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[TuxKart-users] Error on launch

[Anthony <cy...@ga...>]

Hello,

Explain me pleaze
   
    Why tuxkart return
FATAL: puInit called without a valid OpenGL context.

I have video card Matrox G550 with Mesa support drivers.
All software: RedHat 7.2, XFree86 4.2, PLIB, development tools for 
compiling, etc.
What must I do?

Re: [TuxKart-users] OpenGL context error

[Steve B. <sjb...@ai...>]

Peter Kelly wrote:

> I am trying to compile and run different games that use plib and it
> works on some of my Linux boxes but not on others.  All boxes have
> Mesalibs 4.0.1 and plib 1.4.2.   I have installed the demos for both
> Mesa and plib I have no problem running any of the demos from Mesa.  On
> a linux box running redhat 7.2 with a Chips & Technologies CT69000, the
> plib demos run fine but on a box with a 3Dfx Interactive, inc |Voodoo
> Banchee, I get the following error:
> 
> FATL: puInit called without a valid OpenGL context.

This is a known bug with the half-assed version of Mesa that RedHat
shipped with their 7.x series.  Either upgrade to a newer Mesa or
dive into PLIB and comment out the error message (Yuk!) it appears
in a couple of places in the code - once in puInit and again in ssgInit.

The version number reported by this Mesa library claims to be the
same as an official Mesa release - but in fact it's missing some important
bug fixes that were put in just before the Mesa team released it.

I avoid using both RedHat and Mandrake Linux because they do this kind of
thing *way* too often for my liking. (Remember the GCC/G++ fiasco?)

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[TuxKart-users] OpenGL context error

[Peter Kelly<ke...@no...>]

Hello,

I am trying to compile and run different games that use plib and it
works on some of my Linux boxes but not on others.  All boxes have
Mesalibs 4.0.1 and plib 1.4.2.   I have installed the demos for both
Mesa and plib I have no problem running any of the demos from Mesa.  On
a linux box running redhat 7.2 with a Chips & Technologies CT69000, the
plib demos run fine but on a box with a 3Dfx Interactive, inc |Voodoo
Banchee, I get the following error:

FATL: puInit called without a valid OpenGL context.

Any ideas.

Pete Kelly

Re: [TuxKart-users] Thanks

[Steve B. <sjb...@ai...>]

Mads Bondo Dydensborg wrote:
> 
> On Mon, 24 Sep 2001, Carl & Paula Zeilon wrote:
> 
> > I assumed that running configure & make multiple times was OK.  They would
> > just overwrite any files they created previously.   This must be
> > wrong.

It's certainly OK to run 'configure' and 'make' multiple times - however, if you
changed the system configuration between 'configure' runs, you sometimes need to
remove the file 'config.cache' because the configure script caches' certain things
when it runs so it doesn't have to recompute them next time around.  That's a pain,
but it's not unique to TuxKart.

> > Steve, is there any way to keep the help screens open longer?  They "time
> > out" after 2 seconds.  (I really want to study those credits ;)  Also, can
> > I make "disable mousetrap" the default?  It seems to revert to "mousetrap"
> > when you close the game.
> 
> Steve will probably say that he accept patches against the cvs ;-)

I will accept patches against the cvs ;-)

Hmmm - the help timers seem to be in fixed numbers of frames - yuk...I
thought I'd got rid of all frame rate dependancies in TuxKart.

Anyway, if you look in src/status.cxx on line 388 (inside the function
"drawGameIntroText") and line 428 (inside "drawGameRunningText"), you can
change the numbers in the 'if' statements to increase the time that the
help/intro/credits/about/versions messages stay up.

FYI: The HELP message says:

   Press SPACE to toggle the menu.
   Press ESCAPE to exit the game.
   Joystick: A - Accellerate.  B - Brake.
             C - Use an item.  D - Ask to be rescued.
             L - Pop a wheelie R - Jump.
   Keyboard: ARROWS - Steer, accellerate and brake
             A - Pop a Wheelie S - Jump
             F - Use an item.  D - Ask to be rescued
             R - Restart race. P - Pause.

The problem with changing the default for 'mousetrap' is that for
systems that *NEED* mousetrap (Voodoo-1, Voodoo-2, Voodoo-RUSH, etc),
it's very important that mousetrap is on to start with otherwise there
is a serious risk that you can *appear* to have locked up the machine.

(In fact, it's not locked up - but it looks that way).

Probably, there should be either a config file or a shell variable to
set up which is the default.

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Re: [TuxKart-users] Thanks

[Mads B. D. <ma...@ch...>]

On Mon, 24 Sep 2001, Carl & Paula Zeilon wrote:

> I assumed that running configure & make multiple times was OK.  They would 
> just overwrite any files they created previously.   This must be 
> wrong.  

It should work like that, though.

> When I deleted the Tuxracer directory I was working with & created 
> a new one from the tar.gz, it installed with no problems.  What is the 
> proper procedure to follow when you get errors in ./configure or make?

IMHO, the configure script should provide enough information to allow you
to resolve the error - in principle make should not fail, if configure
succeded.

> 
> Steve, is there any way to keep the help screens open longer?  They "time 
> out" after 2 seconds.  (I really want to study those credits ;)  Also, can 
> I make "disable mousetrap" the default?  It seems to revert to "mousetrap" 
> when you close the game.

Steve will probably say that he accept patches against the cvs ;-)

Mads

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[TuxKart-users] Thanks

[Carl & P. Z. <PCZ...@at...>]

Thank you to Steve & Mads!   It works.  I obviously made a newbie mistake 
of some sort.  I asked about deleting directories after running "make 
install" because Tuxkart was giving me error messages referring to the plib 
directory I had deleted.

I assumed that running configure & make multiple times was OK.  They would 
just overwrite any files they created previously.   This must be 
wrong.  When I deleted the Tuxracer directory I was working with & created 
a new one from the tar.gz, it installed with no problems.  What is the 
proper procedure to follow when you get errors in ./configure or make?

Steve, is there any way to keep the help screens open longer?  They "time 
out" after 2 seconds.  (I really want to study those credits ;)  Also, can 
I make "disable mousetrap" the default?  It seems to revert to "mousetrap" 
when you close the game.

Thank you, it's a real pleasure receiving a response from a program's 
developer! Hopefully I'll learn enough to help others out.  Carl

Re: [TuxKart-users] RE: Getting Closer

[Steve B. <sjb...@ai...>]

Carl & Paula Zeilon wrote:
> 
> OK, I appreciate all the help.  I know I'm way over my head now....
> 
> I have all the Mesa RPMs installed (mesa, mesa-common, mesa-common-devel &
> demos)
> 
> I'm running on the nvidia 1.0-1512 drivers (new last week) This is verified
> by seeing the nvidia splash screen.

THat only proves that you have nVidia X-windows drivers - not that OpenGL
is
being driven via nVidia's OpenGL instead of Mesa.

> So far I have not noticed any problems - Tuxracer still runs perfectly
> (even after a reboot).

That *should* be OK then.
 
> Some of the plib demos work and some don't.  Do I need to run these from
> the command line?

Well, I always do.

>  WavingFlagDemo works fine from KDE but, from a terminal
> I just get "command not found". I must be missing something.

Go into that directory and type:

    ./WavingFlagDemo
    ^^
    this part is
    important!

> Steve, the glut.h file is indeed in /usr/include/GL   You are correct about
> /usr/lib/libglut.so however, the libglut.so file is in user/X11
> R6/lib  (several other glut files are also here as well)  A glutfx is in
> /user/X11 R6/bin
> 
> What do I do?  Just move these files?  Some files, all files, 1 file?

I would make a symbolic link from /usr/lib/libglut{whatever} to where the
file actually is...for each one of those libglut files.
 
> Now a more general question, I have been expanding,configuring, & making
> all these programs from /home/downloads   I was under the assumption that
> these could be deleted after a "make install", this is obviously
> wrong.

The PLIB examples programs cannot be 'make install'ed - the idea is that these
are source code examples that you'll want to look at, edit, whatever - so
installing the binaries and deleting the sources is just silly.

All the other things (PLIB itself, TuxKart, etc) can be 'make install'ed and
then deleted if you aren't interested in the beauty and artistry ...even, perhaps,
the *poetry* of our source code.  Just *toss* it aside without another care - no -
really - it's OK...<sniff>  

    :-)

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[TuxKart-users] RE: Getting Closer

[Carl & P. Z. <PCZ...@at...>]

OK, I appreciate all the help.  I know I'm way over my head now....

I have all the Mesa RPMs installed (mesa, mesa-common, mesa-common-devel & 
demos)

I'm running on the nvidia 1.0-1512 drivers (new last week) This is verified 
by seeing the nvidia splash screen.
So far I have not noticed any problems - Tuxracer still runs perfectly 
(even after a reboot).

Some of the plib demos work and some don't.  Do I need to run these from 
the command line?  WavingFlagDemo works fine from KDE but, from a terminal 
I just get "command not found". I must be missing something.

Steve, the glut.h file is indeed in /usr/include/GL   You are correct about 
/usr/lib/libglut.so however, the libglut.so file is in user/X11 
R6/lib  (several other glut files are also here as well)  A glutfx is in 
/user/X11 R6/bin

What do I do?  Just move these files?  Some files, all files, 1 file?

Now a more general question, I have been expanding,configuring, & making 
all these programs from /home/downloads   I was under the assumption that 
these could be deleted after a "make install", this is obviously 
wrong.  Where should I be expanding these files, in separate 
directories?  (Tuxkart, plib, plibexamples,etc)  Should I move them some 
ware else after "make install"?

Thank you!

Re: [TuxKart-users] Getting Closer

[Mads B. D. <ma...@ch...>]

On Fri, 21 Sep 2001, Carl & Paula Zeilon wrote:

> Thanks for the tips Mads.  I installed the Mesa-devel RPM & tried 
> again.  

Argh, as Steve pointed out, mixing the nVidia and Mesa stuff may or may
not be a very wise thing to do. I apologize for not paying proper
attention!

Secondly, it occured to me, that I actually never did compile tuxkart on
my mandrake 8 system - I did on my 7.2. I just tried, and it seems my
version of plib (1.2) is too old for the version of tuxkart (0.0.6) I
have. (The homepage states 1.4 of plib, but the configure script does not
check, it seems).

With respect to glut, etc. 

Here is where my headers go (which is wrong, according to standard, but at
least they are found)

[madsdyd@ripley tuxkart-0.0.6]$ locate glut.h
/usr/X11R6/include/GL/glut.h
[madsdyd@ripley tuxkart-0.0.6]$ locate glu.h
/usr/X11R6/include/GL/glu.h

After installing the plib library, I have no troubles compiling tuxkart,
and it runs with approx 0.3 fps on my laptop :-/

I have only ever installed a mandrake 8 on a nvidia machine once, and
there I installed the neccesary mesa stuff _before_ installing the nvidia
driver. That worked well, with respect to the opengl stuff.

> 3  Since you are running Tuxkart successfully on 8.0, what additional 
> programs did you need to install that were not included on the install 
> CDs?  Is Plib the only one?

I am pretty sure, yes.

Mads

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the PowerPlay initiative

Re: [TuxKart-users] Getting Closer

[Steve B. <sjb...@ai...>]

Carl & Paula Zeilon wrote:
> 
> Thanks for the tips Mads.  I installed the Mesa-devel RPM & tried
> again.  This time I got Plib to install.  I also installed the Plib
> examples with no errors.
> 
> 1  Where are these examples located & how do I run them?  I might as well
> be sure that Plib works before I continue.

THey compile into their local directories, so for example:

  cd {wherever you un-tar'ed PLIB's examples}
  cd examples/src/fnt
  ./fnt_test

> 2  Now when I "make" Tuxkart, I get tons of messages saying: undefined
> reference to Glut.........

See my earlier comment - I guess that GLUT is not installed in the right
places.
 
> 3  Since you are running Tuxkart successfully on 8.0, what additional
> programs did you need to install that were not included on the install
> CDs?  Is Plib the only one?

Both TuxKart and TuxAQFH rely only on PLIB, OpenGL/Mesa and GLUT.  GLUT
also depends on GLU - but that should be *it* - nothing else.

Many Linux distro's now install all of those things as standard.
 
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Re: [TuxKart-users] Compile errors

[Steve B. <sjb...@ai...>]

Mads Bondo Dydensborg wrote:
> 
> On Fri, 21 Sep 2001, Carl & Paula Zeilon wrote:
> 
> > 5  When I compile Plib & Tuxkart I get the same error.  Missing file
> > glu.h  (I do have the files gl.h & glx.h)  What         do I need to
> > install to get this?
> > 6  I am assuming that I don't need to install glut because it's required to
> > run Tuxracer.  However, I believe that when compiling Tuxkart, it can't
> > find glut or free glut.
> 
> You probably need to install the *devel* files. Here is what I have, that
> I think is relevant, on my Mandrake 8 system
> 
> Mesa-3.4.1-4mdk
> Mesa-common-3.4.1-4mdk
> Mesa-common-devel-3.4.1-4mdk

Be careful - this is an nVidia user - they MUST NOT INSTALL MESA because it'll
screw up their nVidia OpenGL drivers.

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Re: [TuxKart-users] Compile errors

[Steve B. <sjb...@ai...>]

Carl & Paula Zeilon wrote:
> 
> 1  I am a Linux newbie
> 2  I'm running Mandrake 8.0
> 3  I have successfully installed the Nvidia drivers & can run Tuxracer with
> no problems.
> 4  I want to run Tuxkart & other Plib games
> 5  When I compile Plib & Tuxkart I get the same error.  Missing file
> glu.h  (I do have the files gl.h & glx.h)  What         do I need to
> install to get this?

I thought GLU was shipped with the latest nVidia drivers - well, perhaps
not.

I suggest you download *BUT DO NOT INSTALL* Mesa from www.mesa3d.org because
it contains a valid GLU library and glu.h - don't install it because it will
overwrite your nVidia drivers.

> 6  I am assuming that I don't need to install glut because it's required to
> run Tuxracer.  However, I believe that when compiling Tuxkart, it can't
> find glut or free glut.

Perhaps they are installed - but in the wrong place.  You should have:

   /usr/include/GL/glut.h

...and...

   /usr/lib/libglut.a  ...or... /usr/lib/libglut.so

...some distro's (incorrectly) install GLUT in /usr/X11 somwhere - or perhaps
in /usr/local


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[TuxKart-users] Getting Closer

[Carl & P. Z. <PCZ...@at...>]

Thanks for the tips Mads.  I installed the Mesa-devel RPM & tried 
again.  This time I got Plib to install.  I also installed the Plib 
examples with no errors.

1  Where are these examples located & how do I run them?  I might as well 
be sure that Plib works before I continue.

2  Now when I "make" Tuxkart, I get tons of messages saying: undefined 
reference to Glut.........

3  Since you are running Tuxkart successfully on 8.0, what additional 
programs did you need to install that were not included on the install 
CDs?  Is Plib the only one?

Re: [TuxKart-users] Compile errors

[Adam S. <as...@id...>]

Sometimes distributions don't install the necessary development libraries
that you would require to install the game. The runtimes are there, which is
why Tuxracer works, but there are no devels. The solution would be to take a
look at your installation cds and see if you can find an RPM of glut
development libraries. If you can't you'll have to download them.
rpmfind.net is usually a good place to get hold of these things.

HTH

Adam


----- Original Message -----
From: "Carl & Paula Zeilon" <PCZ...@at...>
To: <tux...@li...>
Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 2:17 PM
Subject: [TuxKart-users] Compile errors


> 1  I am a Linux newbie
> 2  I'm running Mandrake 8.0
> 3  I have successfully installed the Nvidia drivers & can run Tuxracer
with
> no problems.
> 4  I want to run Tuxkart & other Plib games
> 5  When I compile Plib & Tuxkart I get the same error.  Missing file
> glu.h  (I do have the files gl.h & glx.h)  What         do I need to
> install to get this?
> 6  I am assuming that I don't need to install glut because it's required
to
> run Tuxracer.  However, I believe that when compiling Tuxkart, it can't
> find glut or free glut.
>
> Thank you, Carl
>
>
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>

Re: [TuxKart-users] Compile errors

[Mads B. D. <ma...@ch...>]

On Fri, 21 Sep 2001, Carl & Paula Zeilon wrote:

> 5  When I compile Plib & Tuxkart I get the same error.  Missing file 
> glu.h  (I do have the files gl.h & glx.h)  What         do I need to 
> install to get this?
> 6  I am assuming that I don't need to install glut because it's required to 
> run Tuxracer.  However, I believe that when compiling Tuxkart, it can't 
> find glut or free glut.

You probably need to install the *devel* files. Here is what I have, that
I think is relevant, on my Mandrake 8 system

Mesa-3.4.1-4mdk
Mesa-common-3.4.1-4mdk
Mesa-common-devel-3.4.1-4mdk

Mads

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    utterly absurd.
                              
			                          - segfault

[TuxKart-users] Compile errors

[Carl & P. Z. <PCZ...@at...>]

1  I am a Linux newbie
2  I'm running Mandrake 8.0
3  I have successfully installed the Nvidia drivers & can run Tuxracer with 
no problems.
4  I want to run Tuxkart & other Plib games
5  When I compile Plib & Tuxkart I get the same error.  Missing file 
glu.h  (I do have the files gl.h & glx.h)  What         do I need to 
install to get this?
6  I am assuming that I don't need to install glut because it's required to 
run Tuxracer.  However, I believe that when compiling Tuxkart, it can't 
find glut or free glut.

Thank you, Carl

Re: [TuxKart-users] Can't compile 0.0.5

[Steve B. <sjb...@ai...>]

Vonlia wrote:

> > What are you compiling this on?  Those functions are part of the Linux Kernel so
> > they *must* be there if you are using Linux, UNIX, BSD...?!?.
> 
> Linux::RedHat7.1     I need to remember that...
> 
> > It can only be that some system header file is missing I think.
> 
> Makes sense....I have found the file!  When I #include <sys/socket.h> It
> works!  But I did it unconditionally, and a patch wouldn't make sense.
> Just put it in guNet.cxx .

Yes...hmmm - now I wonder how come it compiles under SuSE 7.0.

Well, I'll fix it and push out another release ASAP - many thanks for
the report!
 
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Re: [TuxKart-users] Can't compile 0.0.5

[Vonlia <ada...@ho...>]

On Sun, 15 Jul 2001, Steve Baker wrote:

> Vonlia wrote:
>
> >      I can't compile the newly untarred tuxkart-0.0.5.tar.gz )-:  Her=
e
> > are my errors:
> >
> > c++ -DPACKAGE=3D\"tuxkart\" -DVERSION=3D\"0.0.5\" -DHAVE_LIBPLIBUL=3D=
1 -DHAVE_LIBGL=3D1 -DHAVE_LIBGLU=3D1 -DHAVE_LIBGLUT=3D1 -DSTDC_HEADERS=3D=
1 -DHAVE_GL_GL_H=3D1 -DHAVE_GL_GLU_H=3D1 -DHAVE_GL_GLUT_H=3D1 -DLINUX_JOY=
STICK_IS_PRESENT=3D1 -DTUXKART_DATADIR=3D\"/usr/local/share/games/tuxkart=
\"  -I. -I.      -g -O2 -O6 -Wall -c guNet.cxx
> > guNet.cxx: In method `void guUDPConnection::disconnect ()':
> > guNet.cxx:62: `shutdown' undeclared (first use this function)
> > guNet.cxx:81: `socket' undeclared (first use this function)
> > guNet.cxx:154: `bind' undeclared (first use this function)
> > guNet.cxx:176: `sendto' undeclared (first use this function)
> > guNet.cxx:208: `recvfrom' undeclared (first use this function)
>
> What are you compiling this on?  Those functions are part of the Linux =
Kernel so
> they *must* be there if you are using Linux, UNIX, BSD...?!?.

Linux::RedHat7.1     I need to remember that...

> It can only be that some system header file is missing I think.

Makes sense....I have found the file!  When I #include <sys/socket.h> It
works!  But I did it unconditionally, and a patch wouldn't make sense.
Just put it in guNet.cxx .

> What version of what OS are you using.  If it's Linux, what Distro?

> You are correct that the network stuff isn't working - but I don't curr=
ently
> have an easy way to turn it off.

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Re: [TuxKart-users] Can't compile 0.0.5

[Steve B. <sjb...@ai...>]

Vonlia wrote:

>      I can't compile the newly untarred tuxkart-0.0.5.tar.gz )-:  Here
> are my errors:
> 
> c++ -DPACKAGE=\"tuxkart\" -DVERSION=\"0.0.5\" -DHAVE_LIBPLIBUL=1 -DHAVE_LIBGL=1 -DHAVE_LIBGLU=1 -DHAVE_LIBGLUT=1 -DSTDC_HEADERS=1 -DHAVE_GL_GL_H=1 -DHAVE_GL_GLU_H=1 -DHAVE_GL_GLUT_H=1 -DLINUX_JOYSTICK_IS_PRESENT=1 -DTUXKART_DATADIR=\"/usr/local/share/games/tuxkart\"  -I. -I.      -g -O2 -O6 -Wall -c guNet.cxx
> guNet.cxx: In method `void guUDPConnection::disconnect ()':
> guNet.cxx:62: `shutdown' undeclared (first use this function)
> guNet.cxx:81: `socket' undeclared (first use this function)
> guNet.cxx:154: `bind' undeclared (first use this function)
> guNet.cxx:176: `sendto' undeclared (first use this function)
> guNet.cxx:208: `recvfrom' undeclared (first use this function)

What are you compiling this on?  Those functions are part of the Linux Kernel so
they *must* be there if you are using Linux, UNIX, BSD...?!?.

It can only be that some system header file is missing I think.

What version of what OS are you using.  If it's Linux, what Distro?

You are correct that the network stuff isn't working - but I don't currently
have an easy way to turn it off.

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[TuxKart-users] Can't compile 0.0.5

[Vonlia <ada...@ho...>]

Hi,
     I can't compile the newly untarred tuxkart-0.0.5.tar.gz )-:  Here
are my errors:

c++ -DPACKAGE=3D\"tuxkart\" -DVERSION=3D\"0.0.5\" -DHAVE_LIBPLIBUL=3D1 -D=
HAVE_LIBGL=3D1 -DHAVE_LIBGLU=3D1 -DHAVE_LIBGLUT=3D1 -DSTDC_HEADERS=3D1 -D=
HAVE_GL_GL_H=3D1 -DHAVE_GL_GLU_H=3D1 -DHAVE_GL_GLUT_H=3D1 -DLINUX_JOYSTIC=
K_IS_PRESENT=3D1 -DTUXKART_DATADIR=3D\"/usr/local/share/games/tuxkart\"  =
-I. -I.      -g -O2 -O6 -Wall -c guNet.cxx
guNet.cxx: In method `void guUDPConnection::disconnect ()':
guNet.cxx:62: `shutdown' undeclared (first use this function)
guNet.cxx:62: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once for
each function it appears in.)
guNet.cxx: In method `int guUDPConnection::connect (char *, int)':
guNet.cxx:81: `socket' undeclared (first use this function)
guNet.cxx:154: `bind' undeclared (first use this function)
guNet.cxx: In method `int guUDPConnection::sendMessage (char *, int)':
guNet.cxx:176: `sendto' undeclared (first use this function)
guNet.cxx: In method `int guUDPConnection::recvMessage (char *, int)':
guNet.cxx:208: `recvfrom' undeclared (first use this function)
make: *** [guNet.o] Error 1

It's just a hunch, but is the net-thingy not working right?  I don't
have a valid way to play TuxKart on a net (yet), so can I just compile
without networking (untill a better fix, of course!)?



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Re: [TuxKart-users] Errors loading textures

[Steve B. <sjb...@ai...>]

Peter Hatch wrote:

> The other problem I had is that using a Voodoo 3 under Windows I had to
> set MESA_GLX_FX to something to get it to work, though that doesn't do
> anything under Windows.  I'd try fixing it myself, except I have no idea
> how to check if someone is using a Voodoo under Windows.

Hmmm - I guess that is kind anachronistic.

I do two things with that variable:

   1) On the title screen, I load a lower resolution
      texture for the Voodoo - and back when I wrote
      the code, that was a reasonable way to check for a
      Voodoo without the hassle of checking glGetString(GL_RENDERER).

   2) I use that same environment variable to render a
      cursor (rather than using the one from the Windowing
      system)...and also to force the cursor into the
      center of the screen.  Both of these things are needed
      for Voodoo-1 and -2, and also for Voodoo-3 in full-screen
      mode.  In this case, it's not enough to know that it's
      a Voodoo card - you also need to know how it's been
      set up by the user.  I guess the present check works under
      Linux/Mesa - but I have no idea how to tell what's going on
      under Windoze.

I'll be *SO* glad when Voodoo-1/2's are out of circulation and
the old full-screen-only drivers for Voodoo-3/4/5 are
dead and buried.

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Re: [TuxKart-users] Errors loading textures

[Peter H. <pet...@Ma...>]

Steve Baker wrote:

> Peter Hatch wrote:
> 
>> I got TuxKart running under both Linux and Windows 2000.
>> 
>> Using the CVS version of both PLIB and TuxKart, it isn't finding some
>> textures properly.  The ouput is:
> 
> 
> Ack!  That happens sometimes when I edit a 3D model using AC3D.  Seemingly
> at random, it'll replace relative file paths with absolute paths - which
> means that (as in this case) the program will look for their locations
> on MY hard drive rather than where they should be.
> 
> I'll try to get to fixing it - but tonight I have to complete a chapter
> of a book I'm writing with Mark Collins - and he needs that by 10am
> tomorrow.
> 
> If you are desperate to get something going, either:
> 
>   1) Hack a script to erase all of the leading path up to but NOT
>      including 'image/'.  Apply this to all of the '.ac' files.
> 
> OR
> 
>   2) Make symlinks to make it appear as if the files are installed
>      wherever you have them.
> 
> I'm terribly sorry about this - but whenever it happens, I have no
> way to know that the files were corrupted - because (of course)
> they continue to work on my machine.

It's no problem.  It still runs, they only really noticeable thing is 
that the backs of Tux and Gown are pink, and I saw the proper version 
when I ran it with PLIB 1.2 and TuxRacer 0.0.3.  Just figured you had no 
way of noticing, so I'd let you know.

The other problem I had is that using a Voodoo 3 under Windows I had to 
set MESA_GLX_FX to something to get it to work, though that doesn't do 
anything under Windows.  I'd try fixing it myself, except I have no idea 
how to check if someone is using a Voodoo under Windows.

Re: [TuxKart-users] Errors loading textures

[Steve B. <sjb...@ai...>]

Peter Hatch wrote:
> 
> I got TuxKart running under both Linux and Windows 2000.
> 
> Using the CVS version of both PLIB and TuxKart, it isn't finding some
> textures properly.  The ouput is:

Ack!  That happens sometimes when I edit a 3D model using AC3D.  Seemingly
at random, it'll replace relative file paths with absolute paths - which
means that (as in this case) the program will look for their locations
on MY hard drive rather than where they should be.

I'll try to get to fixing it - but tonight I have to complete a chapter
of a book I'm writing with Mark Collins - and he needs that by 10am
tomorrow.

If you are desperate to get something going, either:

  1) Hack a script to erase all of the leading path up to but NOT
     including 'image/'.  Apply this to all of the '.ac' files.

OR

  2) Make symlinks to make it appear as if the files are installed
     wherever you have them.

I'm terribly sorry about this - but whenever it happens, I have no
way to know that the files were corrupted - because (of course)
they continue to work on my machine.

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[TuxKart-users] Errors loading textures

[Peter H. <pet...@Ma...>]

I got TuxKart running under both Linux and Windows 2000.

Using the CVS version of both PLIB and TuxKart, it isn't finding some 
textures properly.  The ouput is:

ssgLoadTexture: No such file or directory
WARNING: ssgLoadTexture: Failed to open 'FILENAME' for reading.

Repeated with FILENAME replaced with each of the following:
/hda1/tuxkart/models/../images/concrete.rgb
/hda1/tuxkart/models/../images/roadway.rgb
/hda1/tuxkart/models/../images/grass.rgb
/hda1/tuxkart/models/../images/aarmco.rgb
/hda1/tuxkart/models/../images/concrete.rgb
/hda1/tuxkart/models/../images/roadway.rgb
/hda1/tuxkart/models/../images/grass.rgb
/hda1/tuxkart/models/../images/aarmco.rgb
/hda1/tuxkart/models/../images/roadway.rgb
/hda1/tuxkart/models/../images/concrete.rgb
/hda1/tuxkart/models/../images/adverts.rgb
/hda1/tuxkart/models/../images/grass.rgb
/hda1/tuxkart/models/../images/aarmco.rgb
/hda1/tuxkart/models/../images/roadway.rgb
/hda1/tuxkart/models/../images/concrete.rgb
/hda1/tuxkart/models/../images/grass.rgb
/hda1/tuxkart/models/../images/aarmco.rgb
/hda1/tuxkart/models/../images/adverts.rgb
/hda1/tuxkart/models/../images/concrete.rgb
/hda1/tuxkart/models/../images/Penguin_orig.rgb
/hda1/tuxkart/models/../images/roadway.rgb
/hda1/tuxkart/models/../images/grass.rgb
/hda1/tuxkart/models/../images/aarmco.rgb
/hda1/tuxkart/models/../images/zipper.rgb
/hda1/tuxkart/models/../images/zipper.rgb
/hda1/tuxkart/models/../images/zipper.rgb
/hda1/tuxkart/models/../images/zipper.rgb
/hda1/tuxkart/models/../images/zipper.rgb
/usr/batcave1/tuxkart/models/../images/candy_stripe.rgb
/hda1/tuxkart/models/../images/adverts.rgb
/hda1/tuxkart/models/../images/adverts.rgb
/hda1/tuxkart/models/../images/adverts.rgb
/hda1/tuxkart/models/../images/adverts.rgb
/hda1/tuxkart/models/../images/adverts.rgb
/hda1/tuxkart/images/bzzt.rgb
/hda1/tuxkart_cvs/tuxkart/models/../images/butterfly.rgb
/hda1/tuxkart_cvs/tuxkart/models/../images/tinytux.rgb
/hda1/tuxkart/images/bzzt.rgb
/u/tuxkart/models/../images/Penguin_body.rgb
/u/tuxkart/models/../images/Penguin_orig.rgb
/u/tuxkart/models/../images/Penguin_beak.rgb
/u/tuxkart/models/../images/Penguin_orig.rgb
/u/tuxkart/models/../images/Penguin_orig.rgb
/u/tuxkart/models/../images/bow.rgb
/u/tuxkart/models/../images/Gown_body.rgb
/u/tuxkart/models/../images/Gown_beak.rgb

[TuxKart-users] Article.

[Steve B. <sjb...@ai...>]

Just in case anyone's interested, there is an article being written about
TuxKart in the French magazine 'Login'.  Dunno when it'll apear though.

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