Can anyone explain this?

[Baker]

In QuakeC we have this ... and the use of "precache_file" ...

Which is in the engine maybe nothing at all ...

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void PF_precache_file (void)
{	// precache_file is only used to copy files with qcc, it does nothing
	G_INT(OFS_RETURN) = G_INT(OFS_PARM0);
}

And world.qc does this ...

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void() main =
{
	dprint ("main function\n");
	
// these are just commands the the prog compiler to copy these files

	precache_file ("progs.dat");
	precache_file ("gfx.wad");
	precache_file ("quake.rc");
	precache_file ("default.cfg");

	precache_file ("end1.bin");
	precache_file2 ("end2.bin");

	precache_file ("demo1.dem");
	precache_file ("demo2.dem");
	precache_file ("demo3.dem");

//
// these are all of the lumps from the cached.ls files
//
	precache_file ("gfx/palette.lmp");
	precache_file ("gfx/colormap.lmp");

	precache_file2 ("gfx/pop.lmp");

	precache_file ("gfx/complete.lmp");
	precache_file ("gfx/inter.lmp");

	precache_file ("gfx/ranking.lmp");
	precache_file ("gfx/vidmodes.lmp");
	precache_file ("gfx/finale.lmp");
	precache_file ("gfx/conback.lmp");
	precache_file ("gfx/qplaque.lmp");

	precache_file ("gfx/menudot1.lmp");
	precache_file ("gfx/menudot2.lmp");
	precache_file ("gfx/menudot3.lmp");
	precache_file ("gfx/menudot4.lmp");
	precache_file ("gfx/menudot5.lmp");
	precache_file ("gfx/menudot6.lmp");

	precache_file ("gfx/menuplyr.lmp");
	precache_file ("gfx/bigbox.lmp");
	precache_file ("gfx/dim_modm.lmp");
	precache_file ("gfx/dim_drct.lmp");
	precache_file ("gfx/dim_ipx.lmp");
	precache_file ("gfx/dim_tcp.lmp");
	precache_file ("gfx/dim_mult.lmp");
	precache_file ("gfx/mainmenu.lmp");
	
	precache_file ("gfx/box_tl.lmp");
	precache_file ("gfx/box_tm.lmp");
	precache_file ("gfx/box_tr.lmp");
	
	precache_file ("gfx/box_ml.lmp");
	precache_file ("gfx/box_mm.lmp");
	precache_file ("gfx/box_mm2.lmp");
	precache_file ("gfx/box_mr.lmp");
	
	precache_file ("gfx/box_bl.lmp");
	precache_file ("gfx/box_bm.lmp");
	precache_file ("gfx/box_br.lmp");
	
	precache_file ("gfx/sp_menu.lmp");
	precache_file ("gfx/ttl_sgl.lmp");
	precache_file ("gfx/ttl_main.lmp");
	precache_file ("gfx/ttl_cstm.lmp");
	
	precache_file ("gfx/mp_menu.lmp");
	
	precache_file ("gfx/netmen1.lmp");
	precache_file ("gfx/netmen2.lmp");
	precache_file ("gfx/netmen3.lmp");
	precache_file ("gfx/netmen4.lmp");
	precache_file ("gfx/netmen5.lmp");
	
	precache_file ("gfx/sell.lmp");
	
	precache_file ("gfx/help0.lmp");
	precache_file ("gfx/help1.lmp");
	precache_file ("gfx/help2.lmp");
	precache_file ("gfx/help3.lmp");
	precache_file ("gfx/help4.lmp");
	precache_file ("gfx/help5.lmp");

	precache_file ("gfx/pause.lmp");
	precache_file ("gfx/loading.lmp");

	precache_file ("gfx/p_option.lmp");
	precache_file ("gfx/p_load.lmp");
	precache_file ("gfx/p_save.lmp");
	precache_file ("gfx/p_multi.lmp");

// sounds loaded by C code
	precache_sound ("misc/menu1.wav");
	precache_sound ("misc/menu2.wav");
	precache_sound ("misc/menu3.wav");

	precache_sound ("ambience/water1.wav");
	precache_sound ("ambience/wind2.wav");

// shareware
	precache_file ("maps/start.bsp");

	precache_file ("maps/e1m1.bsp");
	precache_file ("maps/e1m2.bsp");
	precache_file ("maps/e1m3.bsp");
	precache_file ("maps/e1m4.bsp");
	precache_file ("maps/e1m5.bsp");
	precache_file ("maps/e1m6.bsp");
	precache_file ("maps/e1m7.bsp");
	precache_file ("maps/e1m8.bsp");

// registered
	precache_file2 ("gfx/pop.lmp");

	precache_file2 ("maps/e2m1.bsp");
	precache_file2 ("maps/e2m2.bsp");
	precache_file2 ("maps/e2m3.bsp");
	precache_file2 ("maps/e2m4.bsp");
	precache_file2 ("maps/e2m5.bsp");
	precache_file2 ("maps/e2m6.bsp");
	precache_file2 ("maps/e2m7.bsp");

	precache_file2 ("maps/e3m1.bsp");
	precache_file2 ("maps/e3m2.bsp");
	precache_file2 ("maps/e3m3.bsp");
	precache_file2 ("maps/e3m4.bsp");
	precache_file2 ("maps/e3m5.bsp");
	precache_file2 ("maps/e3m6.bsp");
	precache_file2 ("maps/e3m7.bsp");

	precache_file2 ("maps/e4m1.bsp");
	precache_file2 ("maps/e4m2.bsp");
	precache_file2 ("maps/e4m3.bsp");
	precache_file2 ("maps/e4m4.bsp");
	precache_file2 ("maps/e4m5.bsp");
	precache_file2 ("maps/e4m6.bsp");
	precache_file2 ("maps/e4m7.bsp");
	precache_file2 ("maps/e4m8.bsp");

	precache_file2 ("maps/end.bsp");

	precache_file2 ("maps/dm1.bsp");
	precache_file2 ("maps/dm2.bsp");
	precache_file2 ("maps/dm3.bsp");
	precache_file2 ("maps/dm4.bsp");
	precache_file2 ("maps/dm5.bsp");
	precache_file2 ("maps/dm6.bsp");
};

Any ideas on what that train of thought was supposed to be about? "// these are just commands the the prog compiler to copy these files"

I don't get it. Maybe qcc used this to make sure required files were available or perhaps this had something to do with that one command line parameter that was for "development over ISDN"?

[Baker]

Nevermind:

"Although made obsolete by decent PAK editors and engines supporting other archive formats, FTEQCC still includes support for generating PAK files just as the original QCC did."

I guess qcc has the ability to write pakfiles.

[Spike]

main() is never executed.
vanilla qcc generates pak files from the precache_file etc calls. precache_file goes into pak0, precache_file2 goes into pak1. same for models/sounds, hence why the precache_model2 function even exists.

same with hexen2, though hexen2 goes up to precache_model5. for some reason.

when every file is self-contained getting the qcc to do it all makes a certain sense, though it sucks for mods where the files are not all yours to package.

[leileilol]

same with hexen2, though hexen2 goes up to precache_model5. for some reason.

Separating hubs, and also for the special oem versions