@@TITLE Writing a Library@@

<h1>Writing a MUD Library for DGD</h1>

<p>Actually, all advice here applies just fine to writing general
DGD applications, but there's certainly a focus on writing a
MUD-type networked game.</p>

<p>If you decide to use the Kernel Library, you should definitely
read <a href="../Kernel/index.html">Getting Started with the Kernel
Library</a>.</p>

<h3>Choosing a Starting Point</h3>

<ul>
  <li><a href="UseMelville.html">Should You Use Melville?</a></li>

  <li><a href="UsePhantasmal.html">Should You Use
  Phantasmal?</a></li>

  <li><a href="UseKernel.html">Should You Use the Kernel
  Library?</a></li>

  <li><a href="GurbaLib.html">Development on GurbaLib</a></li>

  <li><a href="Heaven7.html">Porting Heaven7</a></li>

  <li><a href="StartingNew.html">Should You Write From
  Scratch?</a></li>
</ul>

<h3>Tutorials and Simple Issues</h3>

<ul>
  <li><a href="SoYouWanna.html">So You Want to Write a
  MUDLib...</a></li>

  <li><a href="SupDocs.html">DGD's Documentation</a></li>

  <li><a href="CondInherit.html">Conditional Inheritance &amp;
  Inclusion</a></li>

  <li><a href="InterruptCall.html">Dealing with
  driver-&gt;interrupt</a></li>

  <li><a href="HeartBeat.html">Heart-Beat and Reset in DGD</a></li>

  <li><a href="Precompiling.html">Precompiling LPC Objects</a></li>

  <li><a href="Security.html">Some Quick Security Issues</a></li>

  <li><a href="ScriptDelays.html">Delay Statements in
  Scripts</a></li>
</ul>

<h3>Large or Major Design Issues</h3>

<ul>
  <li><a href="PlayerBody.html">Separating Player From Body
  Objects</a></li>

  <li><a href="ObjectManagement.html">Upgrading Objects</a></li>

  <li><a href="Persistence.html">Persistent MUD Libraries</a></li>

  <li><a href="LargeAuto.html">Designing AUTO Objects</a></li>

  <li><a href="DriverObj.html">Designing Driver Objects</a></li>

  <li><a href="Database.html">Using an Object Database</a></li>

  <li><a href="ObjBinding.html">Command Parsing and Name
  Binding</a></li>

  <li><a href="Rlimits.html">Using rlimits() in your
  Library</a></li>

  <li><a href="CmdsOrNot.html">Should You Use &frasl;cmd or a
  Wiztool?</a></li>

  <li><a href="ChangingLPC.html">Can You Modify DGD's LPC?</a></li>
</ul>

<h3>Subtle Driver Issues</h3>

<p>Things in this category require significant understanding of how
DGD does things. They're either subtle issues that you can
(usually, mostly) ignore, or they're interesting ideas that require
significant understanding to implement.</p>

<ul>
  <li><a href="Cleanup.html">Cleaning Up Stray Objects</a></li>

  <li><a href="DistStateDump.html">Can I Distribute a MUD Library
  as a State Dump?</a></li>
</ul>

<h3>Philosophical Issues</h3>

<ul>
  <li><a href="Releasing.html">Should You Release Your
  Code?</a></li>

  <li><a href="WhatLicense.html">What License Should Your Library
  Use?</a></li>

  <li><a href="Reimplementation.html">What's Wrong with From
  Scratch?</a></li>
</ul>

<h3>Specific Components</h3><a name="SpecificComponents" id=
"SpecificComponents"></a>

<p>This section is about how to implement specific services or
systems within DGD.</p>

<ul>
  <li><a href="Sendmail.html">Outgoing E-Mail</a></li>

  <li><a href="FTPD.html">FTPD</a></li>

  <li><a href="HTTPD.html">HTTPD&frasl;Web Access</a></li>

  <li><a href="IMUD3.html">InterMUD3</a></li>

  <li><a href="Telnet.html">Extended Telnet Protocol</a></li>

  <li><a href="NFS.html">NFS (Networked File System)</a></li>

  <li><a href="WebDAV.html">WebDAV</a></li>

  <li><a href="OtherServices.html">Other MUD Protocols</a></li>
</ul>
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@@INCLUDE fishing@@
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@@INCLUDE time@@
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@@INCLUDE casting_nil@@
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@@INCLUDE about_runtime_errors@@
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@@INCLUDE ip_to_alphanumeric@@
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@@INCLUDE a_simple_lib@@
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@@INCLUDE commercial_licensing@@
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