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closes when destination folder has been cleared

Open ghost opened this issue 2 years ago • 3 comments

Step to reproduce on Debian:

  • run the updater so that the game can work
  • remove everything in the download folder, except the unvanquished folder
  • run the updater

What happens:

A popup saying Failed to start Unvanquished process. shows, and the updater ends.

What would be expected:

Updater should at least ask to repair (aka: reinstall).

ghost avatar Jan 30 '23 18:01 ghost

Of course, clicking on the "settings" wheel allows to force the updater to download, but I think this should be done automatically. Clicking on that wheel is "not so simple" and normal users could think they need more extreme measures.

ghost avatar Jan 30 '23 18:01 ghost

Checking the full installation integrity is not feasible, but I guess we could do a minimal check that the engine binary exists

slipher avatar Jan 30 '23 18:01 slipher

It could be possible to check if the daemon executable fails to start, or returns too quickly. It could also be possible to make the updater place a marker that the client would remove if successfully started. If marker is still there when updater is run anew, then show an emergency window or something. Just some random ideas.

ghost avatar Jan 30 '23 19:01 ghost