From 9e79e812e9edcd1a616f0590e89095ddf74e066d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Shon Ferguson <shonferg@users.sourceforge.net> Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 01:42:42 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Added change log and license files. --- change_log.txt | 321 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ license.txt | 32 +++++ 2 files changed, 353 insertions(+) create mode 100644 change_log.txt create mode 100644 license.txt diff --git a/change_log.txt b/change_log.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..409c880a --- /dev/null +++ b/change_log.txt @@ -0,0 +1,321 @@ +==Version 0.2== + +2005/10/13 + * Made NiSkinData and the bone nodes it references aware of each other so they + can be properly destroyed. + * Added BlocksInMemory() function to verify that all blocks are now dying when + the root block dies. + * Made the bone influence flag automatic. + * Changed NiNode Print() function to asString() as it should have been and + moved it to the cpp file. + * Added a readout of a list of skin data blocks that are connected to each + NiNode for testing. + * Fixed other functions that were still Print() instead of asString() +2005/10/14 + * Finished up NiSkinData block. +2005/10/15 + * Automated NiSkinInstance Skeleton Root attribute and AController Target Node + attribute. All back references should now be automatic. +2005/10/16 + * Fixed bug in Bounding Box attribute Write() function + * Added Write() Function for NiKeyFrameData, NiTextKeyExtraData, and + NiStringExtraData + * Added AExtraData class with a proper index attribute. ExtraData blocks will + now be part of the tree as they should have been. + * Added IKeyframeData interface. + * Fixed a bug that was causing multiple copies of the same block to be written + by WriteNifTree() + * Fixed a bug that was causing the Skeleton Root in NiSkinInstance to be + calculated incorrectly. + * Added QueryKeyframeData() function. + * Finished support for NiTextKeyExtraData. + * Added Write() function for NiMoprhData + * Finished NiMorphData interface and functions. + * Added template directives for new key templates to pyniflib.i. + +==Version 0.2.1== + +2005/10/21 + * Changed Float3, Matrix33, and Matrix44 from C arrays to structures that + mimic C arrays ensure accessibility from scripting languages. + * Made Get() functions for Matrix33, Matrix44, and Float3 return a value + instead of a reference. + * Fixed broken SWIG wrapper; still needs some more fixing... + * Added Makefile for building the python wrapper on linux/cygwin + +2005/10/22 + * Some fixes to the SWIG wrapper file. + +2005/10/23 + * Removed the idea of getting attributes by index, instead returning a vector + of attributes. + * Changed Set(float, float, float) to Set(Float3&) in IAttr and relevant + descendent classes. + * Added a Set(float, float, float) function to the Float3 struct to allow + setting all values in one call. + * Changed IBlock::GetAttrList() to GetAttrs() to be more consistent with other + functions. + * Made some changes to help Niflib work better with GCC. + * All the cpp files now seem to compile in GCC. + * Added list<blk_ref> template to SWIG file. + +2005/10/24 + * Capitalized interface ID constants. + * Added support for [] operator to attr_ref in Python. + * Added Python support for [] to Matrix33, Matrix44, and Float3 + * Added __setitem__ operators to blk_ref for Python. + * Un-commented attr_ref operator=(blk_ref) function. + * Changed MatrixRowN types to FloatN, merging MatrixRow3 and Float3. + * Added Matrix22 and Float2 types. + * Changed bump mapping members in Texture struct to use Matrix22. + * Changed members in BoundingBox struct to use Vector3 and Matrix33 types. + +==Version 0.3== + +2005/10/25 + * updated Makefile to compile the complete library + * fixed small error in NiStringExtraData asString() function + +2005/11/07 + * Began work on multiple version support. + * Added NiParticleSystemController block and started on particlegroup + attribute. + * Changed the type name of some attributes to match DocSys database. + * Changed IndexAttr to LinkAttr for consistency. Type name is now "link." + * Fixed inheritance of light blocks - didn't notice they didn't work since no + official file seems to use them. + +2005/11/12 + * Finished basic version support - still need to implement new block reading + scheme for version 5 and up. + * Updated all basic blocks with correctly versioned attributes from DocSys + database. + * Updated all data blocks except for NiSkinPartition and NiControllerSequence + to react correctly to known version differences up to 10.1.0.0. + * All blocks but the above now have both a Read and a Write function. + * Sped up CreateBlock and AddAttr functions. + +2005/11/13 + * Implemented the new header scheme for reading. + * Fixed up the new header scheme for reading. All 10.0.1.0 files can now be + read as long as they don't contain unsupported block types. + * Updated the WriteNifTree function to write the correct version string and + hex number for the version requested. Still doesn't support the new header + layout. + +2005/11/14 + * Made a few fixes as I updated the Maya importer to the changes. + +2005/11/17 + * NiSkinPartition and NiLODNode are now read fully and can be examined by + calling the asString function or written back out to a file unchanged. + * NiTriStripsData has been given a public interface, ITriStripsData, so that + the triangle strips it contains can be extracted. + +2005/11/22 + * added autoconf/automake files + small changes to make things GCC compatible + again + * libtool fix in automake for compilation of shared libraries under Cygwin + * Fixed GCC compilation issues. + * Decided to start putting generated files on CVS. + * automake small improvement (now only builds the python wrapper independent + of additional library files) + +2005/11/25 + * Removed py_wrap.cpp and added a simple windows compilation script for use + with the MS Visual C++ Toolkit. + +2005/11/26 + * Fixed bug in Matrix33.Set(...) + * Matrix22.Set(...) bugfix + * Python wrapper fixes & improvements. + +2005/11/27 + * Python wrapper exception support fix. + * More Python wrapper fixes and upgrades. + * Fixed AShapeData::SetVertexCount to allow for zero normals and/or colors. + * Removed some other recent changes. + * Suppressed all the warnings except one. + +2005/11/28 + * Changed attr_nodeancestor to attr_controllertarget and fixed it so it + recognizes any controllable block, not just nodes. + * Made all struct types consistent with proper constructors. + * Cleaned up the attributes a bit, inheriting some from others so that code + isn't duplicated and special arguments are no longer needed to create any + type of attribute. + * "Name" is an attribute again; special functions to set it have been + removed. + * Synced supported blocks to the DocSys, adopting the new position of the + AParticleModifier block. + * SetTriangles() bugfix and added range checking on vertex & triangle counts. + +2005/11/29 + * Fix writing NIF header + small fix in AShapeData + * Python SWIG support for strings in structure members + +2005/12/01 + * Starting to write code for exporting x*.kf and x*.nif files. (unfinished) + +2005/12/04 + * Fixed a bug in TargetControllerAttr. + * Added IsController function. + * Added ParentAttr for use in the AParticleModifier block. + * Minor fixes for the Python wrapper. Initial try to write XKf and XNif + files. + * Rewrote children of AKeyedData using NifStream function, and added public + interfaces for them. + * Added some const qualifiers. + * Fixed NiTextKeyExtraData read & write. + +2005/12/05 + * Finished code that creates XNif & XKf files; fixed bug in + AttrControllerTarget. + * Fixed a bug I introduced yesterday. + +2005/12/08 + * Killed a zombie. + +2005/12/09 + * Added const correctness; fixed a few GCC compilation problems. + * Fixed a few bugs I introduced because I forgot to add a few consts. :oops: + * Added a function to calculate an X-aligned bone matrix from the bone vector + and the bone roll, which is convenient to have for the Blender exporter. + * Attempted to fix NiSkinData to be const friendly. + +2005/12/10 + * Fixed a bug that was introduced in the reference bone reference tracking. + +2005/12/11 + * Bone matrix calculation function (Blender helper function) fixed. + +2005/12/12 + * Removed BoneToMatrix44 helper functions. (They will be implemented in + Python in the Blender exporter.) + +2005/12/14 + * Fixed a little bug I introduced earlier. :oops: + * Corrected default state of node flags. + * Added SCons support for building niflib. + +2005/12/16 + * Corrected skeleton root calculation. + * Fixed error that caused an invalid number to be written in the unknown 4 + floats within NiSkinData. Now simply write 4 zeros. + +2005/12/18 + * Re-implemented NiMorphData with NifStream function, fixing a bug in its + Write function at the same time. + * Changed several of the attributes of NiPixelData to attributes in + preparation for creating an interface for it. + * Fixed a bug in AExtraData for version 10.0.1.0+ + +2005/12/20 + * Started adding Doxygen format documentation comments to niflib.h. + * Renamed Color structure to Color4. + * More documentation comments added. + * Renamed TextureSource to TexSource and Texture to TexDesc. + * Fixed overall transformation in NiSkinData. + +2005/12/21 + * Added more documentation. + * Renamed INode functions dealing with bind position so that each function + clearly expresses the type of matrix its dealing with - local or world. + * Removed the GNU buildsystem; SCons supersedes it. + +==Version 0.4== + +2005/12/22 + * Deleted redundant autoconf macro file. + +2005/12/23 + * Zombie killed. + +2005/12/25 + * Improved compiler flags for windows build. + +2006/01/03 + * fixed key type in NiMorphData + +2006/01/03 + * Started work on 10.x compatibility. + * Added GetMorphKeyType, and SetMorphKeyType to IMorphData interface. + +2006/01/13 + * Supported new header formats for version 5.0.0.1 to version 20.0.0.4 in + WriteNifTree function. + * Updated texsource and texdesc attributes to the latest DocSys info. + * Finished updating all existing blocks to the latest DocSys info. + * Added NiBoolData and APSysData blocks. + * Fixed new attr_bool and attr_unk292bytes attributes so that they can be + used by blocks. + +2006/01/14 + * added -fPIC to cppflags to resolve amd64 compilation issue under linux + * fixed GCC compilation issue + * removed linux library prefix for the python wrapper + * Made internal cross-reference system more general. + * Implemented NiControllerSequence block and interface. + +2006/01/15 + * Implemented NiBoneLODController. Problems with writing connected NiSkinData + blocks, however. + * Some internal changes. + * Fixed destructor of NiControllerSequence to remove itself as the parent of + blocks it points to if it is destroyed. + * Implemented NiLookAtInterpolator. + * Several fixes to blocks that didn't have arrays expanded in the DocSys. + * DocSys is now fully implemented, so all versions 4.x and 10.x files that + it supports are now supported. + * Fixed one warning in GCC. + * Implemented GetLinks() functions for NiBoneLODController and + NiControllerSequence blocks so that their internal links will be followed + when writing files. + * scons example program compilation (see comments in SConstruct) + +2006/01/16 + * Merged NiKeyframeData and NiTransformData under AKeyframeData. + * Implemented most of the IPixelData interface. + * adding cygwin support + +2006/01/17 + * Attempted to implement IPixelData and IPalette interfaces. Yet to be + thoroughly tested. + * Debugged and tested IPixelData functions. + +2006/01/18 + * Fixed a bug that was causing a Segmentation Fault when Nif files that + had NiSourceTexture blocks were read by code compiled with GCC. + * updated python wrapper interface + * niftexture workaround + +2006/01/20 + * CPPFLAGS fix in compile examples. + * Removed two more memset calls just in case. + * fixed NiPixelData bugs + * fixed GCC warnings, fixed NIF footer + * Fixed a few more bugs in IPixelData. + +==Version 0.5== + +2006/06/25 + * Niflib can now operate on most or all files from the following games: + Oblivion, Civilization IV, Zoo Tycoon 2, Dark Ages of Camelot, + and Morrowind + * Cloning support for both single NIF classes and entire NIF trees. + * Major API redesign featuring: + - Type-aware smart pointers instead of a single generic blk_ref. + - Direct access to functions of all classes instead of interfaces. + - Ability to test whether one class is derived from another and do dynamic + and static casting between compatible types. + - No more attributes, values are accessed directly with functions in the + classes that hold them instead. + - Math structures now feature operations such as matrix inverse, as well + as operators such as multiplying matrices and vertices. + - Much faster operation overall due to hard-coded read and write functions + generated from the XML and no sting look-ups when accessing attributes. + - New skin API which makes skin morphed vertices availiable and makes + moving the mesh to the bind position optional. + - All symbols are now enclosed in the Niflib namespace + - Most old interfaces transitioned directly to new equivalents to reduce + code re-writing when upgrading from previous versions. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/license.txt b/license.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..39c23c9c --- /dev/null +++ b/license.txt @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +Copyright (c) 2005, NIF File Format Library and Tools +All rights reserved. + +Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without +modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions +are met: + + * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright + notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. + + * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above + copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following + disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided + with the distribution. + + * Neither the name of the NIF File Format Library and Tools + project nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse + or promote products derived from this software without specific + prior written permission. + +THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS +"AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT +LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS +FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. 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