steamcmd: init at 20180104 #38878

tadfisher · 2018-04-12T22:42:43Z

Motivation for this change

Package the steamcmd utility for NixOS.

Curiously, steamcmd.sh and its libraries must reside in a Steam root such that it can overwrite itself at runtime. So I've adapted the debian wrapper which basically copies the system install over to the user's Steam root if it doesn't exist.

An interesting possibility could be to use this tool to install Steam games to the Nix store. It would be of limited use for packaging, however, because Steam games aren't versioned.

Things done

Tested using sandboxing (nix.useSandbox on NixOS, or option build-use-sandbox in nix.conf on non-NixOS)
Built on platform(s)
- NixOS
- macOS
- other Linux distributions
Tested via one or more NixOS test(s) if existing and applicable for the change (look inside nixos/tests)
Tested compilation of all pkgs that depend on this change using nix-shell -p nox --run "nox-review wip"
Tested execution of all binary files (usually in ./result/bin/)
Fits CONTRIBUTING.md.

GrahamcOfBorg · 2018-04-12T22:51:54Z

No attempt on x86_64-linux (full log)

The following builds were skipped because they don't evaluate on x86_64-linux: steamcmd

Partial log (click to expand)


a) For `nixos-rebuild` you can set
  { nixpkgs.config.allowUnfree = true; }
in configuration.nix to override this.

b) For `nix-env`, `nix-build`, `nix-shell` or any other Nix command you can add
  { allowUnfree = true; }
to ~/.config/nixpkgs/config.nix.

GrahamcOfBorg · 2018-04-12T22:57:21Z

No attempt on aarch64-linux (full log)

The following builds were skipped because they don't evaluate on aarch64-linux: steamcmd

Partial log (click to expand)


a) For `nixos-rebuild` you can set
  { nixpkgs.config.allowUnfree = true; }
in configuration.nix to override this.

b) For `nix-env`, `nix-build`, `nix-shell` or any other Nix command you can add
  { allowUnfree = true; }
to ~/.config/nixpkgs/config.nix.

matthewbauer · 2018-04-22T01:27:06Z

pkgs/games/steam/default.nix

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ let
        then pkgs.pkgsi686Linux.steamPackages.steam-runtime-wrapped
        else null;
    };
+    steamcmd = callPackage ./steamcmd.nix;


I think we want to initialize it here with callPackage ./steamcmd.nix {}. That way you should be able to get rid of the inherit steam thing below.

matthewbauer · 2018-04-22T01:27:55Z

pkgs/games/steam/steamcmd.nix

+  version = "20180104"; # According to steamcmd_linux.tar.gz mtime
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/client/installer/steamcmd_linux.tar.gz;


This is a little annoying it isn't versioned. Any way they could make one available? Definitely look into the url used by other distros.

AUR does not have a versioned URL available.

matthewbauer · 2018-04-22T01:28:51Z

pkgs/games/steam/steamcmd.nix

+    sha256 = "0z0y0zqvhydmfc9y9vg5am0vz7m3gbj4l2dwlrfz936hpx301gyf";
+  };
+
+  unpackCmd = ''


I think the default unpack should work. Any reason for including this?

The source tarball does not have a top-level directory. I found a preUnpack incantation that works from another package, so hopefully it's a bit cleaner.

goertzenator · 2018-05-20T22:40:23Z

I tried this branch as-is and it worked perfectly for my needs. I was able to install and run a viable Arma 3 server.

I'd love to see this merged and I will happily test any updates to this PR. When merged, I'd love to also have it in release-18.03 if at all possible.

tadfisher · 2018-05-20T22:45:10Z

@goertzenator Unfortunately, this package is likely to break once they update the steamcmd installer, since it is not versioned. I've reported an issue here: ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#5447

goertzenator · 2018-05-21T12:15:01Z

That is unfortunate, but it doesn't need to be a deal breaker. Spideroak is in the same boat and the strategy for NixOs and Arch is to just stay on top of updates. Furthermore, the steamcmd tarball from Janurary 4 worked for me on May 20, so churn seems to be low.

tadfisher · 2018-05-27T21:42:55Z

@matthewbauer Updated.

GrahamcOfBorg · 2018-05-27T21:54:29Z

No attempt on aarch64-linux (full log)

The following builds were skipped because they don't evaluate on aarch64-linux: steamcmd

Partial log (click to expand)


a) For `nixos-rebuild` you can set
  { nixpkgs.config.allowUnfree = true; }
in configuration.nix to override this.

b) For `nix-env`, `nix-build`, `nix-shell` or any other Nix command you can add
  { allowUnfree = true; }
to ~/.config/nixpkgs/config.nix.

GrahamcOfBorg · 2018-05-27T21:54:47Z

No attempt on x86_64-linux (full log)

The following builds were skipped because they don't evaluate on x86_64-linux: steamcmd

Partial log (click to expand)


a) For `nixos-rebuild` you can set
  { nixpkgs.config.allowUnfree = true; }
in configuration.nix to override this.

b) For `nix-env`, `nix-build`, `nix-shell` or any other Nix command you can add
  { allowUnfree = true; }
to ~/.config/nixpkgs/config.nix.

vcunat · 2018-06-10T07:42:45Z

Cross-ref: https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nix-ifying-steam-depots-for-dedicated-game-servers/284/6?u=vcunat

tadfisher · 2018-06-25T17:36:12Z

@matthewbauer Anything else need to be changed at this point, or should we close this due to lack of a versioned source?

goertzenator · 2018-08-25T14:53:42Z

This no longer seems to work due to some dependency breakage. Maybe a rebase on the current tree would help?

I still use this. If the above problem is trivial I'd love to see this merged.

tadfisher · 2018-09-08T20:41:57Z

@goertzenator Rebased, seems to build fine.

GrahamcOfBorg · 2018-09-08T20:53:12Z

No attempt on x86_64-linux (full log)

The following builds were skipped because they don't evaluate on x86_64-linux: steamcmd

Partial log (click to expand)


a) For `nixos-rebuild` you can set
  { nixpkgs.config.allowUnfree = true; }
in configuration.nix to override this.

b) For `nix-env`, `nix-build`, `nix-shell` or any other Nix command you can add
  { allowUnfree = true; }
to ~/.config/nixpkgs/config.nix.

GrahamcOfBorg · 2018-09-08T20:53:28Z

No attempt on aarch64-linux (full log)

The following builds were skipped because they don't evaluate on aarch64-linux: steamcmd

Partial log (click to expand)


a) For `nixos-rebuild` you can set
  { nixpkgs.config.allowUnfree = true; }
in configuration.nix to override this.

b) For `nix-env`, `nix-build`, `nix-shell` or any other Nix command you can add
  { allowUnfree = true; }
to ~/.config/nixpkgs/config.nix.

GrahamcOfBorg added 6.topic: steam 8.has: package (new) 10.rebuild-darwin: 0 10.rebuild-linux: 1-10 labels Apr 12, 2018

matthewbauer requested changes Apr 22, 2018

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tadfisher force-pushed the steamcmd branch from c8a7bba to baf2319 Compare May 27, 2018 21:41

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tadfisher force-pushed the steamcmd branch from baf2319 to 0b2b7b2 Compare September 8, 2018 20:41

matthewbauer merged commit a0dc485 into NixOS:master Sep 8, 2018

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steamcmd: init at 20180104 #38878

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steamcmd: init at 20180104 #38878

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