Bug 32766

Created attachment 14292 [details]
lspcidrake -v

Freedroid can be obsolete as is dead in upstream and already replaced by freedroidrpg
Should look games can be obsolete what doesn't build anymore and upsteam dead...

Agree with the last point, but the project URL says:
"FreedroidRPG 1.0
Sun Jan 22 2023
FreedroidRPG 1.0 is out! We are proud to announce the biggest FreedroidRPG release yet.
This version has been in the making for 7 years and contains many changes and improvements, representing the work of many contributors.
Source tarball, AppImages, Windows and MacOSX installers are available on ftp.osuosl.org"
and from the Download page
 https://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/freedroid/freedroidRPG-1.0/
 freedroidRPG-1.0.tar.gz	2023-01-22 19:05 	227M

Note the recent date. However, we have 1.0.2. I wonder whether our 1.0.2 relates to a RC from 2019. I cannot find it in Cauldron, hence see its commit history, so it may already be dropped - prematurely?

Not knowing who has dealt with this, assigning globally.

URL: (none) => http://freedroid.sourceforge.net
Assignee: bugsquad => pkg-bugs

I spoke too soon, before confirming the complaint.
In fact, installing & launching it worked:
 $ freedroid
 Found new graphics-theme: classic 
 Found new graphics-theme: lanzz 
 Game starts using theme: classic
Another game which expects a joystick, I think. But it does things with arrow keys & mouse clicks, and stays up.

Taking the bug back.

CC: (none) => lewyssmith
Assignee: pkg-bugs => bugsquad
Ever confirmed: 1 => 0
Status: NEW => UNCONFIRMED

ok

the LDXE virtualbox I have, wont invoke:
$ freedroid
Segmentation fault (core dumped)

the Toshiba r930 LXDE install is the same.
both installs were via urpmi task-games.

I have just uninstalled freedoid in the Toshiba, then reinstalled ( urpmi freedroid-1.0.2-23.mga9 )
issue remains.

both launchguis: (guiFails.txt)

curseofwar-sdl
monster
nethack
prboom
stormbaancoureur
trackballs
tsc~%f
/usr/games/freedroid        <=================
/usr/games/openmortal
ustunts
ustuntstrackedit
xdg-open~".local/share/wormux"

and applauncher: (notfound.txt)

angband-sdl.desktop
curseofwar-sdl.desktop
freedroid.desktop          <=================
mageia-openmortal.desktop
monster.desktop
prboom.desktop
prboom-multiplayer.desktop
stormbaancoureur.desktop
trackballs.desktop
tsc.desktop
ultimatestunts.desktop
ultimatestunts-trackedit.desktop
warmux_files.desktop

agree.

This is the third bug I've seen about games from task-games not launching. One of them has been fixed and pushed, but I have a couple of questions for the reporter about the other two - and any other bugs there may be.

Have you tried installing these games other than with task-games?
Have you tried the games with other DEs?
Have you tried the failing games on real hardware?

I'm looking for the conditions necessary for the failure, conditions to test that haven't already been tried. If it happened everywhere, that whould make things easier to track down, but since Lewis can't reproduce the faults, there must be some key difference between your system and his. That, of course, will make it harder to find the answer.

CC: (none) => andrewsfarm

A quick look with MCC shows that we have both freedroid and fredroidRPG in the repos. I'd say that complicates things.

(In reply to Thomas Andrews from comment #7)
> This is the third bug I've seen about games from task-games not launching.
> One of them has been fixed and pushed, but I have a couple of questions for
> the reporter about the other two - and any other bugs there may be.
> 
> Have you tried installing these games other than with task-games?
> Have you tried the games with other DEs?
> Have you tried the failing games on real hardware?
> 
> I'm looking for the conditions necessary for the failure, conditions to test
> that haven't already been tried. If it happened everywhere, that whould make
> things easier to track down, but since Lewis can't reproduce the faults,
> there must be some key difference between your system and his. That, of
> course, will make it harder to find the answer.

Sigh. Ignore that, Ben. I just read your other comments more carefully.

A quick check on this real hardware Plasma system launches freedroid with no problems. Note: fredroidrpg is available, but I did not install it. A quick glance at the filenames makes it look like they could co-exist with no problems.

when trying to install freedroid in Cauldron, it installs freedroidrpg instead.

Here https://ml.mageia.org/l/arc/dev/2024-02/msg00001.html I read that they are two different games, but that freedroid has been obsoleted in cauldron.

CC: (none) => marja11

However, after installing freedroid-1.0.2-23.mga9.x86_64.rpm  it starts just fine in cauldron. I can fire and move in all directions using my keyboard, but didn't try to figure out what to do after killing all the nasty black things that I could find.

(In reply to Thomas Andrews from comment #10)
> A quick check on this real hardware Plasma system launches freedroid with no
> problems. Note: fredroidrpg is available, but I did not install it. A quick
> glance at the filenames makes it look like they could co-exist with no
> problems.

I also have a multi DE install partition, real hardware (Toshiba r930) and freedroid will not play in that partition either

(In reply to Marja Van Waes from comment #11)
> when trying to install freedroid in Cauldron, it installs freedroidrpg
> instead.
> Here https://ml.mageia.org/l/arc/dev/2024-02/msg00001.html I read that they
> are two different games, but that freedroid has been obsoleted in cauldron.
Given that they are different beasts, and heeding comment 3 about a recent new release of freedroid, I do not think there was a case for dropping it. It is still alive, and generally works.
CC'ing DavidG about this. Even if it not his baby, he knows about this sort of thing; and has re-introduced pkgs.

CC: (none) => geiger.david68210

(In reply to Ben McMonagle from comment #13)
> (In reply to Thomas Andrews from comment #10)
> > A quick check on this real hardware Plasma system launches freedroid with no
> > problems. Note: fredroidrpg is available, but I did not install it. A quick
> > glance at the filenames makes it look like they could co-exist with no
> > problems.
> 
> I also have a multi DE install partition, real hardware (Toshiba r930) and
> freedroid will not play in that partition either

Can't reproduce the issue, please try remove ~/.freedroidClassic

Updated system.
removed all .files from $USER except .gnome2 & .gnome2_private.

ran the bulk tester: applauncher
things have improved:

These applications could not be found:

angband-sdl.
mageia-openmortal.
stormbaancoureur.
warmux_files.
xboard-config.

There were 5 applications not found.
There were 286 applications checked.

Finished.


real	23m58.639s
user	1m23.035s
sys	0m51.827s

freedroid now plays

freedroid version 1.0.2-23.mga9
Installed directly, without task games.

Loads on mga9 mate desktop
Seems to work ok, at least for killing those big black blobs.
Not sure how I moved it, but succeeded moving the central figure somewhat.

CC: (none) => andr999

(In reply to Ben McMonagle from comment #17)
> freedroid now plays

@Lewis Smith, I think this bug must be closed as invalid

I created a Vbox LXDE-only guest using the netinstall iso, so it should have all the currently-pushed updates. The only thing I installed beyond the original packages was freedroid. And it runs.

I agree with katnatek. Closing as invalid. Ben, if it comes up again, feel free to reopen.

Resolution: (none) => INVALID
Status: UNCONFIRMED => RESOLVED

(In reply to Lewis Smith from comment #14)
> (In reply to Marja Van Waes from comment #11)
> > when trying to install freedroid in Cauldron, it installs freedroidrpg
> > instead.
> > Here https://ml.mageia.org/l/arc/dev/2024-02/msg00001.html I read that they
> > are two different games, but that freedroid has been obsoleted in cauldron.
> Given that they are different beasts, and heeding comment 3 about a recent
> new release of freedroid, I do not think there was a case for dropping it.
> It is still alive, and generally works.
> CC'ing DavidG about this. Even if it not his baby, he knows about this sort
> of thing; and has re-introduced pkgs.

Done! now freedroid re-introduced in Cauldron.