Fixed [2.1.17] [Linux 64-bit] SRB2 won't save record attack replays.

[SteelT]

As the title says, SRB2 won't save replays from record attack.

 

[Unknownlight]

I'm going to add here that it's the same on Mac. Replays and ghosts don't save, and it's been like that since at least 2.0.

 

[K.S.]

Out of curiosity, does it work if you create the folders /replay/main/ outside of the game?

 

[SteelT]

Out of curiosity, does it work if you create the folders /replay/main/ outside of the game?

I finally got around to testing it, and no. It still wouldn't save replays if i created the folders outside the game.

 

[SteelT]

So... anything about this bug? It's been 2 years since I reported it and saving replays are still broken.

 

[ForgiveThisNewb]

Problem identified!

SRB2 on Linux, and presumably OSX, has a separate settings directory; ~/.srb2 in my case. SRB2 will create replay/main in this settings directory and read demos stored there.

The problem is, SRB2 saves demos to the active directory. So if you create replay/main from the folder your srb2 executable is stored in, the demos will save there, but SRB2 won't be able to find them.

On Windows, where there isn't a separate settings directory, this is no issue. On Linux and OSX, the result is that demos appear not to record.

Pull request submitted.

 

[Monster Iestyn]

ForgiveThisNewb's pull request has been merged and is now in master.