0004146: Game unable to start due to "main index file missing/corrupted"

(0015834)
Footkerchief (manager)
2011-03-06 12:40

Reminder sent to: kaosdrachen

Did you unzip a new version of the game on top of a previous installation?

(0015836)
kaosdrachen (reporter)
2011-03-06 12:54

No, I explicitly renamed the existing (working) version to df_old before unpacking the new version to its own directory.

(0015837)
Footkerchief (manager)
2011-03-06 13:06

Have you tried installing the libraries on your system instead of copying them into df_linux/lib? I don't know if copying libraries into there is recommended.

(0015838)
kaosdrachen (reporter)
2011-03-06 13:18

The libraries aren't the problem. If they were the binary wouldn't be able to even execute because of missing/incompatible symbols.

The game starts, reads its config files, tries to read data/index and throws up the above error.

(0015839)
Footkerchief (manager)
2011-03-06 13:21

I didn't mean that libraries are executing incorrectly, I meant that the index file seems to function as a manifest and you may be throwing it off by including new files in the lib folder. Try installing them with your system libs instead.

(0015840)
kaosdrachen (reporter)
2011-03-06 13:23

If it's a manifest, is there a way to rebuild it in situ?

(0015841)
kaosdrachen (reporter)
2011-03-06 13:26

Copying the index file from the old DF seems to have worked, although it is complaining a lot about missing keybinds and the escape key doesn't seem to interrupt the intro movie anymore.

Issue History
Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
2011-03-06 12:37	kaosdrachen	New Issue
2011-03-06 12:40	Footkerchief	Note Added: 0015834
2011-03-06 12:41	Footkerchief	Tag Attached: AWAITING UPDATE
2011-03-06 12:54	kaosdrachen	Note Added: 0015836
2011-03-06 12:55	kaosdrachen	Tag Attached: 0.31.19
2011-03-06 12:55	kaosdrachen	Tag Attached: 64-bit
2011-03-06 12:55	kaosdrachen	Tag Attached: 0.31.20
2011-03-06 12:55	kaosdrachen	Tag Attached: linux
2011-03-06 13:06	Footkerchief	Note Added: 0015837
2011-03-06 13:18	kaosdrachen	Note Added: 0015838
2011-03-06 13:21	Footkerchief	Note Added: 0015839
2011-03-06 13:23	kaosdrachen	Note Added: 0015840
2011-03-06 13:26	kaosdrachen	Note Added: 0015841
2011-03-06 13:27	Footkerchief	Status	new => resolved
2011-03-06 13:27	Footkerchief	Resolution	open => no change required
2011-03-06 13:27	Footkerchief	Assigned To	=> Footkerchief
2011-03-09 04:50	Dwarfu	Tag Detached: AWAITING UPDATE
2014-09-23 12:08	Footkerchief	Relationship added	duplicate of 0003780

Notes
(0015834) Footkerchief (manager) 2011-03-06 12:40	Reminder sent to: kaosdrachen Did you unzip a new version of the game on top of a previous installation?

(0015836) kaosdrachen (reporter) 2011-03-06 12:54	No, I explicitly renamed the existing (working) version to df_old before unpacking the new version to its own directory.

(0015837) Footkerchief (manager) 2011-03-06 13:06	Have you tried installing the libraries on your system instead of copying them into df_linux/lib? I don't know if copying libraries into there is recommended.

(0015838) kaosdrachen (reporter) 2011-03-06 13:18	The libraries aren't the problem. If they were the binary wouldn't be able to even execute because of missing/incompatible symbols. The game starts, reads its config files, tries to read data/index and throws up the above error.

(0015839) Footkerchief (manager) 2011-03-06 13:21	I didn't mean that libraries are executing incorrectly, I meant that the index file seems to function as a manifest and you may be throwing it off by including new files in the lib folder. Try installing them with your system libs instead.

(0015840) kaosdrachen (reporter) 2011-03-06 13:23	If it's a manifest, is there a way to rebuild it in situ?

(0015841) kaosdrachen (reporter) 2011-03-06 13:26	Copying the index file from the old DF seems to have worked, although it is complaining a lot about missing keybinds and the escape key doesn't seem to interrupt the intro movie anymore.