin_info_t Plugin_info = {
      META_INTERFACE_VERSION, // ifvers
      "minimal stub", // name
      "1.17", // version
      "2003/11/15",   // date
      "Will Day <[email protected]>",   // author
      "http://www.metamod.org/",  // url
      "STUB", // logtag, all caps please
      PT_ANYTIME, // (when) loadable
      PT_ANYPAUSE,    // (when) unloadable
  
  };

OK, now let's start write out sample code for the metamod, I want to call ClientConnect,and it is a dll function, we can find it at the dllapi.cpp,so we can edit the file like this:

#include <extdll.h>



#include <dllapi.h>

#include <meta_api.h>



DLL_FUNCTIONS gFunctionTable;

BOOL Client_Connect_Pre_Hook(edict_t *pEntity, const char *pszName, const char *pszAddress, char szRejectReason[128])
{
    SERVER_PRINT("\n\n\tServer running stub_mm extension\n\t\"Client_Connect_Pre_Hook\" was call");
    RETURN_META_VALUE(MRES_IGNORED, TRUE);//ignored the return value.
}

C_DLLEXPORT int GetEntityAPI2(DLL_FUNCTIONS *pFunctionTable,
                              int *interfaceVersion)
{
    if(!pFunctionTable)
    {
        //GetEntityAPI2 called with null pFunctionTable
        return(FALSE);
    }
    else if(*interfaceVersion != INTERFACE_VERSION)
    {
        //! Tell metamod what version we had, so it can figure out who is out of date.
        *interfaceVersion = INTERFACE_VERSION;
        return(FALSE);
    }
    memset(&gFunctionTable, 0, sizeof(DLL_FUNCTIONS));

    gFunctionTable.pfnClientConnect = Client_Connect_Pre_Hook; // pfnClientConnect
    memcpy(pFunctionTable, &gFunctionTable, sizeof(DLL_FUNCTIONS));

    return(TRUE);

}

and compile it run the server with this plugin, connect to the server and you could see this on the server console

[OvidiuS]

Nice thread. Any similar tuts for linux?

[K.K.Lv]

sorry for the Linux I only know a little about windows

[w00tguy123]

I'm having the same problem here. The stub plugin compiles fine with or without K.K.Lv's code in MSVC 2010 but refuses to load through metamod-p. I'm sure metamod-p is working properly because it loads other plugins without issue.

Does anyone have a working MSVC project for a basic plugin like the stub example?