what is the infinite loop error in this script??

main() 
{ 
   //must precache before all else!
   level._rain = loadfx ("fx/misc/rain_light.efx");
   //now start the thread
   wait(0.3);
   level thread cod2_rain(); 
} 

cod2_rain() 
{ 
   while(1)
   { 
      players = getentarray("player", "classname"); 
      if(players.size > 0)
      { 
         max_nodes = 20; 
         max_nodes_per_player = max_nodes/players.size; 

         for(ii = 0 ; ii < max_nodes_per_player.size ; ii ++)
         {
            for(i = 0; i < players.size; i++)
            { 
               player = players[i]; 
               if(isAlive(player))
               { 
                  x= 350-randomfloat(700); 
                  y= 350-randomfloat(700); 
                  pos = player.origin +(x,y,200) ; 
                  trace = bulletTrace(pos,pos +(0,0,-250), true, undefined); 
                  if(trace["fraction"] != 1) playfx(level._rain,trace["position"]); 
                     wait 0.05; 
               } 
            } 
         } 
      } 
   wait 0.05; 
   } 
}

does it give you any more info in the error message?

Because I don't see an infinite loop at first glance.

It is a common way of programming, but is not the best way of doing it.

the command while(1) is in fact an infinite loop, but may not be what the compiler is complaining about. You can use this loop. Usually the error message will point to some other line or command. Or it may be timing.

I have noticed the frequent use of this while loop, however, the part that the compiler does NOT like when you use this way of making a loop is when you have no wait time or a wait time of a very small amount inside the loop. What this does is in effect just as an infinite loop, in that the processor is too busy processing this thread to be able to do anything much else. That is the real reason why it does not like infinite loops, not that it is unable to stop it, only that it hogs the processor too much.

Solution, try increasing the wait time just a little bit more and retry it.




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The problem was caused by me I'm afraid, even though I corrected the corrupted code I inadvertently added a new error which was only one line that has been correctly identified by Scharfschuetze in another thread.

My apologies, this version should be error free:

main() 
{ 
   //must precache before all else!
   level._rain = loadfx ("fx/misc/rain_light.efx");
   //now start the thread
   wait(0.3);
   level thread cod2_rain(); 
} 

cod2_rain() 
{ 
   while(1)
   { 
      players = getentarray("player", "classname"); 
      if(players.size > 0)
      { 
         max_nodes = 20; 
         max_nodes_per_player = max_nodes/players.size; 

         for(ii = 0 ; ii < max_nodes_per_player ; ii ++)
         {
            for(i = 0; i < players.size; i++)
            { 
               player = players[i]; 
               if(isAlive(player))
               { 
                  x= 350-randomfloat(700); 
                  y= 350-randomfloat(700); 
                  pos = player.origin +(x,y,200) ; 
                  trace = bulletTrace(pos,pos +(0,0,-250), true, undefined); 
                  if(trace["fraction"] != 1) playfx(level._rain,trace["position"]); 
                     wait 0.05; 
               } 
            } 
         } 
      } 
   wait 0.05; 
   } 
}

The problem was this line originally read,
for(ii = 0 ; ii < max_nodes_per_player.size ; ii ++)

Now corrected in the above code block to read,
for(ii = 0 ; ii < max_nodes_per_player ; ii ++)


Regards Grassy

Wow, I got something right, gee whiz.

I will have to write this down as a day in history, just kidding.

I am glad now that it is fixed. I hope to be able to use it in my map. If I ever get to that point. Stuck in model designing and can't fight the urge to create something. Besides my big project I am working on needs some things before I can finish it. More delays, more research, more reading. Wish I could just spend all day making a map like others are doing.

Oh well, back to the grind. Hmm, maybe I will just side track a bit and put some rain in my map.





Scharfschütze
Amerikanischer Soldat der Niederlage, sind Sie tot
My Radiant Manual - Work In Progress

My Progress In Modeling Included Here