Problem starting Exult in Linux

[Mike Rizzo]

Hi,

I have downloaded and compiled the 1.1 snapshot to my Linux system. I was able to play Black Gate for a while, but after a fews Exult stopped working and just gives me the following error message:

Exult version 1.1.0cvs
Build at: Oct 12 2002 11:25:32
Compile-time options: HAVE_TIMIDITY_BIN, USE_EXULTSTUDIO, HAVE_ZIP_SUPPORT
Compiler: gcc, version: 3.2

Platform: Linux version 2.4.19-gentoo-r9
Data path = /usr/local/share/exult
mcop warning: user defined signal handler found for SIG_PIPE, overriding
Fatal signal: Segmentation Fault (SDL Parachute Deployed)
Segmentation Fault

That's it. Has anyone ever seen this before? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Mike

[wjp]

What's mcop?

[Darke]

IIRC, it's part of arts.

You might want to check that the directory '/tmp/mcop-$(username)' and everything under it is owned by $(username) and has his/her appropriate group.

[artaxerxes]

mcop is the interprocesses communication method under KDE. This is KDE specific.

I run KDE here and never had that pb.

Maybe you messed up your KDE. You could try to re-install it.
In the meantime, give a try with gnome or windowmaker

Artaxerxes

[nadir]

Sorry Artaxerxes, but the problem is as Darke says. SDL can be compiled to use the artsd sound daemon for output and the error is happening within the "client" part (within Exult).
What the error is I don't know, but I don't use KDE...

[Mike Rizzo]

Thanks for all of your help. I tried using Gnome as my window manager and Exult came up. It's kind of weird, I wasn't even using KDE or artsd, Iwas using Fluxbox as my window manager. Now all I have to do is get sound to work under Gnome...