Checking dependencies: missing: libsdl1.2debian

[jrmain]

I've just installed ut99server on my Ubuntu 14.04 server, and although it seems to run okay, whenever I stop or start it, I see these messages:

[ERROR ] Starting ut99-server: Checking dependencies: missing: libsdl1.2debian
Warning! ut99server does not have sudo access. Manually install dependencies.
sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386; sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install libsdl1.2debian

I checked whether the 'missing' package is in fact installed, and it does seem to be:

$ sudo dpkg -s libsdl1.2debian
Package: libsdl1.2debian
Status: install ok installed
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Installed-Size: 484
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com>
Architecture: amd64
Multi-Arch: same
Source: libsdl1.2
Version: 1.2.15-8ubuntu1.1
Replaces: libsdl1.2debian-all, libsdl1.2debian-alsa, libsdl1.2debian-esd, libsdl1.2debian-nas, libsdl1.2debian-oss, libsdl1.2debian-pulseaudio
Depends: libasound2 (>= 1.0.16), libc6 (>= 2.15), libcaca0 (>= 0.99.beta17-1), libpulse0 (>= 1:0.99.1), libx11-6 (>= 2:1.4.99.1), libxext6
Pre-Depends: multiarch-support
Conflicts: libsdl1.2, libsdl1.2-all, libsdl1.2-esd, libsdl1.2-nas, libsdl1.2-oss, libsdl1.2debian-all, libsdl1.2debian-alsa, libsdl1.2debian-esd, libsdl1.2debian-nas, libsdl1.2debian-oss, libsdl1.2debian-pulseaudio

If I try to install libsdl1.2debian, Linux tells me 'libsdl1.2debian is already the newest version.'

If I try the suggested command from the error message (sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386; sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install libsdl1.2debian), Linux tells me 'libsdl1.2debian is already the newest version.'

What functionality is provided by libsdl1.2debian that I may be missing? If it's actually working, does that mean there's a problem in how ut99server is detecting libsdl1.2debian?

Let me know if there's any more diagnostic information I can provide.

Update: I just installed ut2k4server, and although it seems to run fine, I get the same messages about libsdl1.2debian when I stop or start the server.

[Grimston]

Try this to enable support for 32 bit libraries.

sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
sudo apt-get update

Then force it to install the 32bit version

sudo apt-get install libsdl1.2debian:i386

[jrmain]

That sounded promising, but when I try to install libsdl1.2debian:i386, I get this: libsdl1.2debian:i386 is already the newest version.

[jrmain]

I think I found the problem. The command in check_deps.sh that checks for the existence of libsdl1.2debian is dpkg-query -W -f='${Status}' libsdl1.2debian. When I run that command on my server, I get this: install ok installedinstall ok installed. The script is looking for install ok installed on a line by itself, which it's not seeing. I think I'm getting the response I am because both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of libsdl1.2debian are installed. Anyway, I changed the script to look for install ok installed at the start of a line, and I no longer see the dependency warnings. libsdl1.2debian is a requirement for the UT99 and UT2K4 servers, and it is installed, it just wasn't being detected properly by the gameservers script.

[dgibbs64]

can you post your updated code and I will look at adding a fix for this thanks. Good investigation 👍

[jrmain]

check_deps.sh Line 22 Change: dpkg-query -W -f='${Status}' ${deptocheck} 2>/dev/null | grep -q -P '^install ok installed$' To: dpkg-query -W -f='${Status}' ${deptocheck} 2>/dev/null | grep -q -P '^install ok installed'

[dgibbs64]

@jrmain thanks. This is fixed now.

[jrmain]

Cool! When will the change appear? I mean, if I run update-lgsm now, will I get the fix?

[dgibbs64]

Next release :)

[jrmain]

Confirmed fixed in latest release. Thanks!

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