How to get pr-downloader to download into an archive?

[Jools]

to convert .sdp to .zip use MakeZip from RapidTools:

http://springrts.com/wiki/RapidTools#MakeZip

(very likely compiles only on linux atm)

No offense, but how in the hell is that supposed to be useful/helpful to a windows user?

a windows user can compile/fix it. i guess i don't understand the question.

This is still not clear to me. How do I get something usable out of the stuff that pr-downloader downloads?

This is no longer about lups in case anyone thought that. I just want to test a beta version of my game and that can not be found on http://packages.springrts.com/builds/

I don't understand how the question is not clear? I want to commit something with rapid and download it into a form that can be shared to other people in a simple way. A zip file is a simple way. A pool of data is not.

Since the game is already synced with rapid it would be convenient to use that, as a test version is already made in each commit. I do not want to make own zipped versions that are distributed on various third party download sites.

[gajop]

Is it not possible to use pr-downloader directly like the old Python "rapid" program?
Have you tried "pr-fownloader --dump-sdp <name>"? If that doesn't work this functionality should be added much like the list/search install/available packages that's also not present afaik.

[Jools]

C:\Users\Jools>pr-downloader --filesystem-writepath U:tmp --dump-sdp xta:test
pr-downloader 0.7-159-gd9842d7
[Info] Using filesystem-writepath: U:tmp
[Error] ../../tools/pr-downloader/src/FileSystem/FileSystem.cpp:87:parseSdp(): C
ould not open xta:test
[Info] Download complete!

C:\Users\Jools>pr-downloader --filesystem-writepath U:tmp --dump-sdp ba:latest
pr-downloader 0.7-159-gd9842d7
[Info] Using filesystem-writepath: U:tmp
[Error] ../../tools/pr-downloader/src/FileSystem/FileSystem.cpp:87:parseSdp(): C
ould not open ba:latest
[Info] Download complete!

[abma]

--dump-sdp just prints the contents of an .sdp file... it expects a filename as parameter not a tag, ie.:

$ pr-downloader --dump-sdp .spring/packages/a619e190f6be77d6ce2cbf09edf0c77a.sdp
pr-downloader 0.7-161-ga721c5a
[Info] md5 (filename in pool) crc32 size filename
[Info] 8bfc2df4cb39916a803c70bda056dc71 00DB32E8 89 .gitattributes
[Info] fc0356e1e648120379c4a432d854cada 00DAF858 33 anims/areamex_def.txt
[Info] c0ec9f82335b84ab5ab5b00646181252 00DAF8F8 64 anims/ca/.directory
...

MakeZip from RapidTools partly has this feature you are requesting:

http://springrts.com/wiki/RapidTools#MakeZip

whats wrong to request others downloading with pr-downloader / springlobby / other lobbies which support rapid?

[Jools]

--dump-sdp just prints the contents of an .sdp file... it expects a filename as parameter not a tag, ie.:

Then I suggest editing the help file to reflect the difference i syntax. Because 'name' equals 'tag' with other commands, such as when using --download-game.

whats wrong to request others downloading with pr-downloader / springlobby / other lobbies which support rapid?

Nothing is wrong with that. The problem is not downloading the latest version of a game/map/engine because user is not synced, this is game development forum and I would like to find out how to get hold of test versions that are created with rapid.

I guess I don't really have to have the files per-se if I can just somehow ensure the integrity in some other way. Yes, it's easy with springie hosts, you just use rapid tag. But how to do it with spads?

I also don't know exactly how to install pr-downloader on linux. 'sudo apt-get install pr-downloader' doesn't work, do I have to add a third party repo somehow?


Here's what the latest archive from github conatins:


The 'static' in the name implies linux but I have no idea who to install those files

[abma]

how to get hold of test versions that are created with rapid.

thats easy: for example:

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pr-downloader ba:test

i have no clue about how to do that with spads. which game do you want to download?

I also don't know exactly how to install pr-downloader on linux. 'sudo apt-get install pr-downloader' doesn't work, do I have to add a third party repo somehow?

also easy: download a static build of spring, it contains pr-downloader.

Here's what the latest archive from github conatins:

where did you get this archive from? it should be deleted as its old / the spring package contains it as well.

[Jools]

also easy: download a static build of spring, it contains pr-downloader.

Thank you!

Here's what the latest archive from github conatins:

where did you get this archive from? it should be deleted as its old / the spring package contains it as well.

I got it from http://springrts.com/wiki/Pr-downloader, first link on top of page.

[abma]

I got it from http://springrts.com/wiki/Pr-downloader, first link on top of page.

thanks, updated the wiki.

[Jools]

I grabbed the pr-downloader from linux 64-bit static and it says it can't find the command although the file is there. Also it shows this:


That means it has to be built from git clone to get all dependencies right?

[abma]

That means it has to be built from git clone to get all dependencies right?

no.

sth. like:

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apt-get install libcurl4-openssl-dev

[Forboding Angel]

Jools, this might be of some use to you:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B25Bb ... authuser=0

Put it in the same folder as spring.exe and run the bat. Makes pr downloader a little bit easier to use if you aren't familiar with it.