Changes between Version 11 and Version 15 of Ticket #6320


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Sep 17, 2021, 7:33:18 AM (3 years ago)
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  • Ticket #6320 – Description

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    99Example 3 (Tirili's computer)\\ [[Image(tirili screenshot_scaled_down.png)]]
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     11Example 4 (allalongthetower's computer)\\ [[Image(allalongthetower_screenshot_of_error_messages_scaled_down.png​)]]
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    1113**Expected vs. actual results**\\ Expected results: The game starts up, displays the main menu and thematic artwork, and plays music. The main menu responds to mouse clicks and the game functions correctly.
     
    3133I have attached the entire user mods folder that Tirili sent as proof that this problem is practically occurring in a realistic user environment. Specifically, user mods were installed in the past, 0ad was upgraded and previously-invisible bugs were triggered.
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    33 **Environnment**\\ Two users have reported this problem so far, Tirili and Farid.\\ Tirili uses GNU/Linux. Slackware distribution. AMD APU (CPU combined with GPU) that is approximately 6 months old.\\ Farid uses GNU/Linux. Unknown distribution and hardware.\\ And, I am able to reproduce the symptoms with Debian GNU/Linux. Intel CPU and nVIDIA GPU.
     35**Environnment**\\ Three users have reported this problem so far, Tirili, Farid, and allalongthetower.\\
     36 * Tirili uses GNU/Linux. Slackware distribution. AMD APU (CPU combined with GPU) that is approximately 6 months old.\\
     37 * Farid uses GNU/Linux. Unknown distribution and hardware.\\
     38 * allalongthetower uses Mac OS-X. Intel 3rd generation CPU. Intel HD Graphics 4000 GPU.\\
     39 * And, I am able to reproduce the symptoms with Debian GNU/Linux. Intel CPU and nVIDIA GPU.
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    3541**Console logs**\\ See attached file, "2021-08-21 bug report from Tirili - backtrace.txt". Note that the last console log message is "TIMER| ps_lang_hotkeys: 1.00483 ms". Also note that the current source line in the backtrace is just where it happened to be at the time that I asked Tirili to press Ctrl-C in order to obtain a backtrace. The game loop is able to continue normally and calls to Render() and LimitFPS() complete. Yet the game window video output remains black (or garbled, depending on the test environment).
     
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    3945 1. Add diagnostics: listing files accessed and gui error messages on console and in log file instead of only in graphical window. The latter can't be read if the GUI is not working correctly.\\
    40  2. Add ability to enable verbose startup, error and warning messages or logging.\\
    41  3. Add detection of broken mods and offer to reset mod configuration. Or, support a command line switch to reset the mod configuration. Or, support a command line switch to enable "safe mode" where mods are disabled, and advanced graphics features are also disabled.
     46 1. Add ability to enable verbose startup, error and warning messages or logging.\\
     47 1. Add detection of broken mods and offer to reset mod configuration. Or, support a command line switch to reset the mod configuration. Or, support a command line switch to enable "safe mode" where mods are disabled, and advanced graphics features are also disabled.