[Help-liquidwar6] 0.0.6beta

[Tim Chadburn]

Hi,

I can't get 0.0.6beta to install properly. If I compile it myself, I get the following when I try to run it:

liquidwar6: v0.0.6beta "Cesar" #1124 (Jan 19 2009) linux-gnu/i686
liquidwar6: running "/usr/local/share/liquidwar6-0.0.6beta/script/liquidwar6.scm"
liquidwar6: WARNING! no gfx backend found
Wrong type argument in position 2: #f
In /usr/local/share/liquidwar6-0.0.6beta/script/liquidwar6.scm:
  62:  4* (begin (c-lw6sys-log 3 #) (load "main.scm") (lw6-main) ...)
  65:  5* [lw6-main]
In /usr/local/share/liquidwar6-0.0.6beta/script/main.scm:
  23:  6  (begin (load "def.scm") (load "backend.scm") ...)
  73:  7* [lw6-load-config]
In /usr/local/share/liquidwar6-0.0.6beta/script/config.scm:
 170:  8  (begin (lw6-config-defaults) (c-lw6cfg-load #) (c-lw6cfg-save #) ...)
 171:  9* [lw6-config-defaults]
  82: 10  (begin # # # ...)
  93: 11* [lw6-config-set-string! "gfx-backend" #f]
  23: 12  [c-lw6cfg-set-option "gfx-backend" #f]
liquidwar6: WARNING! dump saved in file "~/.liquidwar6/dump.txt"
liquidwar6: ERROR! scheme error "Wrong type argument in position 2: #f"
liquidwar6: 15394 malloc calls

If I use the Debian packages, I can get the game working, however the packages are "broken" which means I have to uninstall them in order to continue using the package system :-( . Here is output from the .deb installation:

~/lw6deb# dpkg -i *
Selecting previously deselected package liquidwar6.
(Reading database ... 201887 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking liquidwar6 (from liquidwar6_0.0.6beta-4vendor_i386.deb) ...
Preparing to replace liquidwar6-data 0.0.6beta-4vendor (using liquidwar6-data_0.0.6beta-4vendor_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement liquidwar6-data ...
Selecting previously deselected package liquidwar6-devel.
Unpacking liquidwar6-devel (from liquidwar6-devel_0.0.6beta-4vendor_i386.deb) ...
Preparing to replace liquidwar6-extra-maps 0.0.6beta-2vendor (using liquidwar6-extra-maps_0.0.6beta-2vendor_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement liquidwar6-extra-maps ...
Selecting previously deselected package liquidwar6-mod-gl.
Unpacking liquidwar6-mod-gl (from liquidwar6-mod-gl_0.0.6beta-4vendor_i386.deb) ...
Preparing to replace liquidwar6-mod-gl-data 0.0.6beta-4vendor (using liquidwar6-mod-gl-data_0.0.6beta-4vendor_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement liquidwar6-mod-gl-data ...
Preparing to replace liquidwar6-mod-http 0.0.6beta-4vendor (using liquidwar6-mod-http_0.0.6beta-4vendor_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement liquidwar6-mod-http ...
Selecting previously deselected package liquidwar6-mod-ogg.
Unpacking liquidwar6-mod-ogg (from liquidwar6-mod-ogg_0.0.6beta-4vendor_i386.deb) ...
Preparing to replace liquidwar6-mod-ogg-data 0.0.6beta-4vendor (using liquidwar6-mod-ogg-data_0.0.6beta-4vendor_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement liquidwar6-mod-ogg-data ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of liquidwar6:
 liquidwar6 depends on libc6 (>= 2.7-1); however:
  Version of libc6 on system is 2.3.6.ds1-13etch8.
 liquidwar6 depends on libncurses5 (>= 5.6+20071006-3); however:
  Version of libncurses5 on system is 5.5-5.
 liquidwar6 depends on libsqlite3-0 (>= 3.5.9); however:
  Version of libsqlite3-0 on system is 3.3.8-1.1.
dpkg: error processing liquidwar6 (--install):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Setting up liquidwar6-data (0.0.6beta-4vendor) ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of liquidwar6-devel:
 liquidwar6-devel depends on liquidwar6 (= 0.0.6beta-4vendor); however:
  Package liquidwar6 is not configured yet.
 liquidwar6-devel depends on libc6 (>= 2.7-1); however:
  Version of libc6 on system is 2.3.6.ds1-13etch8.
 liquidwar6-devel depends on libncurses5 (>= 5.6+20071006-3); however:
  Version of libncurses5 on system is 5.5-5.
 liquidwar6-devel depends on libsqlite3-0 (>= 3.5.9); however:
  Version of libsqlite3-0 on system is 3.3.8-1.1.
dpkg: error processing liquidwar6-devel (--install):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Setting up liquidwar6-extra-maps (0.0.6beta-2vendor) ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of liquidwar6-mod-gl:
 liquidwar6-mod-gl depends on libc6 (>= 2.7-1); however:
  Version of libc6 on system is 2.3.6.ds1-13etch8.
 liquidwar6-mod-gl depends on libfreetype6 (>= 2.3.5); however:
  Version of libfreetype6 on system is 2.2.1-5+etch3.
dpkg: error processing liquidwar6-mod-gl (--install):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Setting up liquidwar6-mod-gl-data (0.0.6beta-4vendor) ...
Setting up liquidwar6-mod-http (0.0.6beta-4vendor) ...

dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of liquidwar6-mod-ogg:
 liquidwar6-mod-ogg depends on libc6 (>= 2.7-1); however:
  Version of libc6 on system is 2.3.6.ds1-13etch8.
dpkg: error processing liquidwar6-mod-ogg (--install):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Setting up liquidwar6-mod-ogg-data (0.0.6beta-4vendor) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 liquidwar6
 liquidwar6-devel
 liquidwar6-mod-gl
 liquidwar6-mod-ogg

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As for the game itself, firstly, it looks about 100 times better than LW5. I personally don't mind the unrestricted mouse control as I find it makes maps with tight gaps less frustrating, although I don't know how multiplayer fairness will be solved. I applaud the screen-wrapping and multiple layers: these also help to keep the game flowing.

I like! Good work! Shame about the installation :-/