[opensource-dev] New HTTP Library & Project Viewer

[Tank Master]

The first faze is viewer changes only.  Server side changes will be coming later, but wont require viewer changes at this point. ~Tank > Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2012 17:14:04 +0200
> From: sldev at free.fr
> To: opensource-dev at lists.secondlife.com
> Subject: Re: [opensource-dev] New HTTP Library & Project Viewer
> 
> On Fri, 27 Jul 2012 13:46:22 -0400, Oz Linden (Scott Lawrence) wrote:
> 
> >      The start of a unified approach to HTTP-based communications
> >      between the viewer and grid services with a goal of achieving
> >      reliability, consistency and a better overall experience on
> >      the grid.
> > 
> > Project Viewer for testing is here:
> > 
> > http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Linden_Lab_Official:Alternate_Viewers#HTTP
> > 
> > Especially if you have had problems when you enable the use of HTTP, we 
> > would very much appreciate your giving this a try.  We know that it does 
> > not yet solve all the problems, but we think that it solves some and 
> > provides the first steps needed for solving some more in the future.
> 
> I backported the new HTTP library to the Cool VL Viewer v1.26.5.14
> (experimental branch) and made it so that it can be switched on/off
> (the old HTTP texture fetching code being used when the new library
> is off) to ease comparisions (even though once toggled, the viewer
> must still be restarted so that the change takes effect).
> 
> So far, I didn't see much difference with what I was achieving with
> the Cool VL Viewer's (slightly) ammended texture fetcher code, but of
> course, this is on "standard" servers.
> 
> Is there any server running the corresponding improved HTTP code on
> Aditi ?
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Henri.
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