pydance failed to with "pygame.error: SDL_ttf render failed"

[Tamas Gervai]

When I try to start pydance, it gives that error:

crown@diszno:~$ pydance
0 joystick(s) found.
pydance 1.0.3 <email address hidden> - irc.freenode.net/#pyddr
W: Psyco optimizing compiler not found.
Searching for songs in /usr/share/games/pydance/songs
Searching for songs in ~/.pydance/songs
Searching for songs in /usr/local/share/games/pydance/songs
Searching for courses in /usr/share/games/pydance/courses
Searching for courses in ~/.pydance/courses
Searching for courses in /usr/local/share/games/pydance/courses
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/games/pydance", line 205, in ?
    if __name__ == '__main__': main()
  File "/usr/games/pydance", line 159, in main
    songs = load_files(screen, song_list, "songs", SongItem, (False,))
  File "/usr/games/pydance", line 86, in load_files
    pbar = TextProgress(FONTS[60], message, colors.WHITE, colors.BLACK)
  File "/usr/share/games/pydance/fontfx.py", line 149, in __init__
    self.text = font.render(message, False, [255, 0, 0], self.notcolor)
pygame.error: SDL_ttf render failed

ii pydance 1.0.3-3 dancing simulation game similar to the kind
ii python-pygame 1.7.1release-4 SDL bindings for games development in Python

This supposed to be an old, and fixed error, but with the latest packages, the error just come up all the time.

[Singpolyma (singpolyma)]

I am getting this same exact error. I am on Ubuntu Edgy Eft.

[wm_eddie (wm-eddie)]

This is fixed in http://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/p/pydance/pydance_1.0.3-4.diff.gz (the version in Feisty. This is a critical bug in this program, the fix should be backported. (It's only two lines in fontfix.py anyway.)

[Gnuton (antonio-aloisio)]

The Ubuntu sources don't need to patch the man file;

The patch works fine without this lines:

--- pydance-1.0.3.orig/docs/man/pydance.6
+++ pydance-1.0.3/docs/man/pydance.6
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 Display a brief summary of command line options.
 .IP \-\-version,\ \-v
 Display the version of pydance (and features found, e.g. Psyco).
-.IP \-\-filename\, \-f
+.IP \-\-filename,\ \-f
 Load and play a single file, then quit. By default, this is in
 SINGLE (4 panel) mode, on BASIC difficulty.
 .IP \-\-mode,\ \-m

--- pydance-1.0.3.orig/debian/control
+++ pydance-1.0.3/debian/control
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+Source: pydance
+Section: games
+Priority: optional
+Maintainer: Debian QA Group <email address hidden>
+Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 5.0.37.1), imagemagick, python-support (>= 0.2.3),
+ python-dev (>= 2.3.5-7)
+Standards-Version: 3.7.2
+XS-Python-Version: current
+
+Package: pydance
+Architecture: all
+Depends: ${python:Depends}, python-pygame (>= 1.5.6), pydance-music
+Suggests: ddrmat-source, mp32ogg, python-psyco
+XB-Python-Version: ${python:Versions}
+Description: dancing simulation game similar to the kind in arcades
+ pydance is a dancing simulator, in which you must step on particular arrows
+ on the floor in time with music playing in the background. pydance supports
+ multiple difficulty levels for each song, background images and movies,
+ lyrics, freeze arrows, BPM changes and stops, and many common modifiers like
+ 2x, drop, stealth, and so on.
+ .
+ pydance is interoperable with other dancing games, and can play the
+ popular DWI, SM, and KSF formats. It is capable of playing games similar
+ to Dance Dance Revolution, Pump It Up, ParaParaParadise, Dance ManiaX,
+ and Technomotion. It also implements several unique modes. You can also
+ make your own steps for songs in the .dance format.
+ .
+ Many Playstation to USB (or parallel) adapters are supported for play. If
+ you lack a dance pad, you can also play with the keyboard.
+ .
+ This package does not contain any songs to play pydance with. For that,
+ see the pydance-music package. You may also install your own separate
+ data files (for example, if you own other proprietary dancing games).

[Mikko Saarinen (mikk0)]

I get the same error.

Could someone please backport this or give specific instructions for us not-so-technical-people for how to fix this.

Let the dance begin =)

[Tamas Gervai (gthrepwood)]

On 12/6/06, Mikko Saarinen <email address hidden> wrote:
> I get the same error.

It works for me, so the patch is fine.

> Could someone please backport this or give specific instructions for us
> not-so-technical-people for how to fix this.

Just a short doc, hope it's help:

locate fontfx.py (use the "locate" command)

Edit the file.
In line 144, change, this:
self.text = font.render(message, False, [255, 0, 0], self.notcolor)
to that:
self.text = font.render(message, 1, [255, 0, 0], self.notcolor)

In line 155
base = font.render(message, 0, fontcolor, self.notcolor)
base = font.render(message, 1, fontcolor, self.notcolor)

as root, because they are installed files.

As I remember, that's pretty much all...

--
good luck
tamas

[Mikko Saarinen (mikk0)]

Thanks Tamas, it worked =)

The file to edit was /usr/share/games/pydance/fontfx.py
In my version the lines were 147 and 158, though.

Mikko

[Kai Kasurinen (kai-kasurinen)]

Thanks for the bug report.

I'm closing this bug because it has been fixed in Feisty.

pydance (1.0.3-4) unstable; urgency=low

  * Apply patch from Luca Bruno to workaround Pygame bug. (Closes: #375651)
  * Set maintainer to Debian QA group.
  * Update for new new new new new new new new new Python policy.

 -- Ubuntu Archive Auto-Sync <email address hidden> Tue, 07 Nov 2006 03:28:52 +0000

[Kai Kasurinen (kai-kasurinen)]

If you need a fix for this bug in Edgy, please follow the
instructions in the "How to request new packages" section of the
Backports wiki page:
        https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuBackports

[Hew (hew)]

Ubuntu Edgy Eft is no longer supported, so a SRU will not be issued for this release. Marking Edgy as Won't Fix.