VVVVVV Won't launch from steam on linux

[lotuswrench]

It launches when I go to the steamapp directory and launch it manually through the console. Shows "Unable to open file mmmmmm.vvv" but seems to run fine otherwise. I have already checked the integretity.

[libertarian ettin]

Same here on Ubuntu 14.04.

[flibitijibibo]

If you open up the ./VVVVVV script you can change this line...

export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:./x86_64/

... to this:

export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$STEAM_LD_LIBRARY_PATH:./x86_64/

I think what's happening is that the loader is picking Valve's SDL2 lib, which is out of date and missing a symbol that VVVVVV needs.

[libertarian ettin]

Originally posted by flibitijibibo:

If you open up the ./VVVVVV script you can change this line...

export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:./x86_64/

... to this:

export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$STEAM_LD_LIBRARY_PATH:./x86_64/

I think what's happening is that the loader is picking Valve's SDL2 lib, which is out of date and missing a symbol that VVVVVV needs.

Works, thanks!

[lotuswrench]

Originally posted by Guardian Nacho:

Originally posted by flibitijibibo:

If you open up the ./VVVVVV script you can change this line...

export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:./x86_64/

... to this:

export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$STEAM_LD_LIBRARY_PATH:./x86_64/

I think what's happening is that the loader is picking Valve's SDL2 lib, which is out of date and missing a symbol that VVVVVV needs.

Works, thanks!

Works here too, thanks for the help!

[wberrier]

Running the beta also seems to fix the launch issue of missing sdl2 symbols on linux.

[Ferromagnetic Compound]

I had the same problem - And the fix given worked just fine! Might be worthwile pushing a new version of the start script as I'm sure a whole bunch of people are affected!

[flibitijibibo]

Originally posted by Ferromagnetic Compound:

I had the same problem - And the fix given worked just fine! Might be worthwile pushing a new version of the start script as I'm sure a whole bunch of people are affected!

I'm hoping they update the Steam runtime in the next Steam update; they were _really_ rushing 2.0.5 by the end so I'm thinking they needed the update for something. If not I'll just append this to the script, but I do wonder why the SRT in particular loads the wrong lib when my system runtime is 2.0.4 but works just fine...

[Hiro Lynx]

I had the problem too, thanks for the workaround!

[lerax]

I had the same problem here. UPDATE: the developer workaround fixed the problem.

[Nutscape Navigator]

Fixed it for me!

[BoobsToGo]

It's still not fixed and took me twenty minutes how to figure this out. This game is great but ♥♥♥♥, the developers need to make sure their game is playable and stuff.

[murla]

Excuse my ignorance, what $STEAM_LD_LIBRARY_PATH should be?

$HOME/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32

Both Steam and Linux versions of VVVVVV segfault for me on Arch, it shouldn't be like that. VVVVVV: Make and Play Edition segfaults too.

Edit: don't use libs shipped with the game. Just launch game binary from the game's root and it works just fine.

[flibitijibibo]

The SDL2 lib has been updated to 2.0.10. Any further issues should be filed with your distribution maintainer, as this (and the previous revision before this update) worked in testing. Arch may have a regression that needs to be investigated.

[murla]

Update to my previous message:

./x86_64/libvorbis.so.0

causes segfault. Removing it helps launching the game via Steam or ./VVVVVV.