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On Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 11:14 PM, Alfred Reynolds <[email protected]> wrote: > "rubber duck the problem" ? That is a new one on me > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Eric G. Wolfe > Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2013 3:12 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] [BUG] SteamCMD on Linux autoupdate blocker > > Yeah, I get that 'steam' is an old part of the HldsUpdateTool. I was > trying to rubber duck the problem and point out this should probably > call steamcmd.sh, instead of the legacy steam binary. > > Also, thanks Doctor for your awesome auto_steam_update plugin :) > > On 02/21/2013 05:29 PM, Doctor McKay wrote: >> 'steam' is the name of the old HldsUpdateTool binary. I'm going to assume >> that SteamCMD autoupdate functionality hasn't been implemented yet. >> >> >> Doctor McKay >> http://www.doctormckay.com >> [email protected] >> >> >> On Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 5:11 PM, Eric G. Wolfe >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> In trying out SteamCMD with the Team Fortress 2 Beta, a clean install >>> seems to be missing something which would allow auto-update to function >>> correctly. Perhaps I am missing something obvious, or doing something >>> wrong. So I'll document my setup to reproduce. >>> >>> I restarted the TF2 Beta server after the update was shipped last night >>> via `_restart` on the console. It shuts down the server, but just comes >>> back up saying "Master Server Requesting Restart", and never actually >>> updating the server. Isn't the dedicated server supposed to auto-update >>> via steamcmd, or is auto-update not implemented? I blew away the whole >>> install and re-installed from scratch to see if I could reproduce the >>> problem. >>> >>> # adduser steamcmd >>> $ su - steamcmd >>> $ mkdir ~/bin >>> $ wget >>> http://media.steampowered.com/**client/steamcmd_linux.tar.gz<http://media.steampowered.com/client/steamcmd_linux.tar.gz> >>> $ cd ~/bin && tar zxvf ../steamcmd_linux.tar.gz >>> $ bash -l >>> $ steamcmd.sh +login anonymous +app_update 229830 validate +quit >>> $ $GAME_DIR/srcds_run -autoupdate ... >>> >>> So here might be relevant output from when the TF2 Beta server is started >>> >>> Auto detecting CPU >>> Using default binary: ./srcds_linux >>> Server will auto-restart if there is a crash. >>> WARNING: Failed to locate steam binary. >>> WARNING: Could not locate steam binary:, ignoring. >>> >>> Which is from Line #300 of srcds_run, and clearly shows `which steam`. >>> Now, I don't know if this should be looking for `steamcmd.sh`, `steam.sh`, >>> or the old `steam` binary which hldsupdatetool downloads. Running `find >>> -type f -iname "steam"` returns nothing in this cleanly installed steamcmd >>> managed home directory. >>> >>> If a `steam` binary is needed, which I expect provides auto-update >>> functionality. Why hasn't steamcmd downloaded that `steam` binary and put >>> it into this managed directory? If that is not the case, where did I go >>> wrong? >>> >>> -- >>> Eric G. Wolfe >>> Senior Linux Administrator, >>> IT Infrastructure Systems >>> ------------------------------**-------- >>> Marshall University Computing Services >>> Drinko Library 428-K >>> One John Marshall Dr. >>> Huntington, WV 25755 >>> Phone: 304.942.3970 >>> Email: [email protected] >>> >>> You will be recognized and honored as a community leader. >>> >>> >>> ______________________________**_________________ >>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >>> please visit: >>> https://list.valvesoftware.**com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/**hlds_linux<https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >> please visit: >> https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please > visit: > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please > visit: > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
