'Garry's Mod: How to send a DLL?

Garry's Mod provides a C++ API to create server-side and client-side DLLs.

As it is said in the article "Creating Binary Modules", they must be placed in the "garrysmod/lua/bin/" folder, but what do I need to do if I'd like to send a DLL to a client, which is required for a lot of tasks, I think?

My DLL includes and executes local as required, but not networked (only if it was added manual to both sides).

What I have tried:

  1. Tried to do nothing, just placed server-side and client-side DLLs in the server folder. Result: no DLL on the client.

  2. Tried to add both DLLs to an addon's bin, and then added the addon to both the server and the client. Result: the game doesn't include the DLL from the addon's bin folder. I can't just add a DLL to a client, because I'd like to run a dedicated server with this DLL, so it should be sent and include by clients automatically. Here I tried to do it through addons, which are networked.

  3. Tried resource.AddFile (https://wiki.facepunch.com/gmod/resource.AddFile) and resource.AddSingleFile (https://wiki.facepunch.com/gmod/resource.AddSingleFile) and AddCSLuaFile (https://wiki.facepunch.com/gmod/Global.AddCSLuaFile) (I know, it's stupid, but I tried it anyway). All these functions can't send a DLL to a client.

Please, if you know any way to share DLLs to a client, help me, I'll be happy to listen to your answer. Maybe, I have to use net.WriteData (https://wiki.facepunch.com/gmod/net.WriteData) someway?

c++networkingdllluagarrys-mod


Solution 1:[1]

This is not possible. If you could send a DLL to a client you would have full control over the client's computer, and you could e.g. scan for credit card numbers or format their hard drive.

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