Brief chat with CPW about Minecraft Forge development 9/15/2015

* [cpw] ([Host mask redacted before hosting via pastebin]): cpw
* [cpw] #factorio @#minecraftforge
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* Twisted_Code recognizes you
<cpw> lol
* cpw doesn't recognize Twisted_Code
<cpw> ;)
<Twisted_Code> I wouldn't expect you to.
<cpw> hehe it's ok
<Twisted_Code> How is Forge development going? Just curious
<cpw> we're fighting the good fight
<cpw> myself and lex are battling fernflower atm
<Twisted_Code> fernflower?
<cpw> 1.8.3+ have added the full LVT including generics into the bytecode
<cpw> fernflower makes a right royal mess of trying to read it
<cpw> fernflower is the decompiler we use to turn the java bytecode back into source code
<cpw> so we've been trying to fix it, and make it work better with the new information
<Twisted_Code> And LVT = what?
<cpw> until we do, we're not releasing a version
<cpw> it's bloody hard work
<cpw> LVT == Local Variable Table
<Twisted_Code> ah
<cpw> the compiler can optionally put information about locally used variables in the bytecode
<cpw> it used to be stripped..
<Twisted_Code> sounds interesting, and frustrating at the same time
<cpw> oh yeah
<cpw> it'll be a huge leap forward, once we have it fully working
<cpw> we're about 90% of the way there now
<Twisted_Code> I'd probably be using forge all the time, but recently acquired a broken spine from a car accident, so Minecraft becomes a bit challenging... factorio is fine though!
<cpw> ah
<cpw> tbh i find factorio the harder to control myself ;)
<Twisted_Code> Anyway, good luck with that decompiler. Teach it (the computer/the compiler) who's boss.
<Twisted_Code> decompiler*
<cpw> lol thanks
<cpw> we're fighting the good fight. slowly but surely, reducing the bug count
<cpw> we'll get there. not fast, but we're still moving
<Twisted_Code> programmer.getAuthority() > computer.getAuthority() should ALWAYS return true!
<Twisted_Code> :P
<cpw> hehe :D
<Twisted_Code> My if I copy paste this conversation to share with some friends? My initial assumption is that you wouldn't, but I'd like to be sure.
<Twisted_Code> Mind if I*
<Twisted_Code> (sorry, Dragon NaturallySpeaking screwed up)
<cpw> not at all