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Hej,

Not sure if this would be any easier then revising the current scripting compiler ( and how much it would increase the size of a ZGE executable ), but what are your thoughts on implementing a existing script language like LUA ( or Squirrel )? There are Delphi bindings publicly available for this you know ..

Kind Regards,
Kjell

Good suggestion but... LUA and other free scripting languages such as AngelScript are great, the problem is that they are written i C/C++ which makes them difficult to integrate in ZGE. I do not want the exe-files to be dependent on a separate DLL (which would be the case when using the Delphi-bindings). In order to keep the runtime small (and portable) you need the scripting-engine to be implemented in Delphi/Freepascal also which limits the options available unfortunately.

/Ville

Hej Ville,

In that case, I concur

Kjell

Ville, you must give this a try!
http://delphi.about.com/od/windowsshell ... 12103c.htm
It's about embedding dll's in a delphi application...
The DLL is extracted "on the fly" and is put in the same path of the exe... I know it's not so much "clean" but... well, if we get a DLL embedded, actually I think it's gonna be a BIG step forward for lots of things. Plus, i know how to write (quite) good C code, but I don't know anything about Delphi. By embedding dlls, I could contribute the project far more easily... just for example, I would likke to contribute implementing collision between rotated 3D boxes... but I could try doing it only in C...

Plus, if you are interested, I will keep searching for a little bit more: it should be possible to embed the DLL without the needing of using the "temporary" extraction of the file, using the compiled c files (obj instead of dll) and static linking to them...