secfile error - help needed

[publo]

Thanx madmax, I edited the .spec files (also the "flag-large.spec" and "shield-large.spec", which are somehow not mentioned in the instructions, but just in case) and now my png-files are implemented... But not everywhere... It's visible in the "Pick Nation" menu, but after starting the game, the shields are again showing question marks... It seems some of my png-files are rejected...

That brings me back to the SVG-to-PNG conversion which is stated to be mandatory in the current version. My png-files were hand-made, instead of converted from SVG. So I tried to figure out how to convert, but again I don't understand the instructions in the Readme.file:

To run the conversion program you
will need to install Inkscape, ImageMagick, and (optionally) pngquant.
Once these are installed change to the data/flags directory and run
./convert_png <nationname>.svg

I installed all three of these software, and I put the svg file in the data/flags directory, but that's as far as I get. Which one is the "conversion program"? In which command prompt should I run that line? I tried it in the Freeciv server, and in the general Windows command prompt, to no avail...

Hope you guys forgive my ignorance, it's been perhaps 20 years since I haven't used command lines

[cazfi]

svg-files are not technically required. They are required for nations to be accepted to official freeciv distribution.

[publo]

Hi cazfi,

Ok, I get it. I'll see if some day I can learn to convert from SVG as prescribed, because as said, not all of my current PNG's are working in the game. And of course it would also be nice to submit nation proposals.

So, all in all, I have made some progress, thanks to all of you. But now I added another nation and I get the following error:

Any idea what could be wrong with this one?

[cazfi]

Error message seems quite clear. It says nation_patagonian.style entry does not exist. Does your ruleset have 'style' entry?

[cazfi]

I edited the .spec files (also the "flag-large.spec" and "shield-large.spec", which are somehow not mentioned in the instructions

-> Bug #817952. Thanks for spotting.

[publo]

Hi cazfi, you're right, that's embarassing... The entry said "city-style" instead of "style"... Somehow I missed this, despite checking over and over and comparing the codes of "healthy" rulesets...
Anyway, I fixed it... Shell loads game all right now... But the Server is now crashing all the time after I press "Start new game"... Hm...

[Ignatus]

You run server application in a console, any failure output?