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steam: added java and steam-run to documentation, removed patchelf info

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Marti Serra 2016-12-11 12:47:48 +01:00
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@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ it. Place the resulting <filename>package.nix</filename> file into
chroot environment, as documented chroot environment, as documented
<link xlink:href="http://sandervanderburg.blogspot.nl/2013/09/composing-fhs-compatible-chroot.html">here</link>. <link xlink:href="http://sandervanderburg.blogspot.nl/2013/09/composing-fhs-compatible-chroot.html">here</link>.
This allows us to have binaries in the expected paths without disrupting the system, This allows us to have binaries in the expected paths without disrupting the system,
and to avoid patching them. and to avoid patching them to work in a non FHS environment.
</para> </para>
</section> </section>
@ -464,7 +464,6 @@ it. Place the resulting <filename>package.nix</filename> file into
or because they cannot be patched.The steps to launch a game or because they cannot be patched.The steps to launch a game
directly are: directly are:
<orderedlist> <orderedlist>
<listitem><para>Patch the script/binary if you can.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Add a file named <filename>steam_appid.txt</filename> in <listitem><para>Add a file named <filename>steam_appid.txt</filename> in
the binary folder, with the appid as contents (it can be found in the the binary folder, with the appid as contents (it can be found in the
stdout from steam).</para></listitem> stdout from steam).</para></listitem>
@ -501,14 +500,18 @@ libGL error: failed to load driver: swrast</programlisting></para></listitem>
<programlisting>steam.sh: line 713: 7842 Segmentation fault (core dumped)</programlisting> <programlisting>steam.sh: line 713: 7842 Segmentation fault (core dumped)</programlisting>
have a look at <link xlink:href="https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/20269">this pull request</link>. have a look at <link xlink:href="https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/20269">this pull request</link>.
</para></listitem> </para></listitem>
</itemizedlist></listitem></varlistentry> </itemizedlist></listitem></varlistentry>
<varlistentry> <varlistentry>
<term>Known issues</term> <term>Java</term>
<listitem><orderedlist> <listitem><orderedlist>
<listitem><para> <listitem><para>
No java in steam chrootenv. Games affected: Towns: There is no java in steam chrootenv by default. If you get a message like
<programlisting>/home/foo/.local/share/Steam/SteamApps/common/towns/towns.sh: line 1: java: command not found</programlisting> <programlisting>/home/foo/.local/share/Steam/SteamApps/common/towns/towns.sh: line 1: java: command not found</programlisting>
You need to add
<programlisting> steam.override { withJava = true; };</programlisting>
to your configuration.
</para></listitem> </para></listitem>
</orderedlist></listitem></varlistentry> </orderedlist></listitem></varlistentry>
@ -517,6 +520,23 @@ libGL error: failed to load driver: swrast</programlisting></para></listitem>
</section> </section>
<section xml:id="sec-steam-run">
<title>steam-run</title>
<para>
The FHS-compatible chroot used for steam can also be used to run
other linux games that expect a FHS environment.
To do it, add
<programlisting>pkgs.(steam.override {
nativeOnly = true;
newStdcpp = true;
}).run</programlisting>
to your configuration, rebuild, and run the game with
<programlisting>steam-run ./foo</programlisting>
</para>
</section>
</section> </section>
</chapter> </chapter>