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#219 2.2fb5.64 bug: Unnoticed parent paradox

Minor_Bug
closed-wont-fix
nobody
7
2015-05-27
2004-03-26
No

I'm not sure if this bug is in fb6, or if you developers have
access to the fb5 tree.. but please tell me what to do with this
patch:

Naturally if you got into a vehicle that is @linked to you, and it
got swept home, you'd have a parent loop, however, @unlink's
action when used on a 'thing' is to set the link to the owner. So if
you're the owner, and you get into a vehicle then @unlink here,
you create a parent paradox which goes unnoticed by the code.

The attached patch eliminates the oversight

Please e-mail me with comments on:
1) If this bug is in fb6 too
2) If I made the change properly
3) If you can incorporate this patch into fb5 (or if not, who do I
send the patch to, if anyone?)

Discussion

  • Anonymous

    Anonymous - 2004-03-26

    Patch against src/set.c from fb5.68

     
  • Wyld

    Wyld - 2005-07-13
    • labels: --> User Commands
    • milestone: --> Minor_Bug
    • priority: 5 --> 7
     
  • Wyld

    Wyld - 2015-05-27

    Quoted from Winged:

    -
    You can enter a vehicle that's linked to you, as long as it's not currently in your inventory. If anyone tries to sweep it or send it home, they'll get a "Containers cannot contain themselves!" error message.

    It's only when there's an attempt to send it home that there's a problem.

    -
    Closing.

     

    Last edit: Wyld 2015-05-27

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