Re: Using Torcs Championship Server in text mode

----- Tambet Matiisen wrote:
> Hi everyone!
> 
> I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask, but I'll do it anyway 
> :). I'm trying to run Torcs 1.3.4 with Championship Server patch in text 
> mode. The manual (http://arxiv.org/pdf/1304.1672v2.pdf) suggests 
> something like this:
> 
> torcs -r ~/.torcs/config/raceman/quickrace.xml
> 
> It all appears to run fine, until I ask for restart, in which case it 
> crashes with following error:
> 
> Waiting for request on port 3001
> ******* RESTARTING *****
> freeglut  ERROR:  Function <glutKeyboardFunc> called without first 
> calling 'glutInit'.
> 
> It can be easily reproduced with the client coming with SCR patch - from 
> scr-client-app folder run
> 
> ./client maxSteps:100
> 
> I guess the restarting code assumes graphical mode, which is weird, 

glutKeyboardFunc() is a non graphical gl-ut-ility for reading the keyboard.

> because one would think that restarting would be especially useful in 
> text mode. Do you think it would be easy to fix? I have some rusty 
> knowledge of C/C++, but the codebase it too big to grasp in short time.
> 
> Thanks!
> Tambet
> 

Open patch.dat with a text editor (gvim works) and search for:
RestartRaceHookInit

RestartRaceHookInit() is prevented from executing because of:
if (RESTART!=1)

Modify torcs/src/libs/raceengineclient/racemain.cpp by
modifying if (RESTART!=1) then do a make in the
torcs directory ... and whatever else was required
rebuild the code.

Disclaimer: This is my best guess.

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