-Experimental- Debian GTK Client available

[Leaf]

For those running Debian and are willing to test out experimental changes to the GTK Client...

Installation:

Add the following to your /etc/apt/sources.list

deb ftp://ftp.real-time.com/linux/real-time unstable custom
deb-src ftp://ftp.real-time.com/linux/real-time unstable custom

Minimal Installation:
% sudo apt-get update
% sudo apt-get install crossfire-client-gtk


Troubleshooting and error reports:

Make sure gdb and crossfire-client-gtk-dbg packages are installed.

% sudo apt-get update
% sudo apt-get install gdb crossfire-client-gtk-dbg

If you get an error message similar to this:

E: Couldn't find package crossfire-client-gtk-dbg

Then run the following commands:

% cd /var/tmp
% script
% gdb /usr/bin/gcfclientdbg

When it locks up, still kill the client (control-c or kill ).

gdb should dump you to a gdb> prompt.

(gdb) bt
(gdb) quit
$ exit
$ mail crossfire-devel@lists.real-time.com < /var/tmp/typescript

This will show the exact line code that caused the hang and the call stack (ie the functions called to get here) and email it to the crossfire-developer mailing list.

[Leaf]

Any updates, suggestions and questions on the experimental Debain GTK client will show up here first:

http://faq.eqenchanters.org/index.php?action=show&cat=2

Also, this page has better features and functions for maintaining a FAQ on the client.