On 5/30/20 4:45 PM, Tobias Frost wrote: > On Sat, May 30, 2020 at 03:08:21PM +0200, Roland Plüss wrote: >> On 5/30/20 2:00 PM, Tobias Frost wrote: >>> * Update to my hints list: There is a fox package, fox-1.6 [1]; you'll >>> know for >>> sure if it suitable… >>> >>> [1] https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/fox1.6 >>> >> I've seen that. I need though fox1.7 since 1.6 is not compatible to 1.7 >> . There had been API breaking changes in 1.7 . >> >> If this is a vital problem please tell me. It's not possible to remove >> fox1.7 requirement unless various parts of the package are not build >> (namely the basic crash recovery module, the gui launcher and the entire >> IGDE). > Yes, this gonna be a problem due to the Debian Policy about embedded code > copies [1]. > > I see those options: > - talk to the fox-1.6 maintainer about updating the package to 1.7. > (though I see that they generally stick to released versions and 1.7.* seems > to be only development snapshots; a question to ask: is the 1.7 ABI stable > already?) > - make the features optional that requires 1.7 > - use only 1.6 features (listed for completeness, as you said you can't) > > [1] > https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-source.html#embedded-code-copies > To be honest I don't know how stable the author thinks 1.7 is. I had no troubles with stability so far.
The features can be made optional but then only the console-launcher is working. This would mean games can be played (from the console) but no gui-launcher can be used and no development environment can be used. To be honest I don't think such a stripped down version is useful except for one scenario: game server hosting. -- Mit freundlichen Grüssen Plüss Roland Game Development and Game Engine Technologies https://dragondreams.ch
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