Compiling on lubuntu

[fph]

@PopTart: could you try running your compiled Angband with

SDL_VIDEODRIVER=wayland src/angband -msdl2

and

SDL_VIDEODRIVER=x11 src/angband -msdl2

(careful, no space before and after the equal sign) to see if mouse support works in one of these combinations? Thanks!

[invisibletroll]

@PopTart: could you try running your compiled Angband with

SDL_VIDEODRIVER=wayland src/angband -msdl2

and

SDL_VIDEODRIVER=x11 src/angband -msdl2

(careful, no space before and after the equal sign) to see if mouse support works in one of these combinations? Thanks!

Both give

src/angband: Unable to prepare any 'display module'!

on Lubuntu.

[invisibletroll]

I can confirm that the mouse support works on vanilla Ubuntu; I have been using it in many version combinations. However, Lubuntu is a different beast than most linuxes, because it uses Wayland instead of X as its graphics stack.

I haven't followed Ubuntu development that closely. I just know Wayland has been hyped a lot so from the old memory it would be obvious Wayland would be used in almost every distro. The devil is always in these damn details.

[PopTart]

@PopTart: could you try running your compiled Angband with

SDL_VIDEODRIVER=wayland src/angband -msdl2

and

SDL_VIDEODRIVER=x11 src/angband -msdl2

(careful, no space before and after the equal sign) to see if mouse support works in one of these combinations? Thanks!

What exactly do you mean by run it "with" that line? Does that go after the word angband? That doesn't follow the normal syntax of the command.

[PopTart]

I should also mention that I'm running this on a Minix mini-computer.

[PopTart]

Not sure if it was clear, I can navigate the menus with the mouse, but I click on an option, the menu disappears without carrying out the action.

[PopTart]

Mystery solved

The mouse that I use maps buttons weird, so the normal click doesn't register as such, while a different button registers as a click. Amazing.

[fph]

What exactly do you mean by run it "with" that line? Does that go after the word angband? That doesn't follow the normal syntax of the command.

That line should be the whole command line. "SDL_VIDEODRIVER=wayland" comes before the name of the executable file and sets an environment variable; then src/angband is the name of the file to run (I am not sure how you usually run it; this could be just "angband" or "./angband" for you instead), and "-msdl2" is the argument you've been already using.

Anyhow, good to know you solved that issue!

[PopTart]

That line should be the whole command line. "SDL_VIDEODRIVER=wayland" comes before the name of the executable file and sets an environment variable; then src/angband is the name of the file to run (I am not sure how you usually run it; this could be just "angband" or "./angband" for you instead), and "-msdl2" is the argument you've been already using.

Anyhow, good to know you solved that issue!

The wayland one says it's "not available"; the x11 one works the same as without specifying either one.