The function X11_KeyToUnicode is missing in libsdl in Edgy ( dapper ok)
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | libsdl1.2 (Debian) |
Fix Released
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Unknown
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| | libsdl1.2 (Ubuntu) |
Undecided
|
Colin Watson | ||
Bug Description
This function is used by game build on SDL library in order to transform input of the keyboard into Unicode characters.
There is a risk that a lot of game build on SDL does not work with Edgy.
For instance all the games based on Torque will not work with edgy : http://
This function has been removed in the current package libsdl 1.2( 1.2.10.3) .provided with edgy ( it works with dapper).
For your information a patch has been provided with libsdl1.2 (1.2.11-3), have a look on :
http://
Warning : all the libraries linked to libsdl should be updated in the same way.
How to reproduce :
1/ download the demo of torque available at : http://
2/ install it , launch in a console window : TorqueGameEngin
3/ follow the installation procedure : click on next
4/ go to the installation directory and launch : demo.bin
You get the folowing errors message and demo.bin crashes:
"demo.bin: symbol lookup error: demo.bin: undefined symbol: X11_KeyToUnicode"
This demo works with dapper.
| description: | updated |
| Ronny Bangsund (ronnyb) wrote : | #1 |
| Colin Watson (cjwatson) wrote : | #2 |
Fixed in Feisty by merging this change from Debian:
libsdl1.2 (1.2.11-3) unstable; urgency=low
* debian/rules:
+ Factored the udeb rules.
* debian/
+ New patch. Export X11_KeyToUnicode() to legacy applications, but warn
about such usage to stderr (Closes: #376560).
-- Sam Hocevar (Debian packages) <email address hidden> Sun, 13 Aug 2006 19:03:51 +0200
Note, as mentioned in the Debian bug, that this is an internal function which should not be used by new SDL-using code.
| Changed in libsdl1.2: | |
| assignee: | nobody → kamion |
| status: | Unconfirmed → Fix Released |
| Changed in libsdl1.2: | |
| status: | Unknown → Fix Released |
| philippe-c (phc-cai) wrote : | #3 |
Thanks a lot
Philippe C
I have the same problem on Edgy i386. I consider it quite critical,
since I can't code without it.