TSC AppImage package for amd64/arm64/s390x
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Hi,
I will be adding TSC .deb packages for those newer distros, where required dependencies exists. I will update this issue when there is progress, and after updates close this issue.
- Debian 12 amd64
- Ubuntu 23.04 amd64
Someone today 2023-07-04 at Libera.Chat IRC channel secretchronicles asked about this error at Debian 12 amd64:
At IRC:
someone: when i run command tsc to start the game in /usr/share/tsc where the game is installed, the terminal give this ? i run Debian 12 x64
furbot: Title: $ tscNo joysticks availableCEGUI::InvalidRequestException in function void
someone: this happens when i click Options from the game menu and then it crash with that message
Error:
$ tsc
No joysticks available
CEGUI::InvalidRequestException in function 'void CEGUI::Editbox::setValidationString(const CEGUI::String&)' (./cegui/src/widgets/Editbox.cpp:161) : Unable to set validation string on Editbox 'game_spinner_camera_hor_speed/__auto_editbox__' because it does not currently have a RegexMatcher validator.
Uncought exception. You might want to file a bug; see <https://secretchronicles.org/>.
terminate called after throwing an instance of 'CEGUI::InvalidRequestException'
what(): CEGUI::InvalidRequestException in function 'void CEGUI::Editbox::setValidationString(const CEGUI::String&)' (./cegui/src/widgets/Editbox.cpp:161) : Unable to set validation string on Editbox 'game_spinner_camera_hor_speed/__auto_editbox__' because it does not currently have a RegexMatcher validator.
Avbruten (SIGABRT) (memory print created)
cegui refactored Editbox somewhen early 2022 and Debian 12 ships with a cegui git-version of 2022-06, which includes these changes, but the current Debian (11) TSC package is older and cannot have been built against those changes, effectively leading to a version incompatibility. Maybe (I did not check) all that is needed is a rebuild using current Debian12.
However, then I read in INSTALL.md:
TSC needs CEGUI version 0.7.x.
while the debian package has as dependency:
libcegui-mk2-0.8.7
So I am unsure what is true.
For Debian 12, try does this work. I did build it at 2023-07-17. I did not yet have time to add it to TSC website.
https://ftp.secretchronicles.org/releases/TSC-2.1.0-bookworm-amd64.deb
For any others, that are not yet at website, those are also here:
https://ftp.secretchronicles.org/releases/
I try to build packages for newer distros, when I have some time.
For Debian 12, try does this work. I did build it at 2023-07-17. I did not yet have time to add it to TSC website.
https://ftp.secretchronicles.org/releases/TSC-2.1.0-bookworm-amd64.deb
Unfortunately, no. Starting the game and opening the options menu leads still to:
$ tsc
No joysticks available
CEGUI::InvalidRequestException in function 'void CEGUI::Editbox::setValidationString(const CEGUI::String&)' (./cegui/src/widgets/Editbox.cpp:161) : Unable to set validation string on Editbox 'game_spinner_camera_hor_speed/__auto_editbox__' because it does not currently have a RegexMatcher validator.
Uncought exception. You might want to file a bug; see <https://secretchronicles.org/>.
terminate called after throwing an instance of 'CEGUI::InvalidRequestException'
what(): CEGUI::InvalidRequestException in function 'void CEGUI::Editbox::setValidationString(const CEGUI::String&)' (./cegui/src/widgets/Editbox.cpp:161) : Unable to set validation string on Editbox 'game_spinner_camera_hor_speed/__auto_editbox__' because it does not currently have a RegexMatcher validator.
Aborted
I think the reason is that the version of cegui in Debian is too old, despite the package name. See also https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1038463
I think solution to this is for me to try to create AppImage, that works at most distros.
Maybe. On the other hand,
@knarrff
I think solution to this is for me to try to create AppImage, that works at most distros.
Honestly: as a Debian user I would have much preferred a native Debian package, as in: TSC being shipped officially with Debian. I find AppImages (or any of such solutions) rather inelegant, but have to confess that they have their benefits.
It is a lot of work to create separate .deb package for every release of every distro, as can be seen in amount of different .deb packages here:
https://secretchronicles.org/en/download/
And some dependencies are not available at some distros.
I do not know how to get some package shipped officially with Debian, or with any other distro.
Is it possible to create a flatpak?