Savefile block can't be read

[Malak Darkhunter]

just compiled angband 3.5 on my ubuntu linux machine using the
./configure --prefix=$HOME
make
make install

this script seems to work fine with no errors however once I startup angband and press any key to continue it tells me that the savefile block can't be read and then it tells me to maybe load an earlier savefile. Any ideas on what is going on here?

[Malak Darkhunter]

tried to compile again this time with a simple
./configure
make
sudo make install

and then tried to start angband from a terminal command with
sudo ./angband

it informs me that angband has a broken savefile
how can this be when its a fresh install?

[Malak Darkhunter]

Just found this thread and will try again later

http://angband.oook.cz/forum/showthread.php?t=6533

On a side note I was able to also compile sangband 102
Tried to compile FAangband but I get errors, tried the 116 build and the newer 144 build so I don't don't know what's wrong there.

[Malak Darkhunter]

got angband to run by using angband -u(character name)
however I cannot locate the savefiles.

[AnonymousHero]

Try looking in ~/.angband/Angband/save.

Btw, if you want to run without installing you can also give "configure" the option "--with-no-install". (I prefer this avoid cluttering the system with junk which isn't handled by the package manager.)

[Malak Darkhunter]

Try looking in ~/.angband/Angband/save.

Btw, if you want to run without installing you can also give "configure" the option "--with-no-install". (I prefer this avoid cluttering the system with junk which isn't handled by the package manager.)

If I type that in a terminal it tells me that it is a directory however I'm not sure what to do actualy to look at whats in the directory if im using a terminal window..

[Malak Darkhunter]

not sure why angband uses this behavior, my compile of Sangband with the makefile.std setup installs sangband directly in the source directory and also uses the directorys present within the directory such as the save files. Savefiles are saved under the appropriate folder within the same directory and are not hidden.

I'm kind of curious will angband compile using the make -fMakefile.std install command?

[Malak Darkhunter]

just tried a sudo apt-get --purge remove angband to get rid of any hidden system files and it ended up finding a system file from 3.3.2. removed that, however on recompile and install it does yet again the same thing...broke savefile, I have looked and can't find anything anywhere with the savefile, even new characters in the game. at this point im about fed up, I wonder if you take a save file from angband 3.5 lets say from the windows port using wine and then moving a created savefile to your linux angband save folder if it would work then reading the new savefile.

[fizzix]

Sorry that I can't really help here. I've not messed at all with save/load even less on linux.

[Malak Darkhunter]

Sorry that I can't really help here. I've not messed at all with save/load even less on linux.

quite alright Fizzix, I am still tinkering around...I can play the game however files not being saved to the appropriate directories is really bugging me..it's like they just disappear. I have tried doing searches everywhere hunting for savefile names and they aren't there, character dumps don't save in the angband directory either, so I will keep searching for a work around.

[Dawnmist]

If I type that in a terminal it tells me that it is a directory however I'm not sure what to do actualy to look at whats in the directory if im using a terminal window..

on the command line, "ls" lists the contents of a directory.

ls -a ~/.angband/Angband/save

will list ALL files (including any hidden ones) in the ~/.angband/Angband/save directory (the "-a" bit says "show all").

The ".angband" directory itself is a hidden directory. Most graphical file browsers have an option to show hidden files/directories (Nautilus used to use CTRL-H to toggle them being visible/invisible) - if you look under view options you should find something that will allow you to "show hidden files" and allow you to see/explore inside that directory in a graphical file browser too.

[Malak Darkhunter]

on the command line, "ls" lists the contents of a directory.

ls -a ~/.angband/Angband/save

will list ALL files (including any hidden ones) in the ~/.angband/Angband/save directory (the "-a" bit says "show all").

The ".angband" directory itself is a hidden directory. Most graphical file browsers have an option to show hidden files/directories (Nautilus used to use CTRL-H to toggle them being visible/invisible) - if you look under view options you should find something that will allow you to "show hidden files" and allow you to see/explore inside that directory in a graphical file browser too.

Right when you was typing this I was figuring it out,lol.
Success!
moving to my home folder I pressed Cntrl-H and it then showed me the hidden directory of .Angband...from there I quickly located the old hidden save files that was causing the problem, Angband works like a charm now.
I need to write a book on all the linux commands I have learned in the last 2 days about compiling and removing and locating hidden files.
Anyways thanks Dawnmist for your info, learning linux is almost as addictive as playing