FreeLists / openbeos / [openbeos] Re: A new BMessage implementation (Message4)

[Stephan Aßmus <superstippi@xxxxxx>]

> Using the R5 format and being able to read the Dano format puts us in
> the best situation of course. This way we're universally compatible :)
> 
> > But since our aim is compatibility with R5, I would still
> > think the R5 message format is preferrable on disk.
> 
> Agreed. I'll include the R5 reader/writer into Message4 now and then
> finally commit that thing.

I'm very happy with the conclusion of this discussion. To further confirm 
our findings: I am switching between R5 and ZETA constantly, and I have 
linked the R5 settings folder for the Vision IRC client to the ZETA 
settings folder, and now I lost all my Vision settings. I guess it used 
BMessages. Under ZETA, Vision read the settings ok, but saved them in ZETA 
format. On R5, the settings were seemingly corrupted and got replaced with 
default values...

> As a status update: Message4 can now be delivered inside Haiku. It's now
> in a working state and can be used in a drop-in manner.

Cool! I'm looking forward to this! Nice work.

Best regards,
-Stephan