merge from default

--HG-- branch : gsoc2011-worldeditorqt
2024-11-05 23:09:04 +00:00 · 2011-07-06 22:40:35 +03:00 · 2011-07-06 22:40:35 +03:00 · e338e9ca51
commit e338e9ca51
parent d67fa1668d ae0a26855f
377 changed files with 5209 additions and 1759 deletions
--- a/code/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/code/CMakeLists.txt
@ -90,27 +90,11 @@ NL_CONFIGURE_CHECKS()
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #Platform specifics

+SETUP_EXTERNAL()
+
 IF(WIN32)
-  INCLUDE(${CMAKE_ROOT}/Modules/Platform/Windows-cl.cmake)
  SET(WINSOCK2_LIB ws2_32.lib)

-  FIND_PACKAGE(External REQUIRED)
-
-  IF(${CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM} MATCHES "Common7")
-    # convert IDE fullpath to VC++ path
-    STRING(REGEX REPLACE "Common7/IDE/.+" "VC" VC_DIR ${CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM})
-  ELSE(${CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM} MATCHES "Common7")
-    IF(${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER} MATCHES "VC")
-      # convert compiler fullpath to VC++ path
-      STRING(REGEX REPLACE "VC/bin/.+" "VC" VC_DIR ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER})
-    ELSE(${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER} MATCHES "VC")
-      # Hack for Visual C++ 2010 
-      GET_FILENAME_COMPONENT(VC_ROOT_PATH "[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\VCExpress\\10.0_Config;InstallDir]" ABSOLUTE)
-      # convert IDE fullpath to VC++ path
-      STRING(REGEX REPLACE "Common7/.*" "VC" VC_DIR ${VC_ROOT_PATH})
-    ENDIF(${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER} MATCHES "VC")
-  ENDIF(${CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM} MATCHES "Common7")
-
  IF(WITH_MFC)
    FIND_PACKAGE(CustomMFC REQUIRED)
  ENDIF(WITH_MFC)
@ -130,21 +114,10 @@ IF(WITH_STATIC)
  IF(APPLE)
    FIND_PACKAGE(Iconv REQUIRED)
    SET(LIBXML2_LIBRARIES ${LIBXML2_LIBRARIES} ${ICONV_LIBRARIES})
+    INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${ICONV_INCLUDE_DIR})
  ENDIF(APPLE)
 ENDIF(WITH_STATIC)

-IF(WITH_STLPORT)
-  FIND_PACKAGE(STLport REQUIRED)
-  INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${STLPORT_INCLUDE_DIR})
-  IF(WIN32)
-    SET(VC_INCLUDE_DIR "${VC_DIR}/include")
-
-    FIND_PACKAGE(WindowsSDK REQUIRED)
-    # use VC++ and Windows SDK include paths
-    INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${VC_INCLUDE_DIR} ${WINSDK_INCLUDE_DIR})
-  ENDIF(WIN32)
-ENDIF(WITH_STLPORT)
-
 INCLUDE(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/CMakeModules/PCHSupport.cmake)

 IF(FINAL_VERSION)
--- a/code/CMakeModules/FindExternal.cmake
+++ b/code/CMakeModules/FindExternal.cmake
@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 # The following values are defined
 # EXTERNAL_PATH         - where to find external
 # EXTERNAL_INCLUDE_PATH - where to find external includes
+# EXTERNAL_BINARY_PATH  - where to find external binaries
 # EXTERNAL_LIBRARY_PATH - where to find external libraries
 # EXTERNAL_FOUND        - True if the external libraries are available

@ -34,6 +35,13 @@ IF(EXTERNAL_PATH)
  SET(EXTERNAL_FOUND TRUE)
  SET(EXTERNAL_INCLUDE_PATH "${EXTERNAL_PATH}/include")

+  # Using 32 or 64 bits binaries
+  IF(TARGET_X64)
+    SET(EXTERNAL_BINARY_PATH "${EXTERNAL_PATH}/bin64")
+  ELSE(TARGET_X64)
+    SET(EXTERNAL_BINARY_PATH "${EXTERNAL_PATH}/bin")
+  ENDIF(TARGET_X64)
+  
  # Using 32 or 64 bits libraries
  IF(TARGET_X64)
    SET(EXTERNAL_LIBRARY_PATH "${EXTERNAL_PATH}/lib64")
@ -61,4 +69,4 @@ ELSE(EXTERNAL_FOUND)
  ENDIF(External_FIND_REQUIRED)
 ENDIF(EXTERNAL_FOUND)

-MARK_AS_ADVANCED(EXTERNAL_INCLUDE_PATH EXTERNAL_LIBRARY_PATH)
+MARK_AS_ADVANCED(EXTERNAL_INCLUDE_PATH EXTERNAL_BINARY_PATH EXTERNAL_LIBRARY_PATH)
--- a/code/CMakeModules/PCHSupport.cmake
+++ b/code/CMakeModules/PCHSupport.cmake
@ -52,13 +52,23 @@ MACRO(_PCH_GET_COMPILE_FLAGS _out_compile_flags)
 		LIST(APPEND ${_out_compile_flags} " ${_PCH_include_prefix}\"${item}\"")
 	ENDFOREACH(item)

+	# Required for CMake 2.6
+	SET(GLOBAL_DEFINITIONS "")
+	GET_DIRECTORY_PROPERTY(DEFINITIONS COMPILE_DEFINITIONS)
+	FOREACH(item ${DEFINITIONS})
+		LIST(APPEND GLOBAL_DEFINITIONS -D${item})
+	ENDFOREACH(item)
+
 	GET_DIRECTORY_PROPERTY(_directory_flags DEFINITIONS)
-	GET_DIRECTORY_PROPERTY(_global_definitions DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR} DEFINITIONS)
+	GET_DIRECTORY_PROPERTY(_directory_definitions DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR} DEFINITIONS)
+	LIST(APPEND ${_out_compile_flags} ${GLOBAL_DEFINITIONS})
 	LIST(APPEND ${_out_compile_flags} ${_directory_flags})
-	LIST(APPEND ${_out_compile_flags} ${_global_definitions})
+	LIST(APPEND ${_out_compile_flags} ${_directory_definitions})
 	LIST(APPEND ${_out_compile_flags} ${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS})

+	# Format definitions and remove duplicates
 	SEPARATE_ARGUMENTS(${_out_compile_flags})
+	LIST(REMOVE_DUPLICATES ${_out_compile_flags})
 ENDMACRO(_PCH_GET_COMPILE_FLAGS)

 MACRO(_PCH_GET_PDB_FILENAME out_filename _target)
@ -134,7 +144,9 @@ MACRO(ADD_PRECOMPILED_HEADER_TO_TARGET _targetName _input _pch_output_to_use )
 	ENDIF(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX)

 	SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(${_targetName} PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS ${_target_cflags})
-	SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(${_targetName}_pch_dephelp PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS ${_target_cflags})
+	IF(oldProps)
+		SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(${_targetName}_pch_dephelp PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS ${oldProps})
+	ENDIF(oldProps)
 	ADD_CUSTOM_TARGET(pch_Generate_${_targetName} DEPENDS ${_pch_output_to_use})
 	ADD_DEPENDENCIES(${_targetName} pch_Generate_${_targetName})
 ENDMACRO(ADD_PRECOMPILED_HEADER_TO_TARGET)
--- a/code/CMakeModules/nel.cmake
+++ b/code/CMakeModules/nel.cmake
@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ MACRO(NL_SETUP_DEFAULT_OPTIONS)
    OPTION(WITH_STATIC            "With static libraries."                        OFF)
  ENDIF(WIN32)
  OPTION(WITH_STATIC_DRIVERS      "With static drivers."                          OFF)
+  OPTION(WITH_STATIC_EXTERNAL     "With static external libraries"                OFF)

  ###
  # GUI toolkits
@ -496,3 +497,52 @@ MACRO(RYZOM_SETUP_PREFIX_PATHS)
  ENDIF(NOT RYZOM_GAMES_PREFIX)

 ENDMACRO(RYZOM_SETUP_PREFIX_PATHS)
+
+MACRO(SETUP_EXTERNAL)
+  IF(WIN32)
+    FIND_PACKAGE(External REQUIRED)
+
+    INCLUDE(${CMAKE_ROOT}/Modules/Platform/Windows-cl.cmake)
+    IF(MSVC10)
+      GET_FILENAME_COMPONENT(VC_ROOT_DIR "[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\VisualStudio\\10.0_Config;InstallDir]" ABSOLUTE)
+      # VC_ROOT_DIR is set to "registry" when a key is not found
+      IF(VC_ROOT_DIR MATCHES "registry")
+        GET_FILENAME_COMPONENT(VC_ROOT_DIR "[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\VCExpress\\10.0_Config;InstallDir]" ABSOLUTE)
+        IF(VC_ROOT_DIR MATCHES "registry")
+          MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR "Unable to find VC++ 2010 directory!")
+        ENDIF(VC_ROOT_DIR MATCHES "registry")
+      ENDIF(VC_ROOT_DIR MATCHES "registry")
+      # convert IDE fullpath to VC++ path
+      STRING(REGEX REPLACE "Common7/.*" "VC" VC_DIR ${VC_ROOT_DIR})
+    ELSE(MSVC10)
+      IF(${CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM} MATCHES "Common7")
+        # convert IDE fullpath to VC++ path
+        STRING(REGEX REPLACE "Common7/.*" "VC" VC_DIR ${CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM})
+      ELSE(${CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM} MATCHES "Common7")
+        # convert compiler fullpath to VC++ path
+        STRING(REGEX REPLACE "VC/bin/.+" "VC" VC_DIR ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER})
+      ENDIF(${CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM} MATCHES "Common7")
+    ENDIF(MSVC10)
+  ELSE(WIN32)
+    IF(CMAKE_FIND_LIBRARY_SUFFIXES AND NOT APPLE)
+      IF(WITH_STATIC_EXTERNAL)
+        SET(CMAKE_FIND_LIBRARY_SUFFIXES ".a")
+      ELSE(WITH_STATIC_EXTERNAL)
+        SET(CMAKE_FIND_LIBRARY_SUFFIXES ".so")
+      ENDIF(WITH_STATIC_EXTERNAL AND NOT APPLE)
+    ENDIF(CMAKE_FIND_LIBRARY_SUFFIXES)
+  ENDIF(WIN32)
+
+  IF(WITH_STLPORT)
+    FIND_PACKAGE(STLport REQUIRED)
+    INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${STLPORT_INCLUDE_DIR})
+    IF(WIN32)
+      SET(VC_INCLUDE_DIR "${VC_DIR}/include")
+
+      FIND_PACKAGE(WindowsSDK REQUIRED)
+      # use VC++ and Windows SDK include paths
+      INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${VC_INCLUDE_DIR} ${WINSDK_INCLUDE_DIR})
+    ENDIF(WIN32)
+  ENDIF(WITH_STLPORT)
+ 
+ENDMACRO(SETUP_EXTERNAL)
--- a/code/nel/include/nel/3d/scene_group.h
+++ b/code/nel/include/nel/3d/scene_group.h
@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ public:
 		bool	Visible;

 		/// Precomputed Lighting.
-		// If true (false by default), then the instance don't cast shadow (used by ig_lighter.exe).
+		// If true (false by default), then the instance don't cast shadow (used by ig_lighter).
 		bool	DontCastShadow;
 		// If true (false by default), then the instance's lighting will not be precomputed.
 		bool	AvoidStaticLightPreCompute;
@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ public:
 		 *	If 0xFF => take Ambient of the sun.
 		 */
 		uint8	LocalAmbientId;
-		/** if true (false by default), the instance don't cast shadow, but ONLY FOR ig_lighter.exe (ig_lighter_lib)
+		/** if true (false by default), the instance don't cast shadow, but ONLY FOR ig_lighter (ig_lighter_lib)
 		 *	(zone_lighter and zone_ig_lighter ignore it).
 		 *	This is a special trick for the "Matis Serre" where the exterior mesh cast shadow in the interior, but
 		 *	is not visible in the interior in realTime because of cluster clipping.... omg :(
--- a/code/nel/include/nel/3d/track_keyframer.h
+++ b/code/nel/include/nel/3d/track_keyframer.h
@ -697,6 +697,7 @@ public:
 	virtual	bool	addLinearFloatKey(const UKeyLinearFloat &key)
 	{
 		CKeyFloat	k;
+		k.OODeltaTime= 0.f;
 		k.Value= key.Value;
 		addKey(k, key.Time);
 		return true;
--- a/code/nel/include/nel/cegui/nelrenderer.h
+++ b/code/nel/include/nel/cegui/nelrenderer.h
@ -142,11 +142,14 @@ namespace CEGUI

 		void captureCursor(bool capture) {
 			m_Captured=capture;
-			if(capture) {
+			if(capture)
+			{
 				m_Driver->setCapture(true);
 				m_Driver->showCursor(false);
 				m_InputDriver.activateMouse();
-			} else {
+			}
+			else
+			{
 				m_Driver->setCapture(false);
 				m_Driver->showCursor(true);
 				m_InputDriver.deactivateMouse();
@ -178,7 +181,8 @@ namespace CEGUI
 		class NeLInputDriver : public NLMISC::IEventListener
 		{
 		public:
-			NeLInputDriver() {
+			NeLInputDriver()
+			{
 				m_MouseX=0.5f;
 				m_MouseY=0.5f;
 				m_Active=false;
@ -189,7 +193,8 @@ namespace CEGUI
 			}
 			virtual ~NeLInputDriver() { ; }

-			void addToServer(NLMISC::CEventServer& server) {
+			void addToServer(NLMISC::CEventServer& server)
+			{
 				server.addListener(NLMISC::EventMouseMoveId, this);
 				server.addListener(NLMISC::EventMouseDownId, this);
 				server.addListener(NLMISC::EventMouseUpId, this);
@ -200,7 +205,8 @@ namespace CEGUI
 				m_AsyncListener.addToServer(server);
 			}

-			void removeFromServer(NLMISC::CEventServer& server) {
+			void removeFromServer(NLMISC::CEventServer& server)
+			{
 				server.removeListener(NLMISC::EventMouseMoveId, this);
 				server.removeListener(NLMISC::EventMouseDownId, this);
 				server.removeListener(NLMISC::EventMouseUpId, this);
@ -226,9 +232,11 @@ namespace CEGUI
 			 *
 			 * \param event An event, probably a CEventMouse or CEventKey/Char.
 			 */
-			virtual void operator ()(const NLMISC::CEvent& event) {
+			virtual void operator ()(const NLMISC::CEvent& event)
+			{
 				// don't process any input if we're inactive.
-				if(m_Active==false) {
+				if(m_Active==false)
+				{
 					return; // not processing ANY input
 				}

@ -236,36 +244,51 @@ namespace CEGUI
 				{
 					// otherwise, on with the festivities.
 					 // catch ALL mouse event, just in case.
-					if(event==NLMISC::EventMouseDownId||event==NLMISC::EventMouseUpId||event==NLMISC::EventMouseMoveId||event==NLMISC::EventMouseDblClkId||event==NLMISC::EventMouseWheelId) {
-						if(!m_MouseActive) {
+					if(event==NLMISC::EventMouseDownId||event==NLMISC::EventMouseUpId||event==NLMISC::EventMouseMoveId||event==NLMISC::EventMouseDblClkId||event==NLMISC::EventMouseWheelId)
+					{
+						if(!m_MouseActive)
+						{
 							// we're not processing any mouse activity. The cursor isn't captured maybe?
 							return;
 						}

 						NLMISC::CEventMouse *mouseEvent=(NLMISC::CEventMouse *)&event;
 						// a mouse button was pressed.
-						if(event == NLMISC::EventMouseDownId) {
+						if(event == NLMISC::EventMouseDownId)
+						{
 							// it was the left button...
-							if (mouseEvent->Button & NLMISC::leftButton) {
+							if (mouseEvent->Button & NLMISC::leftButton)
+							{
 								CEGUI::System::getSingleton().injectMouseButtonDown(CEGUI::LeftButton);
 							// it was the right button...
-							} else if (mouseEvent->Button & NLMISC::rightButton) {
+							}
+							else if (mouseEvent->Button & NLMISC::rightButton)
+							{
 								CEGUI::System::getSingleton().injectMouseButtonDown(CEGUI::RightButton);
-							} else if (mouseEvent->Button & NLMISC::middleButton) {
+							}
+							else if (mouseEvent->Button & NLMISC::middleButton)
+							{
 								CEGUI::System::getSingleton().injectMouseButtonDown(CEGUI::MiddleButton);
 							}
 						// a mouse button was released
-						} else if (event == NLMISC::EventMouseUpId) {
+						}
+						else if (event == NLMISC::EventMouseUpId)
+						{
 							// it was the left button...
-							if(mouseEvent->Button & NLMISC::leftButton) {
+							if(mouseEvent->Button & NLMISC::leftButton)
+							{
 								CEGUI::System::getSingleton().injectMouseButtonUp(CEGUI::LeftButton);
 							// it was the right button...
-							} else if (mouseEvent->Button & NLMISC::rightButton) {
+							}
+							else if (mouseEvent->Button & NLMISC::rightButton)
+							{
 								CEGUI::System::getSingleton().injectMouseButtonUp(CEGUI::RightButton);
 							} else if (mouseEvent->Button & NLMISC::middleButton) {
 								CEGUI::System::getSingleton().injectMouseButtonUp(CEGUI::MiddleButton);
 							}
-						} else if (event == NLMISC::EventMouseMoveId) {
+						}
+						else if (event == NLMISC::EventMouseMoveId)
+						{
 							// convert into screen coordinates.
 							float delta_x=(float)(mouseEvent->X - m_MouseX)*m_Width;
 							float delta_y=(float)((1.0f-mouseEvent->Y) - m_MouseY)*m_Height;
@ -276,18 +299,26 @@ namespace CEGUI
 							// and save for delta.
 							m_MouseX=mouseEvent->X;
 							m_MouseY=1.0f-mouseEvent->Y;
-						} else if (event == NLMISC::EventMouseWheelId) {
+						}
+						else if (event == NLMISC::EventMouseWheelId)
+						{
 							NLMISC::CEventMouseWheel *ev=(NLMISC::CEventMouseWheel *)&event;
 							float dir=0.0f;
 							if(ev->Direction) dir=0.5f;
 							else dir=-0.5f;
 							CEGUI::System::getSingleton().injectMouseWheelChange(dir);
 						}
-					} else { // assume otherwise that it's a character.
-						if(event==NLMISC::EventCharId) {
+					}
+					else
+					{
+						// assume otherwise that it's a character.
+						if(event==NLMISC::EventCharId)
+						{
 							unsigned char c = (char)((NLMISC::CEventChar&)event).Char;
 							CEGUI::System::getSingleton().injectChar((CEGUI::utf32)c);
-						} else if(event==NLMISC::EventKeyDownId) {
+						}
+						else if(event==NLMISC::EventKeyDownId)
+						{
 							NLMISC::CEventKeyDown *keyvent=(NLMISC::CEventKeyDown *)&event;
 							CEGUI::System::getSingleton().injectKeyDown(m_KeyMap[keyvent->Key]);
 						}
@ -296,7 +327,8 @@ namespace CEGUI
 				catch (CEGUI::Exception) { }
 			}

-			void initKeyMap() {
+			void initKeyMap()
+			{
 				m_KeyMap[NLMISC::Key0              ]=CEGUI::Key::Zero;
 				m_KeyMap[NLMISC::Key1              ]=CEGUI::Key::One;
 				m_KeyMap[NLMISC::Key2              ]=CEGUI::Key::Two;
--- a/code/nel/include/nel/georges/load_form.h
+++ b/code/nel/include/nel/georges/load_form.h
@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ void loadForm (const std::vector<std::string> &sheetFilters, const std::string &
 		ifile.serialCont (container);
 		ifile.close ();
 	}
-	catch (NLMISC::Exception &e)
+	catch (const NLMISC::Exception &e)
 	{
 		// clear the container because it can contains partially loaded sheet so we must clean it before continue
 		container.clear ();
@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ void loadForm (const std::vector<std::string> &sheetFilters, const std::string &
 			ofile.close ();
 		}
 	}
-	catch (NLMISC::Exception &e)
+	catch (const NLMISC::Exception &e)
 	{
 		nlinfo ("loadForm(): Exception during saving the packed file, it will be recreated next launch (%s)", e.what());
 	}
@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ void loadForm2(const std::vector<std::string> &sheetFilters, const std::string &
 		ifile.serialPtrCont (container);
 		ifile.close ();
 	}
-	catch (NLMISC::Exception &e)
+	catch (const NLMISC::Exception &e)
 	{
 		// clear the container because it can contains partially loaded sheet so we must clean it before continue
 		container.clear ();
@ -819,7 +819,7 @@ void loadForm2(const std::vector<std::string> &sheetFilters, const std::string &
 			ofile.close ();
 		}
 	}
-	catch (NLMISC::Exception &e)
+	catch (const NLMISC::Exception &e)
 	{
 		nlinfo ("loadForm(): Exception during saving the packed file, it will be recreated next launch (%s)", e.what());
 	}
@ -925,7 +925,7 @@ void loadForm (const std::vector<std::string> &sheetFilters, const std::string &
 		ifile.serialCont (container);
 		ifile.close ();
 	}
-	catch (NLMISC::Exception &e)
+	catch (const NLMISC::Exception &e)
 	{
 		// clear the container because it can contains partially loaded sheet so we must clean it before continue
 		container.clear ();
@ -1183,7 +1183,7 @@ void loadForm (const std::vector<std::string> &sheetFilters, const std::string &
 			ofile.close ();
 		}
 	}
-	catch (NLMISC::Exception &e)
+	catch (const NLMISC::Exception &e)
 	{
 		nlinfo ("loadForm(): Exception during saving the packed file, it will be recreated next launch (%s)", e.what());
 	}
--- a/code/nel/include/nel/ligo/primitive_utils.h
+++ b/code/nel/include/nel/ligo/primitive_utils.h
@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ inline bool loadXmlPrimitiveFile(CPrimitives &primDoc, const std::string &fileNa
 		// Read it
 		return primDoc.read (xmlIn.getRootNode (), NLMISC::CFile::getFilename(fileName).c_str(), ligoConfig);
 	}
-	catch(NLMISC::Exception e)
+	catch(const NLMISC::Exception &e)
 	{
 		nlwarning("Error reading input file '%s': '%s'", fileName.c_str(), e.what());
 		return false;
@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ inline bool saveXmlPrimitiveFile(CPrimitives &primDoc, const std::string &fileNa

 //		return xmlSaveFile(fileName.c_str(), xmlDoc) != -1;
 	}
-	catch(NLMISC::Exception e)
+	catch(const NLMISC::Exception &e)
 	{
 		nlwarning("Error writing output file '%s': '%s'", fileName.c_str(), e.what());
 		return false;
--- a/code/nel/include/nel/misc/config_file.h
+++ b/code/nel/include/nel/misc/config_file.h
@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ namespace NLMISC
 * 		printf ("%d ", bar.asInt (i));
 * 	printf("\n");
 * }
- * catch (EConfigFile &e)
+ * catch (const EConfigFile &e)
 * {
 *	// Something goes wrong... catch that
 * 	printf ("%s\n", e.what ());
--- a/code/nel/include/nel/misc/diff_tool.h
+++ b/code/nel/include/nel/misc/diff_tool.h
@ -238,11 +238,11 @@ namespace STRING_MANAGER
 			return false;
 		}

-		bool findCol(ucstring colName, uint &colIndex)
+		bool findCol(const ucstring &colName, uint &colIndex)
 		{
 			if (Data.empty())
 				return false;
-			TWorksheet::TRow::iterator it = std::find(Data[0].begin(), Data[0].end(), ucstring(colName));
+			TWorksheet::TRow::iterator it = std::find(Data[0].begin(), Data[0].end(), colName);
 			if (it == Data[0].end())
 				return false;

--- a/code/nel/include/nel/misc/i_xml.h
+++ b/code/nel/include/nel/misc/i_xml.h
@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ struct EXmlParsingError : public EStream
 			// File not found
 		}
 	}
-	catch (Exception &e)
+	catch (const Exception &e)
 	{
 		// Something wrong appends
 	}
--- a/code/nel/include/nel/misc/o_xml.h
+++ b/code/nel/include/nel/misc/o_xml.h
@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ namespace NLMISC {
 		// Close the file
 		file.close ();
 	}
- 	catch (Exception &e)
+ 	catch (const Exception &e)
 	{
 	}
 \endcode
--- a/code/nel/include/nel/net/module.h
+++ b/code/nel/include/nel/net/module.h
@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ namespace NLNET
 				// run the module task command control to module task method
 				(_Module->*_TaskMethod)();
 			}
-			catch (NLMISC::Exception e)
+			catch (const NLMISC::Exception &e)
 			{
 				nlwarning("In module task '%s', exception '%e' thrown", typeid(this).name(), e.what());
 			}
--- a/code/nel/samples/3d/cluster_viewer/main.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/samples/3d/cluster_viewer/main.cpp
@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ CInstanceGroup* LoadInstanceGroup(const char* sFilename)
 			newIG->serial (file);
 			// All is good
 		}
-		catch (Exception &)
+		catch (const Exception &)
 		{
 			// Cannot save the file
 			delete newIG;
--- a/code/nel/samples/misc/configfile/main.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/samples/misc/configfile/main.cpp
@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ int main (int /* argc */, char ** /* argv */)
 		int val = cf.getVar ("unknown_variable").asInt();
 		nlinfo("unknown_variable = %d", val);
 	}
-	catch (EConfigFile &e)
+	catch (const EConfigFile &e)
 	{
 		nlinfo("something goes wrong with configfile: %s", e.what());
 	}
--- a/code/nel/samples/misc/debug/main.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/samples/misc/debug/main.cpp
@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ int main (int /* argc */, char ** /* argv */)
 	{
 		nlerror ("nlerror() %d", 4);
 	}
-	catch(EFatalError &)
+	catch(const EFatalError &)
 	{
 		// just continue...
 		nlinfo ("nlerror() generated an EFatalError exception, just ignore it");
--- a/code/nel/samples/net/chat/client.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/samples/net/chat/client.cpp
@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)
 		CInetAddress addr(LSHost+":3333");
 		Client->connect(addr);
 	}
-	catch(ESocket &e)
+	catch(const ESocket &e)
 	{
 		printf("%s\n", e.what());
 		return 0;
--- a/code/nel/samples/net/login_system/frontend_service.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/samples/net/login_system/frontend_service.cpp
@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ public:
 		{
 			fsPort = IService::ConfigFile.getVar("FSPort").asInt();
 		}
-		catch ( EUnknownVar& )
+		catch (const EUnknownVar&)
 		{
 		}
 		_FServer.init(fsPort);
@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ public:
 		{
 			fesPort = IService5::ConfigFile.getVar("FESPort").asInt();
 		}
-		catch ( EUnknownVar& )
+		catch (const EUnknownVar&)
 		{
 		}

--- a/code/nel/samples/net/udp/bench_service.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/samples/net/udp/bench_service.cpp
@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ void cbInit (CMessage &msgin, TSockId from, CCallbackNetBase &netbase)
 			return;
 		}
 	}
-	catch (Exception &)
+	catch (const Exception &)
 	{
 		// bad client version, disconnect it
 		CallbackServer->disconnect (from);
@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ void handleReceivedPong (CClient *client, sint64 pongTime)
 		// init the UDP connection
 		if (client == NULL)
 		{
-			uint32 session;
+			uint32 session = 0;
 			msgin.serial (session);

 			// Find a new udp connection, find the linked 
@ -568,13 +568,13 @@ void handleReceivedPong (CClient *client, sint64 pongTime)
 		}

 		// Read the message
-		sint64 pingTime;
+		sint64 pingTime = 0;
 		msgin.serial(pingTime);

-		uint32 pongNumber;
+		uint32 pongNumber = 0;
 		msgin.serial(pongNumber);

-		uint32 blockNumber;
+		uint32 blockNumber = 0;
 		msgin.serial(blockNumber);

 //		nlinfo ("receive a pong from %s pongnb %d %"NL_I64"d", CurrentInMsg->AddrFrom.asString().c_str(), pongNumber, pongTime - pingTime);
@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ void sendPing ()
 			// send the new ping to the client
 			ReceiveTask->DataSock->sendTo (msgout.buffer(), size, GETCLIENTA(it)->Address);
 		}
-		catch (Exception &e)
+		catch (const Exception &e)
 		{
 			nlwarning ("Can't send UDP packet to '%s' (%s)", GETCLIENTA(it)->Address.asString().c_str(), e.what());
 		}
@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ public:
 				updateStat ();
 			}
 		}
-		catch (Exception &e)
+		catch (const Exception &e)
 		{
 			nlerrornoex ("Exception not catched: '%s'", e.what());
 		}
--- a/code/nel/samples/net/udp/client.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/samples/net/udp/client.cpp
@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ void cbInit (CMessage &msgin, TSockId from, CCallbackNetBase &netbase)
 	{
 		UdpSock->connect( CInetAddress (ServerAddr, UDPPort) );
 	}
-	catch ( Exception& e )
+	catch (const Exception &e)
 	{
 		InfoLog->displayRawNL ("Cannot connect to remote UDP host '%s': %s", ServerAddr.c_str(), e.what() );
 		exit ("");
@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ int main( int argc, char **argv )

 		InfoLog->displayRawNL ("Waiting the server answer...");
 	}
-	catch(Exception &e)
+	catch(const Exception &e)
 	{
 		InfoLog->displayRawNL ("Can't connect to %s:%d (%s)\n", ServerAddr.c_str(), TCPPort, e.what());
 		exit ("");
--- a/code/nel/samples/net/udp/receive_task.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/samples/net/udp/receive_task.cpp
@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ void CReceiveTask::run()
 			DataSock->receivedFrom( _ReceivedMessage.userDataW(), _DatagramLength, _ReceivedMessage.AddrFrom );
 			d = CTime::getLocalTime ();
 		}
-		catch ( ESocket& )
+		catch (const ESocket&)
 		{
 			// Remove the client corresponding to the address
 			_ReceivedMessage.setTypeEvent( TReceivedMessage::RemoveClient );
--- a/code/nel/samples/pacs/main.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/samples/pacs/main.cpp
@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ int main ()
 		// Remove mouse listener
 		pDriver->delete3dMouseListener (plistener);
 	}
-	catch (Exception& e)
+	catch (const Exception& e)
 	{
 #ifdef NL_OS_WINDOWS
 		::MessageBox (NULL, e.what(), "Test collision move", MB_OK|MB_ICONEXCLAMATION);
--- a/code/nel/samples/sound_sources/main.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/samples/sound_sources/main.cpp
@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ void Init()
 		AudioMixer->getListener()->setOrientation( frontvec, upvec );

 	}
-	catch( Exception& e )
+	catch(const Exception &e)
 	{
 		nlerror( "Error: %s", e.what() );
 	}
--- a/code/nel/src/3d/animation_set.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/3d/animation_set.cpp
@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ bool CAnimationSet::loadFromFiles(const std::string &path, bool recurse /* = tru
 				iFile.close();

 			}
-			catch (NLMISC::EStream &e)
+			catch (const NLMISC::EStream &e)
 			{
 				if (wantWarningMessage)
 				{
--- a/code/nel/src/3d/async_file_manager_3d.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/3d/async_file_manager_3d.cpp
@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ void CAsyncFileManager3D::CMeshLoad::run()
 		// Finally affect the pointer (Trans-Thread operation -> this operation must be atomic)
 		*_ppShp = mesh.getShapePointer();
 	}
-	catch(EPathNotFound &)
+	catch(const EPathNotFound &)
 	{
 		nlwarning ("Couldn't load '%s'", MeshName.c_str());
 		*_ppShp = (IShape*)-1;
@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ void CAsyncFileManager3D::CIGLoad::run (void)

 		*_ppIG = pIG;
 	}
-	catch(EPathNotFound &)
+	catch(const EPathNotFound &)
 	{
 		nlwarning ("Couldn't load '%s'", _IGName.c_str());
 		*_ppIG = (CInstanceGroup*)-1;
@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ void CAsyncFileManager3D::CIGLoadUser::run (void)
 			return;
 		}
 	}
-	catch(EPathNotFound &)
+	catch(const EPathNotFound &)
 	{
 		nlwarning ("Couldn't load '%s'", _IGName.c_str());
 		delete pIG;
--- a/code/nel/src/3d/driver/direct3d/driver_direct3d.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/3d/driver/direct3d/driver_direct3d.cpp
@ -1600,7 +1600,7 @@ bool CDriverD3D::setDisplay(nlWindow wnd, const GfxMode& mode, bool show, bool r
 			_EventEmitter.addEmitter(diee, true);
 		}
 	}
-	catch(EDirectInput &e)
+	catch(const EDirectInput &e)
 	{
 		nlinfo(e.what());
 	}
--- a/code/nel/src/3d/driver/direct3d/driver_direct3d_inputs.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/3d/driver/direct3d/driver_direct3d_inputs.cpp
@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ NLMISC::IMouseDevice* CDriverD3D::enableLowLevelMouse(bool enable, bool exclusiv
 			if (diee)
 				res = diee->getMouseDevice(exclusive);
 		}
-		catch (EDirectInput &)
+		catch (const EDirectInput &)
 		{
 		}
 	}
@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ NLMISC::IKeyboardDevice* CDriverD3D::enableLowLevelKeyboard(bool enable)
 			if (diee)
 				res = diee->getKeyboardDevice();
 		}
-		catch (EDirectInput &)
+		catch (const EDirectInput &)
 		{
 		}
 	}
@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ uint CDriverD3D::getDoubleClickDelay(bool hardwareMouse)
 			{
 				md = diee->getMouseDevice(hardwareMouse);
 			}
-			catch (EDirectInput &)
+			catch (const EDirectInput &)
 			{
 				// could not get device ..
 			}
--- a/code/nel/src/3d/driver/opengl/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/code/nel/src/3d/driver/opengl/CMakeLists.txt
@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 FILE(GLOB SRC *.cpp *.h *.def)
+
 IF(APPLE)
  FILE(GLOB MAC_SRC mac/*.h mac/*.m mac/*.mm mac/*.cpp)
  SET(SRC ${SRC} ${MAC_SRC})
--- a/code/nel/src/3d/driver/opengl/driver_opengl_extension_def.h
+++ b/code/nel/src/3d/driver/opengl/driver_opengl_extension_def.h
@ -20,22 +20,67 @@

 #include "nel/misc/types_nl.h"

-#ifdef NL_OS_MAC
-# define GL_GLEXT_LEGACY
-# include <OpenGL/gl.h>
-# include "mac/glext.h"
+#ifdef USE_OPENGLES
+#	include <GLES/gl.h>
+#	include <GLES/glext.h>
 #else
-# include <GL/gl.h>
-# include <GL/glext.h>	// Please download it from http://www.opengl.org/registry/
-# if defined(NL_OS_WINDOWS)
-#  include <GL/wglext.h>
-# endif
+#	ifdef NL_OS_MAC
+#		define GL_GLEXT_LEGACY
+#		include <OpenGL/gl.h>
+#		include "mac/glext.h"
+#	else
+#		include <GL/gl.h>
+#		include <GL/glext.h>
+#		if defined(NL_OS_WINDOWS)
+#			include <GL/wglext.h>
+#		endif
+#	endif
 #endif

 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 #endif

+#ifdef USE_OPENGLES
+// OES_mapbuffer
+//==============
+typedef void* (APIENTRY * NEL_PFNGLMAPBUFFEROESPROC) (GLenum target, GLenum access);
+typedef GLboolean (APIENTRY * NEL_PFNGLUNMAPBUFFEROESPROC) (GLenum target);
+typedef void (APIENTRY * NEL_PFNGLGETBUFFERPOINTERVOESPROC) (GLenum target, GLenum pname, void** params);
+
+typedef void (APIENTRY * NEL_PFNGLBUFFERSUBDATAPROC) (GLenum target, GLintptr offset, GLsizeiptr size, const GLvoid *data);
+
+// GL_OES_framebuffer_object
+//==================================
+typedef GLboolean (APIENTRY * NEL_PFNGLISRENDERBUFFEROESPROC) (GLuint renderbuffer);
+typedef void (APIENTRY * NEL_PFNGLBINDRENDERBUFFEROESPROC) (GLenum target, GLuint renderbuffer);
+typedef void (APIENTRY * NEL_PFNGLDELETERENDERBUFFERSOESPROC) (GLsizei n, const GLuint* renderbuffers);
+typedef void (APIENTRY * NEL_PFNGLGENRENDERBUFFERSOESPROC) (GLsizei n, GLuint* renderbuffers);
+typedef void (APIENTRY * NEL_PFNGLRENDERBUFFERSTORAGEOESPROC) (GLenum target, GLenum internalformat, GLsizei width, GLsizei height);
+typedef void (APIENTRY * NEL_PFNGLGETRENDERBUFFERPARAMETERIVOESPROC) (GLenum target, GLenum pname, GLint* params);
+typedef GLboolean (APIENTRY * NEL_PFNGLISFRAMEBUFFEROESPROC) (GLuint framebuffer);
+typedef void (APIENTRY * NEL_PFNGLBINDFRAMEBUFFEROESPROC) (GLenum target, GLuint framebuffer);
+typedef void (APIENTRY * NEL_PFNGLDELETEFRAMEBUFFERSOESPROC) (GLsizei n, const GLuint* framebuffers);
+typedef void (APIENTRY * NEL_PFNGLGENFRAMEBUFFERSOESPROC) (GLsizei n, GLuint* framebuffers);
+typedef GLenum (APIENTRY * NEL_PFNGLCHECKFRAMEBUFFERSTATUSOESPROC) (GLenum target);
+typedef void (APIENTRY * NEL_PFNGLFRAMEBUFFERRENDERBUFFEROESPROC) (GLenum target, GLenum attachment, GLenum renderbuffertarget, GLuint renderbuffer);
+typedef void (APIENTRY * NEL_PFNGLFRAMEBUFFERTEXTURE2DOESPROC) (GLenum target, GLenum attachment, GLenum textarget, GLuint texture, GLint level);
+typedef void (APIENTRY * NEL_PFNGLGETFRAMEBUFFERATTACHMENTPARAMETERIVOESPROC) (GLenum target, GLenum attachment, GLenum pname, GLint* params);
+typedef void (APIENTRY * NEL_PFNGLGENERATEMIPMAPOESPROC) (GLenum target);
+
+// GL_OES_texture_cube_map
+//==================================
+typedef void (APIENTRY * NEL_PFNGLTEXGENFOESPROC) (GLenum coord, GLenum pname, GLfloat param);
+typedef void (APIENTRY * NEL_PFNGLTEXGENFVOESPROC) (GLenum coord, GLenum pname, const GLfloat *params);
+typedef void (APIENTRY * NEL_PFNGLTEXGENIOESPROC) (GLenum coord, GLenum pname, GLint param);
+typedef void (APIENTRY * NEL_PFNGLTEXGENIVOESPROC) (GLenum coord, GLenum pname, const GLint *params);
+typedef void (APIENTRY * NEL_PFNGLTEXGENXOESPROC) (GLenum coord, GLenum pname, GLfixed param);
+typedef void (APIENTRY * NEL_PFNGLTEXGENXVOESPROC) (GLenum coord, GLenum pname, const GLfixed *params);
+typedef void (APIENTRY * NEL_PFNGLGETTEXGENFVOESPROC) (GLenum coord, GLenum pname, GLfloat *params);
+typedef void (APIENTRY * NEL_PFNGLGETTEXGENIVOESPROC) (GLenum coord, GLenum pname, GLint *params);
+typedef void (APIENTRY * NEL_PFNGLGETTEXGENXVOESPROC) (GLenum coord, GLenum pname, GLfixed *params);
+#endif
+
 // ***************************************************************************
 // ***************************************************************************
 // The NEL Functions Typedefs.
--- a/code/nel/src/3d/driver/opengl/driver_opengl_inputs.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/3d/driver/opengl/driver_opengl_inputs.cpp
@ -684,7 +684,7 @@ NLMISC::IMouseDevice* CDriverGL::enableLowLevelMouse(bool enable, bool exclusive
 			if (diee)
 				res = diee->getMouseDevice(exclusive);
 		}
-		catch (EDirectInput &)
+		catch (const EDirectInput &)
 		{
 		}
 	}
@ -722,7 +722,7 @@ NLMISC::IKeyboardDevice* CDriverGL::enableLowLevelKeyboard(bool enable)
 			if (diee)
 				res = diee->getKeyboardDevice();
 		}
-		catch (EDirectInput &)
+		catch (const EDirectInput &)
 		{
 		}
 	}
@ -778,7 +778,7 @@ uint CDriverGL::getDoubleClickDelay(bool hardwareMouse)
 			{
 				md = diee->getMouseDevice(hardwareMouse);
 			}
-			catch (EDirectInput &)
+			catch (const EDirectInput &)
 			{
 				// could not get device ..
 			}
--- a/code/nel/src/3d/driver/opengl/driver_opengl_material.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/3d/driver/opengl/driver_opengl_material.cpp
@ -819,7 +819,7 @@ void			CDriverGL::setupLightMapPass(uint pass)
 				// fallBack if extension MulAdd not found. just mul factor with (Ambient+Diffuse)
 				if(_LightMapNoMulAddFallBack)
 				{
-					// do not use consant color to blend lightmap, but incoming diffuse color, for stage0 only.
+					// do not use constant color to blend lightmap, but incoming diffuse color, for stage0 only.
 					GLfloat	glcol[4];
 					convColor(lmapFactor, glcol);
 					_DriverGLStates.setEmissive(lmapFactor.getPacked(), glcol);
@ -2191,7 +2191,7 @@ static const float IdentityTexMat[4] = { 1.f, 0.f, 0.f, 1.f };
 // ***************************************************************************
 void CDriverGL::setupWaterPassNV20(const CMaterial &mat)
 {
-	H_AUTO_OGL(CDriverGL_setupWaterPassNV20)
+	H_AUTO_OGL(CDriverGL_setupWaterPassNV20);

 #ifndef USE_OPENGLES
 	static bool setupDone = false;
--- a/code/nel/src/3d/driver/opengl/driver_opengl_texture.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/3d/driver/opengl/driver_opengl_texture.cpp
@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ bool CTextureDrvInfosGL::initFrameBufferObject(ITexture * tex)
 				break;
 #endif
 			default:
-				nlwarning("Framebuffer incomplete\n");
+				nlwarning("Framebuffer incomplete status %d", (sint)status);
 				//nlassert(0);
 		}

@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ static inline GLenum	translateMinFilterToGl(CTextureDrvInfosGL *glText)
 // ***************************************************************************
 static inline bool		sameDXTCFormat(ITexture &tex, GLint glfmt)
 {
-	H_AUTO_OGL(sameDXTCFormat)
+	H_AUTO_OGL(sameDXTCFormat);
 	if(glfmt==GL_COMPRESSED_RGB_S3TC_DXT1_EXT && tex.PixelFormat==CBitmap::DXTC1)
 		return true;
 	if(glfmt==GL_COMPRESSED_RGBA_S3TC_DXT1_EXT && tex.PixelFormat==CBitmap::DXTC1Alpha)
@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ static inline bool		sameDXTCFormat(ITexture &tex, GLint glfmt)
 // ***************************************************************************
 static inline bool		isDXTCFormat(GLint glfmt)
 {
-	H_AUTO_OGL(isDXTCFormat)
+	H_AUTO_OGL(isDXTCFormat);
 	if(glfmt==GL_COMPRESSED_RGB_S3TC_DXT1_EXT)
 		return true;
 	if(glfmt==GL_COMPRESSED_RGBA_S3TC_DXT1_EXT)
--- a/code/nel/src/3d/driver/opengl/driver_opengl_vertex_buffer_hard.h
+++ b/code/nel/src/3d/driver/opengl/driver_opengl_vertex_buffer_hard.h
@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ protected:
 	bool		 _Invalid;
 };

-
+#ifndef USE_OPENGLES

 // ***************************************************************************
 // ***************************************************************************
@ -456,6 +456,8 @@ public:
 	#endif
 };

+#endif
+
 // ***************************************************************************
 // ***************************************************************************
 // ARB_vertex_buffer_object implementation
@ -553,6 +555,11 @@ private:
 	CVertexArrayRangeARB			*_VertexArrayRange;
 	CVertexBuffer::TPreferredMemory _MemType;
 	void							*_VertexPtr; // pointer on current datas. Null if not locked
+#ifdef USE_OPENGLES
+	uint8							*_Buffer;
+	uint32							_BufferSize;
+	uint32							_LastBufferSize;
+#endif
 	// if buffer has been invalidated, returns a dummy memory block and silently fails rendering
 	std::vector<uint8>				_DummyVB;
 	// for use by CVertexArrayRangeARB
--- a/code/nel/src/3d/driver/opengl/driver_opengl_vertex_program.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/3d/driver/opengl/driver_opengl_vertex_program.cpp
@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ static uint convInputRegisterToVBFlag(uint index)
 // For debugging with swizzling
 static void doSwizzle(GLuint res, GLuint in, GLenum outX, GLenum outY, GLenum outZ, GLenum outW)
 {
-	H_AUTO_OGL(doSwizzle)
+	H_AUTO_OGL(doSwizzle);
 	nglSwizzleEXT(res, in, outX, outY, outZ, outW);
 #ifdef DEBUG_SETUP_EXT_VERTEX_SHADER
 	std::string swzStr = "Swizzle : ";
@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ static void doSwizzle(GLuint res, GLuint in, GLenum outX, GLenum outY, GLenum ou
 // Perform write mask and output de bug information
 static void doWriteMask(GLuint res, GLuint in, GLenum outX, GLenum outY, GLenum outZ, GLenum outW)
 {
-	H_AUTO_OGL(doWriteMask)
+	H_AUTO_OGL(doWriteMask);
 	nglWriteMaskEXT(res, in, outX, outY, outZ, outW);
 	#ifdef DEBUG_SETUP_EXT_VERTEX_SHADER
 	nlinfo("3D: Write Mask : %c%c%c%c",
@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ static void doWriteMask(GLuint res, GLuint in, GLenum outX, GLenum outY, GLenum
  */
 bool CDriverGL::setupEXTVertexShader(const CVPParser::TProgram &program, GLuint id, uint variants[EVSNumVariants], uint16 &usedInputRegisters)
 {
-	H_AUTO_OGL(CDriverGL_setupEXTVertexShader)
+	H_AUTO_OGL(CDriverGL_setupEXTVertexShader);
 	// counter to see what is generated
 	uint numOp = 0;
 	uint numOpIndex = 0;
@ -1440,6 +1440,14 @@ bool CDriverGL::setupARBVertexProgram (const CVPParser::TProgram &inParsedProgra
 		nlassert(0);
 		return false;
 	}
+
+#ifdef NL_OS_MAC
+	// Wait for GPU to finish program upload, else draw comands might crash.
+	// Happened to CVegetableBlendLayerModel (glDrawElements()).
+	// For more information, see http://dev.ryzom.com/issues/1006
+	glFinish();
+#endif
+
 	return true;
 }

--- a/code/nel/src/3d/driver/opengl/driver_opengl_window.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/3d/driver/opengl/driver_opengl_window.cpp
@ -374,18 +374,25 @@ bool CDriverGL::init (uint windowIcon, emptyProc exitFunc)
 	}
 #endif // HAVE_XRENDER

-	// list all supported extensions
-	sint nextensions = 0;
-	char **extensions = XListExtensions(_dpy, &nextensions);
+	nldebug("3D: Available X Extensions:");

-	std::string exts;
+	if (DebugLog)
+	{
+		// list all supported extensions
+		sint nextensions = 0;
+		char **extensions = XListExtensions(_dpy, &nextensions);

-	for(sint i = 0; i < nextensions; ++i)
-		exts += NLMISC::toString(" %s", extensions[i]);
+		for(sint i = 0; i < nextensions; ++i)
+		{
+			if(i%5==0) DebugLog->displayRaw("3D:     ");
+			DebugLog->displayRaw(NLMISC::toString("%s ", extensions[i]).c_str());
+			if(i%5==4) DebugLog->displayRaw("\n");
+		}

-	XFreeExtensionList(extensions);
+		DebugLog->displayRaw("\n");

-	nlinfo("X Extensions:%s", exts.c_str());
+		XFreeExtensionList(extensions);
+	}

 	// set default X errors handler
 	XSetErrorHandler(nelXErrorsHandler);
@ -906,7 +913,6 @@ bool CDriverGL::setDisplay(nlWindow wnd, const GfxMode &mode, bool show, bool re
 		_hRC=wglCreateContext(_hDC);

 		wglMakeCurrent(_hDC,_hRC);
-
 	}

 	/// release old emitter
@ -929,7 +935,7 @@ bool CDriverGL::setDisplay(nlWindow wnd, const GfxMode &mode, bool show, bool re
 			_EventEmitter.addEmitter(diee, true);
 		}
 	}
-	catch(EDirectInput &e)
+	catch(const EDirectInput &e)
 	{
 		nlinfo(e.what());
 	}
@ -1577,7 +1583,7 @@ bool CDriverGL::destroyWindow()

 #elif defined(NL_OS_MAC)

-	if(_DestroyWindow)
+	if (_DestroyWindow)
 	{
 		[[containerView() window] release];
 		[containerView() release];
@ -2297,7 +2303,7 @@ emptyProc CDriverGL::getWindowProc()
 // --------------------------------------------------
 bool CDriverGL::activate()
 {
-	H_AUTO_OGL(CDriverGL_activate)
+	H_AUTO_OGL(CDriverGL_activate);

 	if (_win == EmptyWindow)
 		return false;
--- a/code/nel/src/3d/driver/opengl/mac/cocoa_event_emitter.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/3d/driver/opengl/mac/cocoa_event_emitter.cpp
@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ bool CCocoaEventEmitter::processMessage(NSEvent* event, CEventServer* server)
 		// push the key press event to the event server
 		server->postEvent(new NLMISC::CEventKeyDown(
 			virtualKeycodeToNelKey([event keyCode]),
-			modifierFlagsToNelKeyButton([event modifierFlags]),
+			modifiers,
 			[event isARepeat] == NO, this));

 		// if this was a text event
@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ bool CCocoaEventEmitter::processMessage(NSEvent* event, CEventServer* server)

 			// push the text event to event server as well
 			server->postEvent(new NLMISC::CEventChar(
-				ucstr[0], NLMISC::noKeyButton, this));
+				ucstr[0], modifiers, this));
 		}
 		break;
 	}
@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ bool CCocoaEventEmitter::processMessage(NSEvent* event, CEventServer* server)
 		// push the key release event to the event server
 		server->postEvent(new NLMISC::CEventKeyUp(
 			virtualKeycodeToNelKey([event keyCode]),
-			modifierFlagsToNelKeyButton([event modifierFlags]), this));
+			modifiers, this));
 		break;
 	}
 	case NSFlagsChanged:break;
--- a/code/nel/src/3d/driver_user.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/3d/driver_user.cpp
@ -1746,7 +1746,7 @@ void				CDriverUser::loadHLSBank(const std::string &fileName)
 			throw EPathNotFound(path);
 		fIn.serial(*hlsBank);
 	}
-	catch(Exception &)
+	catch(const Exception &)
 	{
 		delete hlsBank;
 		throw;
--- a/code/nel/src/3d/instance_group_user.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/3d/instance_group_user.cpp
@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ bool CInstanceGroupUser::init (const std::string &instanceGroup, bool async)
 			// Read the class
 			_InstanceGroup.serial (file);
 		}
-		catch (EStream& e)
+		catch (const EStream& e)
 		{
 			// Avoid visual warning
 			EStream ee=e;
--- a/code/nel/src/3d/landscape_user.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/3d/landscape_user.cpp
@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ void	CLandscapeUser::refreshZonesAround(const CVector &pos, float radius, std::s
 				{
 					_Landscape->Landscape.checkBinds(Work.Zone->getZoneId());
 				}
-				catch (EBadBind &e)
+				catch (const EBadBind &e)
 				{
 					nlwarning ("Bind error : %s", e.what());
 					nlstopex(("Zone Data Bind Error. Please send a report. You may continue but it should crash!"));
--- a/code/nel/src/3d/ps_mesh.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/3d/ps_mesh.cpp
@ -1291,7 +1291,7 @@ bool CPSConstraintMesh::update(std::vector<sint> *numVertsVect /*= NULL*/)
 			{
 				_ModelBank->load(_MeshShapeFileName[k]);
 			}
-			catch (NLMISC::EPathNotFound &)
+			catch (const NLMISC::EPathNotFound &)
 			{
 				nlwarning("mesh not found : %s; used as a constraint mesh particle", _MeshShapeFileName[k].c_str());
 				// shape not found, so not present in the shape bank -> we create a dummy shape
--- a/code/nel/src/3d/shader.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/3d/shader.cpp
@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ bool CShader::loadShaderFile (const char *filename)
 				nlwarning ("Can't open the file %s for reading", _filename.c_str());
 			}
 		}
-		catch (Exception &e)
+		catch (const Exception &e)
 		{
 			nlwarning ("Error while reading %s : %s", _filename.c_str(), e.what());
 		}
--- a/code/nel/src/3d/texture_grouped.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/3d/texture_grouped.cpp
@ -50,12 +50,12 @@ static inline void GetTextureSize(ITexture *tex, uint &width, uint &height)
 				width = srcWidth;
 				height = srcHeight;
 			}
-			catch (NLMISC::EPathNotFound &e)
+			catch (const NLMISC::EPathNotFound &e)
 			{
 				nlinfo("%s", e.what());
 				width = height = 0;
 			}
-			catch (NLMISC::EStream &e)
+			catch (const NLMISC::EStream &e)
 			{
 				nlinfo("unable to load size from a bitmap ! name = %s", tf->getFileName().c_str());
 				nlinfo("reason = %s", e.what());
--- a/code/nel/src/3d/tile_bank.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/3d/tile_bank.cpp
@ -1573,7 +1573,7 @@ void CTileSet::loadTileVegetableDesc()
 			// load the TileVegetableDesc
 			f.serial(_TileVegetableDesc);
 		}
-		catch(Exception &e)
+		catch(const Exception &e)
 		{
 			nlinfo("Error loading TileVegetableDesc: %s", e.what());
 		}
--- a/code/nel/src/3d/vegetable_manager.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/3d/vegetable_manager.cpp
@ -816,7 +816,7 @@ CVegetableShape				*CVegetableManager::getVegetableShape(const std::string &shap
 				ret = NULL;
 			}
 		}
-		catch (Exception &e)
+		catch (const Exception &e)
 		{
 			// Warning
 			nlwarning ("CVegetableManager::getVegetableShape error while loading shape file '%s' : '%s'", shape.c_str (), e.what ());
--- a/code/nel/src/3d/zone_lighter.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/3d/zone_lighter.cpp
@ -844,7 +844,7 @@ void SaveZBuffer (CZoneLighter::CZBuffer &zbuffer, const char *filename)
 			// Save it
 			bitmap.writeJPG (outputZFile, 128);
 		}
-		catch (Exception& except)
+		catch (const Exception& except)
 		{
 			// Error message
 			nlwarning ("ERROR writing %s: %s\n", filename, except.what());
@ -3080,13 +3080,13 @@ void CZoneLighter::lightWater(CWaterShape &ws, const CMatrix &MT, const CLightDe
 				diffuseTex->writeTGA(of, 24);
 				of.close();
 			}
-			catch (NLMISC::Exception &)
+			catch (const NLMISC::Exception &)
 			{
 				nlwarning("Zone lighter : while lighting a water shape, writing %s failed! ", texFileName.c_str());
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	catch(NLMISC::Exception &e)
+	catch(const NLMISC::Exception &e)
 	{
 		nlwarning("Water shape lighting failed !");
 		nlwarning(e.what());
--- a/code/nel/src/georges/form_loader.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/georges/form_loader.cpp
@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ CType *CFormLoader::loadType (const char *filename)
 				type = NULL;
 			}
 		}
-		catch (Exception &e)
+		catch (const Exception &e)
 		{
 			// Output error
 			warning (false, "loadType", "Error while loading the form (%s): %s", filename, e.what());
@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ CFormDfn *CFormLoader::loadFormDfn (const char *filename, bool forceLoad)
 				_MapFormDfn.erase (lowerStr);
 			}
 		}
-		catch (Exception &e)
+		catch (const Exception &e)
 		{
 			// Output error
 			warning (false, "loadFormDfn", "Error while loading the form (%s): %s", filename, e.what());
@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ UForm *CFormLoader::loadForm (const char *filename)
 				_MapForm.erase (lowerStr);
 			}
 		}
-		catch (Exception &e)
+		catch (const Exception &e)
 		{
 			// Output error
 			warning (false, "loadForm", "Error while loading the form (%s): %s", filename, e.what());
--- a/code/nel/src/ligo/ligo_config.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/ligo/ligo_config.cpp
@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ bool CLigoConfig::readPrimitiveClass (const char *_fileName, bool parsePrimitive
 				syntaxError (filename.c_str(), root, "Wrong root node, should be NEL_LIGO_PRIMITIVE_CLASS");
 			}
 		}
-		catch (Exception &e)
+		catch (const Exception &e)
 		{
 			errorMessage ("File read error (%s):%s", filename.c_str(), e.what ());
 		}
--- a/code/nel/src/ligo/zone_bank.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/ligo/zone_bank.cpp
@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ void CZoneBank::debugSaveInit (CZoneBankElement &zbeTmp, const string &fileName)
 		output.init (&fileOut);
 		zbeTmp.serial (output);
 	}
-	catch (Exception& /*e*/)
+	catch (const Exception& /*e*/)
 	{
 	}

@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ bool CZoneBank::addElement (const std::string &elementName, std::string &error)
 			error = "Can't open file " + elementName;
 		}
 	}
-	catch (Exception& e)
+	catch (const Exception& e)
 	{
 		error = "Error while loading ligozone "+elementName+" : "+e.what();
 	}
--- a/code/nel/src/misc/command.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/misc/command.cpp
@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ bool ICommand::execute (const std::string &commandWithArgs, CLog &log, bool quie
 	{
 		return CCommandRegistry::getInstance().execute(commandWithArgs, log, quiet, human);
 	}
-	catch(exception e)
+	catch(const exception &e)
 	{
 		log.displayNL("Command '%s' thrown an exception :", commandWithArgs.c_str());
 		log.displayNL(e.what());
--- a/code/nel/src/misc/config_file/cf_lexical.lpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/misc/config_file/cf_lexical.lpp
@ -27,7 +27,10 @@ using namespace NLMISC;
 #define YY_NEVER_INTERACTIVE 1

 #ifdef WIN32
+#define YY_NO_UNISTD_H 1
+#include <io.h>
 #define read _read
+#define isatty _isatty
 #endif

 /* Types */
@ -122,6 +125,12 @@ string		\"[^\"\n]*\"
 				if (!cf_Ignore)
 				{
 					cflval.Val.Type = T_STRING;
+					if (strlen(yytext+1) >= sizeof(cflval.Val.String))
+					{
+						strcpy (cflval.Val.String, "");
+						DEBUG_PRINTF("lex: string '%s' exceeds max length\n", yytext);
+						return STRING;
+					}
 					strcpy (cflval.Val.String, yytext+1);
 					cflval.Val.String[strlen(cflval.Val.String)-1] = '\0';
 					DEBUG_PRINTF("lex: string '%s' '%s'\n", yytext, cflval.Val.String);
@ -133,6 +142,12 @@ string		\"[^\"\n]*\"
 				if (!cf_Ignore)
 				{
 					cflval.Val.Type = T_STRING;
+					if (strlen(yytext+1) >= sizeof(cflval.Val.String))
+					{
+						strcpy (cflval.Val.String, "");
+						DEBUG_PRINTF("lex: string '%s' exceeds max length\n", yytext);
+						return VARIABLE;
+					}
 					strcpy (cflval.Val.String, yytext);
 					DEBUG_PRINTF("lex: variable '%s' '%s'\n", yytext, cflval.Val.String);
 					return VARIABLE;
--- a/code/nel/src/misc/config_file/config_file.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/misc/config_file/config_file.cpp
@ -832,7 +832,7 @@ void CConfigFile::checkConfigFiles ()
 			{
 				(*it)->reparse ();
 			}
-			catch (EConfigFile &e)
+			catch (const EConfigFile &e)
 			{
 				nlwarning ("CF: Exception will re-read modified config file '%s': %s", (*it)->getFilename().c_str(), e.what ());
 			}
--- a/code/nel/src/misc/debug.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/misc/debug.cpp
@ -1016,7 +1016,7 @@ void getCallStack(std::string &result, sint skipNFirst)
 		array[0] = skipNFirst;
 		RaiseException (0xACE0ACE, 0, 1, array);
 	}
-	catch (EDebug &e)
+	catch (const EDebug &e)
 	{
 		result += e.what();
 	}
@ -1051,7 +1051,7 @@ void getCallStackAndLog (string &result, sint /* skipNFirst */)
 //		array[0] = skipNFirst;
 //		RaiseException (0xACE0ACE, 0, 1, array);
 //	}
-//	catch (EDebug &e)
+//	catch (const EDebug &e)
 //	{
 //		result += e.what();
 //	}
--- a/code/nel/src/misc/diff_tool.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/misc/diff_tool.cpp
@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ bool loadStringFile(const std::string filename, vector<TStringInfo> &stringInfos
 		buffer = new uint8[size];
 		fp.serialBuffer(buffer, size);
 	}
-	catch(Exception &e)
+	catch(const Exception &e)
 	{
 		nlinfo("Can't open file [%s] (%s)\n", filename.c_str(), e.what());
 		return true;
--- a/code/nel/src/misc/displayer.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/misc/displayer.cpp
@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ void IDisplayer::display ( const CLog::TDisplayInfo& args, const char *message )
 	{
 		doDisplay( args, message );
 	}
-	catch (Exception &)
+	catch (const Exception &)
 	{
 		// silence
 	}
--- a/code/nel/src/misc/file.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/misc/file.cpp
@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ void		CIFile::getline (char *buffer, uint32 bufferSize)
 			// read one byte
 			serialBuffer ((uint8 *)buffer, 1);
 		}
-		catch (EFile &)
+		catch (const EFile &)
 		{
 			*buffer = '\0';
 			return;
--- a/code/nel/src/misc/inter_window_msg_queue.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/misc/inter_window_msg_queue.cpp
@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ namespace NLMISC
 					}
 				}
 			}
-			catch(EStream &)
+			catch(const EStream &)
 			{
 				nlwarning("CInterWindowMsgQueue : Bad message format in inter window communication");
 			}
--- a/code/nel/src/misc/system_info.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/misc/system_info.cpp
@ -66,15 +66,20 @@ namespace NLMISC {
 			vector<string> splitted;
 			explode(string(buffer), string("\n"), splitted, true);

+			std::string value;
+
 			for(uint32 i = 0; i < splitted.size(); i++)
 			{
 				vector<string> sline;
 				explode(splitted[i], string(":"), sline, true);
 				if(sline.size() == 2 && trim(sline[0]) == colname)
 				{
-					return trim(sline[1]);
+					value = sline[1];
 				}
 			}
+
+			if (!value.empty())
+				return trim(value);
 		}
 		nlwarning ("SI: Can't find the colname '%s' in /proc/cpuinfo", colname.c_str());
 		return "";
@ -549,7 +554,7 @@ string CSystemInfo::getOS()
 				{
 					OSString += " Professional";
 				}
-				else 
+				else
 				{
 					if( osvi.wSuiteMask & VER_SUITE_DATACENTER )
 						OSString += " Datacenter Server";
@ -805,6 +810,9 @@ string CSystemInfo::getProc ()

 #elif defined NL_OS_UNIX

+	uint processors = 0;
+	if (fromString(getCpuInfo("processor"), processors)) ++processors;
+
 	ProcString = getCpuInfo("model name");
 	ProcString += " / ?";
 	ProcString += " Family " + getCpuInfo("cpu family");
@ -815,7 +823,7 @@ string CSystemInfo::getProc ()
 	ProcString += " / ";
 	ProcString += getCpuInfo("cpu MHz")+"MHz";
 	ProcString += " / ";
-	ProcString += "? Processors found";
+	ProcString += toString("%u Processors found", processors);

 #endif

--- a/code/nel/src/misc/words_dictionary.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/misc/words_dictionary.cpp
@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ bool CWordsDictionary::init( const string& configFileName )
 		cf.load( configFileName );
 		cfFound = true;
 	}
-	catch ( EConfigFile& e )
+	catch (const EConfigFile &e)
 	{
 		nlwarning( "WD: %s", e.what() );
 	}
--- a/code/nel/src/net/buf_client.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/net/buf_client.cpp
@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ void CClientReceiveTask::run()

 			NbLoop++;
 		}
-		catch ( ESocket& )
+		catch (const ESocket&)
 		{
 			LNETL1_DEBUG( "LNETL1: Client connection %s broken", sockId()->asString().c_str() );
 			sockId()->Sock->disconnect();
--- a/code/nel/src/net/buf_server.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/net/buf_server.cpp
@ -829,7 +829,7 @@ void CListenTask::run()

 			NbLoop++;
 		}
-		catch ( ESocket& e )
+		catch (const ESocket &e)
 		{
 			LNETL1_INFO( "LNETL1: Exception in listen thread: %s", e.what() );
 			// It can occur when too many sockets are open (e.g. 885 connections)
@ -1131,12 +1131,12 @@ void CServerReceiveTask::run()
 						*/
 					}
 				}
-//				catch ( ESocketConnectionClosed& )
+//				catch (const ESocketConnectionClosed&)
 //				{
 //					LNETL1_DEBUG( "LNETL1: Connection %s closed", serverbufsock->asString().c_str() );
 //					// The socket went to _Connected=false when throwing the exception
 //				}
-				catch ( ESocket& )
+				catch (const ESocket&)
 				{
 					LNETL1_DEBUG( "LNETL1: Connection %s broken", serverbufsock->asString().c_str() );
 					(*ic)->Sock->disconnect();
--- a/code/nel/src/net/callback_client.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/net/callback_client.cpp
@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ void CCallbackClient::connect( const CInetAddress& addr )
 				_MR_Recorder.recordNext( _MR_UpdateCounter, Connecting, _BufSock, addrmsg );
 			}
 		}
-		catch ( ESocketConnectionFailed& )
+		catch (const ESocketConnectionFailed&)
 		{
 			if ( _MR_RecordingState == Record )
 			{
--- a/code/nel/src/net/callback_net_base.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/net/callback_net_base.cpp
@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ void CCallbackNetBase::processOneMessage ()
 	{
 		receive (msgin, &tsid);
 	}
-	catch (Exception &e)
+	catch (const Exception &e)
 	{
 		nlwarning(e.what());
 		return;
--- a/code/nel/src/net/email.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/net/email.cpp
@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ bool sendEmail (const string &smtpServer, const string &from, const string &to,
 			ok = true;
 		}
 	}
-	catch (Exception &e)
+	catch (const Exception &e)
 	{
 		nlwarning ("EMAIL: Can't send email: %s", e.what());
 		goto end;
--- a/code/nel/src/net/login_client.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/net/login_client.cpp
@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ string CLoginClient::authenticateBegin(const string &loginServiceAddr, const ucs
 			_LSCallbackClient->disconnect();
 		_LSCallbackClient->connect (CInetAddress(addr));
 	}
-	catch (ESocket &e)
+	catch (const ESocket &e)
 	{
 		delete _LSCallbackClient;
 		_LSCallbackClient = 0;
@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ string CLoginClient::connectToShard(CLoginCookie &lc, const std::string &addr, C
 		// have we received the answer?
 		if (!ShardValidate) return "FES disconnect me";
 	}
-	catch (ESocket &e)
+	catch (const ESocket &e)
 	{
 		return string("FES refused the connection (") + e.what () + ")";
 	}
@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ string CLoginClient::connectToShard (const std::string &addr, CUdpSock &cnx)
 		//
 		cnx.connect (CInetAddress(addr));
 	}
-	catch (ESocket &e)
+	catch (const ESocket &e)
 	{
 		return string("FES refused the connection (") + e.what () + ")";
 	}
@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ string CLoginClient::connectToShard (const std::string &addr, CUdpSimSock &cnx)
 		//
 		cnx.connect (CInetAddress(addr));
 	}
-	catch (ESocket &e)
+	catch (const ESocket &e)
 	{
 		return string("FES refused the connection (") + e.what () + ")";
 	}
--- a/code/nel/src/net/login_server.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/net/login_server.cpp
@ -349,17 +349,17 @@ void CLoginServer::init (const string &listenAddress)
 	try {
 		cfcbDefaultUserPriv(IService::getInstance()->ConfigFile.getVar("DefaultUserPriv"));
 		IService::getInstance()->ConfigFile.setCallback("DefaultUserPriv", cfcbDefaultUserPriv);
-	} catch(Exception &) { }
+	} catch(const Exception &) { }

 	try {
 		cfcbAcceptInvalidCookie (IService::getInstance()->ConfigFile.getVar("AcceptInvalidCookie"));
 		IService::getInstance()->ConfigFile.setCallback("AcceptInvalidCookie", cfcbAcceptInvalidCookie);
-	} catch(Exception &) { }
+	} catch(const Exception &) { }

 	try {
 		cfcbTimeBeforeEraseCookie (IService::getInstance()->ConfigFile.getVar("TimeBeforeEraseCookie"));
 		IService::getInstance()->ConfigFile.setCallback("TimeBeforeEraseCookie", cfcbTimeBeforeEraseCookie);
-	} catch(Exception &) { }
+	} catch(const Exception &) { }

 	// setup the listen address

--- a/code/nel/src/net/module.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/net/module.cpp
@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ namespace NLNET
 				_onProcessModuleMessage(currentSender, currentMessage);
 				_CurrentMessageFailed = false;
 			}
-			catch (NLMISC::Exception e)
+			catch (const NLMISC::Exception &e)
 			{
 				nlwarning("In module task '%s' (cotask message receiver), exception '%e' thrown", typeid(this).name(), e.what());
 				// an exception have been thrown
--- a/code/nel/src/net/module_gateway.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/net/module_gateway.cpp
@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ namespace NLNET
 							sd->serial(s);
 						}
 					}
-					catch(EStreamOverflow e)
+					catch(const EStreamOverflow &)
 					{
 						// FAILED to read the security block, rewind to old pos and serial as unknow
 						nlwarning("Error while reading stream for security data type %u", dataTag);
--- a/code/nel/src/net/module_gateway_transport.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/net/module_gateway_transport.cpp
@ -684,7 +684,7 @@ namespace NLNET
 				route->CallbackClient.connect(addr);
 				nldebug("CGatewayL3ClientTransport : Connected to %s with connId %u", addr.asString().c_str(), connId);
 			}
-			catch (ESocketConnectionFailed e)
+			catch (const ESocketConnectionFailed &)
 			{
 				nlinfo("CGatewayL3ClientTransport : Failed to connect to server %s, retrying in %u seconds", addr.asString().c_str(), _RetryInterval);
 			}
--- a/code/nel/src/net/naming_client.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/net/naming_client.cpp
@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ bool CNamingClient::lookupAndConnect (const std::string &name, CCallbackClient &
 			// connection succeeded
 			return true;
 		}
-		catch (ESocketConnectionFailed &e)
+		catch (const ESocketConnectionFailed &e)
 		{
 			nldebug( "NC: Connection to %s failed: %s, tring another service if available", servaddr.asString().c_str(), e.what() );

--- a/code/nel/src/net/net_displayer.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/net/net_displayer.cpp
@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ void CNetDisplayer::setLogServer (const CInetAddress& logServerAddr)
 	{
 		_Server->connect (_ServerAddr);
 	}
-	catch( ESocket& )
+	catch(const ESocket&)
 	{
 		// Silence
 	}
@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ void CNetDisplayer::doDisplay ( const CLog::TDisplayInfo& args, const char *mess
 		msg.serial( s );
 		_Server->send (msg, 0, false);
 	}
-	catch( NLMISC::Exception& )
+	catch(const NLMISC::Exception& )
 	{
 		// Silence
 	}
--- a/code/nel/src/net/service.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/net/service.cpp
@ -914,7 +914,7 @@ sint IService::main (const char *serviceShortName, const char *serviceLongName,
 			// Get the localhost name
 			localhost = CInetAddress::localHost().hostName();
 		}
-		catch (NLNET::ESocket &)
+		catch (const NLNET::ESocket &)
 		{
 			localhost = "<UnknownHost>";
 		}
@ -1091,7 +1091,7 @@ sint IService::main (const char *serviceShortName, const char *serviceLongName,
 						return 10;
 					}
 				}
-				catch (ESocketConnectionFailed &)
+				catch (const ESocketConnectionFailed &)
 				{
 					nlinfo ("SERVICE: Could not connect to the Naming Service (%s). Retrying in a few seconds...", loc.asString().c_str());
 					nlSleep (5000);
@ -1495,13 +1495,13 @@ sint IService::main (const char *serviceShortName, const char *serviceLongName,
 			MyTAT.deactivate();
 		}
 	}
-	catch (EFatalError &)
+	catch (const EFatalError &)
 	{
 		// Somebody call nlerror, so we have to quit now, the message already display
 		// so we don't have to to anything
 		setExitStatus (EXIT_FAILURE);
 	}
-	catch (ESocket &e)
+	catch (const ESocket &e)
 	{
 		// Catch NeL network exception to release the system cleanly		setExitStatus (EXIT_FAILURE);
 		ErrorLog->displayNL( "NeL Exception in \"%s\": %s", _ShortName.c_str(), e.what() );
@ -1560,7 +1560,7 @@ sint IService::main (const char *serviceShortName, const char *serviceLongName,

 		nlinfo ("SERVICE: Service released successfully");
 	}
-	catch (EFatalError &)
+	catch (const EFatalError &)
 	{
 		// Somebody call nlerror, so we have to quit now, the message already display
 		// so we don't have to to anything
--- a/code/nel/src/net/transport_class.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/net/transport_class.cpp
@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ void getNameOfMessageOrTransportClass( NLNET::CMessage& msgin, std::string& msgN
 			msgin.seek( msgin.getHeaderSize(), NLMISC::IStream::begin );
 			msgin.serial( msgName );
 		}
-		catch ( EStreamOverflow& )
+		catch (const EStreamOverflow&)
 		{
 			msgName = "<Name not found>";
 		}
--- a/code/nel/src/net/unified_network.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/net/unified_network.cpp
@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ void	CAliveCheck::run()
 					CheckList[i].AddressValid = true;
 					cbc.disconnect();
 				}
-				catch (ESocketConnectionFailed &e)
+				catch (const ESocketConnectionFailed &e)
 				{
 #if FINAL_VERSION
 					nlinfo ("HNETL5: can't connect to %s-%hu now (%s)", CheckList[i].ServiceName.c_str(), CheckList[i].ServiceId.get(), e.what ());
@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ bool	CUnifiedNetwork::init(const CInetAddress *addr, CCallbackNetBase::TRecordin
 			{
 				_CbServer->init(port);
 			}
-			catch (ESocket &)
+			catch (const ESocket &)
 			{
 				nlwarning("Failed to init the listen socket on port %u, is the service already running ?", port);
 				// wait a little before retrying
@ -866,7 +866,7 @@ void	CUnifiedNetwork::addService(const string &name, const vector<CInetAddress>
 			cbc->connect(addr[i]);
 			connectSuccess = true;
 		}
-		catch (ESocketConnectionFailed &e)
+		catch (const ESocketConnectionFailed &e)
 		{
 			nlwarning ("HNETL5: can't connect to %s (sid %u) now (%s) '%s'", name.c_str(), sid.get(), e.what (), addr[i].asString ().c_str());
 			connectSuccess = false;
@ -1010,7 +1010,7 @@ void	CUnifiedNetwork::update(TTime timeout)
 					laddr[i].setPort(_ServerPort);
 				CNamingClient::resendRegisteration (_Name, laddr, _SId);
 			}
-			catch (ESocketConnectionFailed &)
+			catch (const ESocketConnectionFailed &)
 			{
 				nlwarning ("HNETL5: Could not connect to the Naming Service (%s). Retrying in a few seconds...", _NamingServiceAddr.asString().c_str());
 			}
@ -1209,7 +1209,7 @@ void CUnifiedNetwork::autoReconnect( CUnifiedConnection &uc, uint connectionInde
 		// call the user callback
 		callServiceUpCallback (uc.ServiceName, uc.ServiceId);
 	}
-	catch (ESocketConnectionFailed &e)
+	catch (const ESocketConnectionFailed &e)
 	{
 #if FINAL_VERSION
 		nlinfo ("HNETL5: can't connect to %s-%hu now (%s)", uc.ServiceName.c_str(), uc.ServiceId.get(), e.what ());
--- a/code/nel/src/pacs/global_retriever.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/pacs/global_retriever.cpp
@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ void	NLPACS::CGlobalRetriever::makeLinks(uint n)
 			instance.link(neighbor, _RetrieverBank->getRetrievers());
 			neighbor.link(instance, _RetrieverBank->getRetrievers());
 		}
-		catch (Exception &e)
+		catch (const Exception &e)
 		{
 			nlwarning("in NLPACS::CGlobalRetriever::makeLinks()");
 			nlwarning("caught an exception during linkage of %d and %d: %s", instance.getInstanceId(), neighbor.getInstanceId(), e.what());
--- a/code/nel/src/pacs/retriever_bank.h
+++ b/code/nel/src/pacs/retriever_bank.h
@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ public:
 					{
 						f.serial(_Retrievers[i]);
 					}
-					catch (NLMISC::Exception &e)
+					catch (const NLMISC::Exception &e)
 					{
 						nlwarning("Couldn't load retriever file '%s', %s", fname.c_str(), e.what());
 						_Retrievers[i].clear();
--- a/code/nel/src/sound/audio_mixer_user.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/sound/audio_mixer_user.cpp
@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ void CAudioMixerUser::initDriver(const std::string &driverName)
 		_SoundDriver = ISoundDriver::createDriver(this, driverType);
 		nlassert(_SoundDriver);
 	}
-	catch (ESoundDriver &e)
+	catch (const ESoundDriver &e)
 	{
 		nlwarning(e.what());
 		delete _SoundDriver; _SoundDriver = NULL;
@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ void CAudioMixerUser::initDevice(const std::string &deviceName, const CInitInfo
 			manualRolloff = false; // not really needed, but set anyway in case this is still used later in this function
 		}
 	}
-	catch (ESoundDriver &e)
+	catch (const ESoundDriver &e)
 	{
 		nlwarning(e.what());
 		delete _SoundDriver; _SoundDriver = NULL;
@ -883,7 +883,7 @@ void CAudioMixerUser::buildSampleBankList()
 					}
 				}
 			}
-			catch(Exception e)
+			catch(const Exception &)
 			{
 				upToDate = false;
 			}
@ -2100,7 +2100,7 @@ uint32			CAudioMixerUser::loadSampleBank(bool async, const std::string &name, st
 	{
 		bank->load(async);
 	}
-	catch (Exception& e)
+	catch (const Exception& e)
 	{
 		if (notfoundfiles)
 		{
@ -2489,7 +2489,7 @@ void CAudioMixerUser::changeMaxTrack(uint maxTrack)
 				_FreeTracks.insert(_FreeTracks.begin(), _Tracks[i]);
 			}
 		}
-		catch ( ESoundDriver & )
+		catch (const ESoundDriver &)
 		{
 			delete _Tracks[i];
 			// If the source generation failed, keep only the generated number of sources
--- a/code/nel/src/sound/driver/dsound/sound_driver_dsound.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/sound/driver/dsound/sound_driver_dsound.cpp
@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ void CSoundDriverDSound::initDevice(const std::string &device, ISoundDriver::TSo
 			_SourceCount++;
 		}
 	}
-	catch (ESoundDriver& e)
+	catch (const ESoundDriver& e)
 	{
 		// Okay, here's the situation: I'm listening to WinAmp while debugging.
 		// The caps told me there were 31 buffers available. In reality, there were
--- a/code/nel/src/sound/driver/openal/source_al.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/sound/driver/openal/source_al.cpp
@ -892,12 +892,22 @@ void CSourceAL::setStreamingBuffersMax(uint buffers)

 	for(uint i = 0; i < _BuffersMax; ++i)
 	{
-		// create a new buffer
-		CBufferAL *buffer = static_cast<CBufferAL*>(_SoundDriver->createBuffer());
-		// use StorageSoftware because buffers will be reused
-		// deleting and recreating them is a waste of time
-		buffer->setStorageMode(IBuffer::StorageSoftware);
-		_Buffers[buffer->bufferName()] = buffer;
+		try
+		{
+			// create a new buffer
+			CBufferAL *buffer = static_cast<CBufferAL*>(_SoundDriver->createBuffer());
+			// use StorageSoftware because buffers will be reused
+			// deleting and recreating them is a waste of time
+			buffer->setStorageMode(IBuffer::StorageSoftware);
+			_Buffers[buffer->bufferName()] = buffer;
+		}
+		catch(const ESoundDriverGenBuf &e)
+		{
+			nlwarning("Cannot create %d buffers. openal fails after %d buffers", buffers, i);
+			_BuffersMax = i;
+			_BuffersName.resize(i);
+			break;
+		}
 	}
 }

--- a/code/nel/src/sound/sample_bank.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/sound/sample_bank.cpp
@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ void CSampleBank::load(bool async)

 		_SampleBankManager->m_LoadedSize += _ByteSize;
 	}
-	catch(Exception &e)
+	catch(const Exception &e)
 	{
 		// loading failed !
 		nlwarning("Exception %s during loading of sample bank %s", e.what(), filename.c_str());
@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ void CSampleBank::load(bool async)
 			// Warn the sound bank that the sample are available.
 			CSoundBank::instance()->bufferLoaded(sampleName, ibuffer);
 		}
-		catch (ESoundDriver &e)
+		catch (const ESoundDriver &e)
 		{
 			if (ibuffer != NULL) {
 				delete ibuffer;
--- a/code/nel/src/sound/sample_bank_manager.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/sound/sample_bank_manager.cpp
@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ using namespace NLMISC;

 namespace NLSOUND {

-CSampleBankManager::CSampleBankManager(CAudioMixerUser *audioMixer) : m_AudioMixer(audioMixer), m_LoadedSize(NULL)
+CSampleBankManager::CSampleBankManager(CAudioMixerUser *audioMixer) : m_AudioMixer(audioMixer), m_LoadedSize(0)
 {
 	
 }
--- a/code/nel/tools/3d/anim_builder/anim_builder.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/tools/3d/anim_builder/anim_builder.cpp
@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 					animationOptimizer.addLowPrecisionTrack(anim_low_precision_tracks.asString(lpt));
 				}
 			}
-			catch(EUnknownVar &)
+			catch(const EUnknownVar &)
 			{
 				nlwarning("\"anim_low_precision_tracks\" not found in the parameter file. Add \"Finger\" and \"Ponytail\" by default");
 				animationOptimizer.addLowPrecisionTrack("Finger");
@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 					animationOptimizer.setSampleFrameRate(sr);
 				}
 			}
-			catch(EUnknownVar &)
+			catch(const EUnknownVar &)
 			{
 				nlwarning("\"anim_sample_rate\" not found in the parameter file. Use Default of 30 fps.");
 				animationOptimizer.setSampleFrameRate(30);
@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 			nlinfo("Anim skipped: %4d", numSkipped);

 		}
-		catch (Exception& except)
+		catch (const Exception& except)
 		{
 			// Error message
 			nlwarning ("ERROR %s\n", except.what());
--- a/code/nel/tools/3d/animation_set_builder/animation_set_builder.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/tools/3d/animation_set_builder/animation_set_builder.cpp
@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 				return -1;
 			}
 		}
-		catch (Exception& e)
+		catch (const Exception& e)
 		{
 			// Error message
 			fprintf (stderr, "Error: %s\n", e.what());
--- a/code/nel/tools/3d/build_clod_bank/build_clod_bank.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/tools/3d/build_clod_bank/build_clod_bank.cpp
@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ int	main(int argc, char *argv[])
 						// NB: the key name here is the entire file, with the .anim, for easier georges editing.
 						lodBuilder.addAnim(animFileName.c_str(), anim, bakeFrameRate);
 					}
-					catch(EPathNotFound &)
+					catch(const EPathNotFound &)
 					{
 						printf("ERROR anim not found %s\n", animFileName.c_str());
 						delete	anim;
@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ int	main(int argc, char *argv[])
 				uint32	shapeId= lodShapeBank.addShape();
 				*lodShapeBank.getShapeFullAcces(shapeId)= lodBuilder.getLodShape();
 			}
-			catch(EUnknownVar &evar)
+			catch(const EUnknownVar &evar)
 			{
 				nlwarning(evar.what());
 				// Any other exception will make the program quit.
@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ int	main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		oFile.serial(lodShapeBank);
 		oFile.close();
 	}
-	catch (Exception& except)
+	catch (const Exception& except)
 	{
 		// Error message
 		printf ("ERROR %s.\n Aborting.\n", except.what());
--- a/code/nel/tools/3d/build_clodtex/main.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/tools/3d/build_clodtex/main.cpp
@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ bool	computeOneShape(const char *lodFile, const char *shapeIn, const char *shape
 		COFile	dbgF("testDBG.tga");
 		dbg.writeTGA(dbgF, 32);*/
 	}
-	catch(Exception &e)
+	catch(const Exception &e)
 	{
 		nlwarning("ERROR: %s", e.what());
 		return false;
@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 				LodFilters[i]= var.asString(i*2+1);
 			}
 		}
-		catch(Exception &e)
+		catch(const Exception &e)
 		{
 			// It is not an error to have a bad config file: files will be copied
 			nlwarning(e.what());
--- a/code/nel/tools/3d/build_coarse_mesh/build_coarse_mesh.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/tools/3d/build_coarse_mesh/build_coarse_mesh.cpp
@ -255,12 +255,12 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 				nlwarning ("WARNING no coarse mesh to compute, abort.\n");
 			}
 		}
-		catch (EConfigFile &e)
+		catch (const EConfigFile &e)
 		{
 			// Something goes wrong... catch that
 			nlwarning ("ERROR %s\n", e.what ());
 		}
-		catch (Exception &e)
+		catch (const Exception &e)
 		{
 			// Something goes wrong... catch that
 			nlwarning ("ERROR %s\n", e.what ());
--- a/code/nel/tools/3d/build_far_bank/build_far_bank.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/tools/3d/build_far_bank/build_far_bank.cpp
@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ bool fillTileFar (uint tile, const char* sName, CTileFarBank::TFarType type, CTi
 			// Ok.
 			return true;
 		}
-		catch (Exception& except)
+		catch (const Exception& except)
 		{
 			nlwarning ("ERROR %s\n", except.what());
 		}
@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)
 					nlwarning ("ERROR Can't open file %s for writing\n", argv[2]);
 				}
 			}
-			catch (Exception& except)
+			catch (const Exception& except)
 			{
 				nlwarning ("ERROR %s\n", except.what());
 			}
--- a/code/nel/tools/3d/build_interface/main.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/tools/3d/build_interface/main.cpp
@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ int main(int nNbArg, char **ppArgs)
 			pBtmp->load(inFile);
 			AllMaps[i] = pBtmp;
 		}
-		catch (NLMISC::Exception &e)
+		catch (const NLMISC::Exception &e)
 		{
 			outString (string("ERROR :") + e.what());
 			return -1;
--- a/code/nel/tools/3d/build_smallbank/build_smallbank.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/tools/3d/build_smallbank/build_smallbank.cpp
@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 			}

 		}
-		catch (Exception& e)
+		catch (const Exception& e)
 		{
 			// Error
 			nlwarning ("ERROR fatal error: %s", e.what());
--- a/code/nel/tools/3d/cluster_viewer/view_cs.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/tools/3d/cluster_viewer/view_cs.cpp
@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ CInstanceGroup* LoadInstanceGroup(const char* sFilename)
 			newIG->serial (file);
 			// All is good
 		}
-		catch (Exception &)
+		catch (const Exception &)
 		{
 			// Cannot save the file
 			delete newIG;
--- a/code/nel/tools/3d/file_info/main.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/tools/3d/file_info/main.cpp
@ -331,9 +331,9 @@ void	displayInfoFileInStream(FILE *logStream, const char *fileName, const set<st
 				fprintf(logStream, "    'StaticLight Not Computed' means the instance has a ASP flag or the ig is not yet lighted\n");
 				fprintf(logStream, "    If lighted, for each instance, the format is 'SunContribution(8Bit) - idLight0;idLight1 (or NOLIGHT) - LocalAmbientId (or GLOBAL_AMBIENT)' \n");
 				fprintf(logStream, "    DCS means the instance don't cast shadow (used in the lighter)\n");
-				fprintf(logStream, "    DCSINT Same but very special for ig_lighter.exe only\n");
-				fprintf(logStream, "    DCSEXT Same but very special for zone_lighter and zone_ig_lighter.exe only\n");
-				fprintf(logStream, "    ASP means the instance AvoidStaticLightPreCompute (used in the lighter.exe)\n");
+				fprintf(logStream, "    DCSINT Same but very special for ig_lighter only\n");
+				fprintf(logStream, "    DCSEXT Same but very special for zone_lighter and zone_ig_lighter only\n");
+				fprintf(logStream, "    ASP means the instance AvoidStaticLightPreCompute (used in the lighter)\n");
 				fprintf(logStream, "  -------------------------------------------------------------\n");
 				uint k;
 				for(k = 0; k < ig._InstancesInfos.size(); ++k)
--- a/code/nel/tools/3d/hls_bank_maker/hls_bank_maker.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/tools/3d/hls_bank_maker/hls_bank_maker.cpp
@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ int		main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			f.serial(textInfo);
 			addTextToBank(textInfo, textBank);
 		}
-		catch(Exception &e)
+		catch(const Exception &e)
 		{
 			nlwarning("ERROR: Unable to process %s. Reason: %s. Processing next", hlsInfofiles[k].c_str(), e.what());
 		}
@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ int		main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		fOut.serial(textBank);
 		fOut.close();
 	}
-	catch(Exception &e)
+	catch(const Exception &e)
 	{
 		nlwarning("ERROR: Unable to write HLS Bank %s: %s", argv[2], e.what());
 		exit(-1);
--- a/code/nel/tools/3d/ig_add/main.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/tools/3d/ig_add/main.cpp
@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ CInstanceGroup* LoadInstanceGroup (const char* sFilename)
 		{
 			newIG->serial (file);
 		}
-		catch (Exception &)
+		catch (const Exception &)
 		{
 			delete newIG;
 			return NULL;
@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ bool SaveInstanceGroup (const char* sFilename, CInstanceGroup *pIG)
 		{
 			pIG->serial (file);
 		}
-		catch (Exception &)
+		catch (const Exception &)
 		{
 			return false;
 		}
--- a/code/nel/tools/3d/ig_elevation/main.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/tools/3d/ig_elevation/main.cpp
@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ struct SExportOptions
 			CConfigFile::CVar &cvLandFile = cf.getVar("LandFile");
 			LandFile = cvLandFile.asString();
 		}
-		catch (EConfigFile &e)
+		catch (const EConfigFile &e)
 		{
 			string sTmp = string("ERROR : Error in config file : ") + e.what() + "\n";
 			outString (sTmp);
@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ CZoneRegion *loadLand (const string &filename)
 			outString (sTmp);
 		}
 	}
-	catch (Exception& e)
+	catch (const Exception& e)
 	{
 		string sTmp = string("Error in land file : ") + e.what();
 		outString (sTmp);
@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ CInstanceGroup* LoadInstanceGroup (const char* sFilename)
 		{
 			newIG->serial (file);
 		}
-		catch (Exception &)
+		catch (const Exception &)
 		{
 			// Cannot save the file
 			delete newIG;
@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ void SaveInstanceGroup (const char* sFilename, CInstanceGroup *pIG)
 		{
 			pIG->serial (file);
 		}
-		catch (Exception &e)
+		catch (const Exception &e)
 		{
 			outString(string(e.what()));
 		}
@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ int main(int nNbArg, char**ppArgs)
 				HeightMap1 = NULL;
 			}
 		}
-		catch (Exception &e)
+		catch (const Exception &e)
 		{
 			string sTmp = string("Cant load height map : ") + options.HeightMapFile1 + " : " + e.what();
 			outString (sTmp);
@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ int main(int nNbArg, char**ppArgs)
 				HeightMap2 = NULL;
 			}
 		}
-		catch (Exception &e)
+		catch (const Exception &e)
 		{
 			string sTmp = string("Cant load height map : ") + options.HeightMapFile2 + " : " + e.what() + "\n";
 			outString (sTmp);
--- a/code/nel/tools/3d/ig_info/ig_info.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/tools/3d/ig_info/ig_info.cpp
@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		printf("TotalCells: %d\n", totalCells);

 	}
-	catch (std::exception &e)
+	catch (const std::exception &e)
 	{
 		printf("%s\n", e.what());
 	}
--- a/code/nel/tools/3d/ig_lighter/ig_lighter.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/tools/3d/ig_lighter/ig_lighter.cpp
@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 			}

 		}
-		catch (Exception& except)
+		catch (const Exception& except)
 		{
 			// Error message
 			nlwarning ("ERROR %s\n", except.what());
--- a/code/nel/tools/3d/lightmap_optimizer/main.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/tools/3d/lightmap_optimizer/main.cpp
@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ int main(int nNbArg, char **ppArgs)
 			CMeshBase *pMB = dynamic_cast<CMeshBase*>(mesh.getShapePointer());
 			AllShapes.push_back (pMB);
 		}
-		catch (NLMISC::EPathNotFound &e)
+		catch (const NLMISC::EPathNotFound &e)
 		{
 			outString(string("ERROR: shape not found ")+AllShapeNames[nShp]+" - "+e.what());
 			return -1;
@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ int main(int nNbArg, char **ppArgs)
 				inFile.open(sTmp2);
 				CBitmap::loadSize(inFile, wRef, hRef);
 			}
-			catch (NLMISC::Exception &e)
+			catch (const NLMISC::Exception &e)
 			{
 				outString (string("ERROR :") + e.what());
 				return -1;
@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ int main(int nNbArg, char **ppArgs)
 					inFile.open(sTmp3);
 					CBitmap::loadSize(inFile, wCur, hCur);
 				}
-				catch (NLMISC::Exception &)
+				catch (const NLMISC::Exception &)
 				{
 				}

@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ int main(int nNbArg, char **ppArgs)
 				pBtmp->load(inFile);
 				AllLightmaps[i] = pBtmp;
 			}
-			catch (NLMISC::Exception &e)
+			catch (const NLMISC::Exception &e)
 			{
 				outString (string("ERROR :") + e.what());
 				return -1;
@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ int main(int nNbArg, char **ppArgs)
 							BitmapJ.load (inFile);
 							inFile.close ();
 						}
-						catch (NLMISC::Exception &e)
+						catch (const NLMISC::Exception &e)
 						{
 							outString (string("ERROR :") + e.what());
 							return -1;
@ -883,7 +883,7 @@ int main(int nNbArg, char **ppArgs)
 									meshfile.close ();
 								}
 							}
-							catch (NLMISC::EPathNotFound &e)
+							catch (const NLMISC::EPathNotFound &e)
 							{
 								outString(string("ERROR: cannot save shape ")+AllShapeNames[k]+" - "+e.what());
 								return -1;
--- a/code/nel/tools/3d/object_viewer_qt/src/plugins/core/core.qrc
+++ b/code/nel/tools/3d/object_viewer_qt/src/plugins/core/core.qrc
@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 <RCC>
  <qresource prefix="/core">
    <file>icons/ic_nel_add_item.png</file>
+    <file>icons/ic_nel_redo.png</file>
+    <file>icons/ic_nel_undo.png</file>
    <file>icons/ic_nel_crash.png</file>
    <file>icons/ic_nel_delete_item.png</file>
    <file>icons/ic_nel_down_item.png</file>
--- a/code/nel/tools/3d/object_viewer_qt/src/plugins/core/core_constants.h
+++ b/code/nel/tools/3d/object_viewer_qt/src/plugins/core/core_constants.h
@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ namespace Core
 namespace Constants
 {

-const char * const OVQT_VERSION_LONG = "0.0.1";
+const char * const OVQT_VERSION_LONG = "0.1";
 const char * const OVQT_VENDOR = "Ryzom Core";
 const char * const OVQT_YEAR = "2010, 2011";
-const char * const OVQT_CORE_PLUGIN	= "Core";
+const char * const OVQT_CORE_PLUGIN = "Core";

 //mainwindow
 const char * const MAIN_WINDOW = "ObjectViewerQt.MainWindow";
@ -43,12 +43,26 @@ const char * const M_TOOLS = "ObjectViewerQt.Menu.Tools";
 const char * const M_WINDOW = "ObjectViewerQt.Menu.Window";
 const char * const M_HELP = "ObjectViewerQt.Menu.Help";

+const char * const M_FILE_RECENTFILES = "ObjectViewerQt.Menu.File.RecentFiles";
 const char * const M_SHEET = "ObjectViewerQt.Menu.Sheet";

 //actions
 const char * const NEW = "ObjectViewerQt.New";
-const char * const OPEN	= "ObjectViewerQt.Open";
-const char * const EXIT	= "ObjectViewerQt.Exit";
+const char * const OPEN = "ObjectViewerQt.Open";
+const char * const SAVE = "ObjectViewerQt.Save";
+const char * const SAVE_AS = "ObjectViewerQt.SaveAs";
+const char * const SAVE_ALL = "ObjectViewerQt.SaveAll";
+const char * const EXIT = "ObjectViewerQt.Exit";
+
+const char * const UNDO = "ObjectViewerQt.Undo";
+const char * const REDO = "ObjectViewerQt.Redo";
+const char * const CUT = "ObjectViewerQt.Cut";
+const char * const COPY = "ObjectViewerQt.Copy";
+const char * const PASTE = "ObjectViewerQt.Paste";
+const char * const DEL = "ObjectViewerQt.Del";
+const char * const FIND = "ObjectViewerQt.Find";
+const char * const SELECT_ALL = "ObjectViewerQt.SelectAll";
+const char * const GOTO_POS = "ObjectViewerQt.Goto";

 const char * const SETTINGS = "ObjectViewerQt.Settings";
 const char * const TOGGLE_FULLSCREEN = "ObjectViewerQt.ToggleFullScreen";
@ -96,6 +110,8 @@ const char * const ICON_NEW = ":/core/icons/ic_nel_new.png";
 const char * const ICON_SAVE = ":/core/icons/ic_nel_save.png";
 const char * const ICON_SAVE_AS = ":/core/icons/ic_nel_save_as.png";
 const char * const ICON_CRASH = ":/core/icons/ic_nel_crash.png";
+const char * const ICON_UNDO = ":/core/icons/ic_nel_undo.png";
+const char * const ICON_REDO = ":/core/icons/ic_nel_redo.png";

 } // namespace Constants
 } // namespace Core
--- a/code/nel/tools/3d/object_viewer_qt/src/plugins/core/icons/ic_nel_redo.png
+++ b/code/nel/tools/3d/object_viewer_qt/src/plugins/core/icons/ic_nel_redo.png
--- a/Show more
+++ b/Show more