On Fri, 13 Feb 2026 02:10:21 +0100
Kirill A. Korinsky <kirill@korins.ky> wrote:

> On Mon, 09 Feb 2026 22:41:49 +0100,
> izzy Meyer <izder456@disroot.org> wrote:
> > 
> > [1  <text/plain; US-ASCII (7bit)>]
> > On Mon, 09 Feb 2026 00:48:55 +0200
> > noodle@pastanoggin.com wrote:
> > 
> > > Quoth Anthony J. Bentley <bentley@openbsd.org>:
> > > > 
> > > > I have a rule of thumb: if a port has ever crashed for anyone
> > > > for any reason, even if that reason has been fixed or worked
> > > > around, I set DEBUG_PACKAGES. thfr@ reported a crash with -O2,
> > > > so this one qualifies.
> > > > 
> > > > (I would probably set DEBUG_PACKAGES for any graphics-heavy port
> > > > anyway. A crash in such a port is likely to be GPU-dependent,
> > > > so we want full backtraces to be easy to get since it might be
> > > > hard for another person to reproduce.)
> > > > 
> > > > However, DEBUG_PACKAGES doesn't work out of the box on this port
> > > > since you override CFLAGS thus overriding -g, you need to change
> > > > the lines to:
> > > > 
> > > > # -O2+ causes instability and segfaults
> > > > CFLAGS =                -O1 -pipe ${DEBUG}
> > > > CXXFLAGS =              -O1 -pipe ${DEBUG}
> > 
> > Thanks, see below my attached port with this set.
> > 
> > > > Testing was sorta successful. Fallout 1 is in my GOG library
> > > > twice for some reason. One title provides
> > > > setup_fallout_1.2_(27130).exe and
> > > > setup_fallout_1.2_(27130)-1.bin as downloads, and the other
> > > > provides setup_fallout_2.1.0.18.exe. I ran innoextract against
> > > > both. This port seems to work with 2.1.0.18 but not with
> > > > 1.2_(27130). With 1.2_(27130) I got a fullscreen "Please stand
> > > > by", but then got kicked back to the desktop, with the process
> > > > still running (not crashed). Weird. I think it's worth
> > > > mentioning in the README that not all versions work even when
> > > > downloaded straight from GOG.
> > > > 
> > 
> > I think this may have been an issue with your window manager/desktop
> > environment, not the game assets, though I'm not certain. I'm using
> > my steam copy from steamctl. I don't own the game on GOG so I can't
> > test the distfiles from that vendor.
> > 
> > > IDK where your "setup_fallout_2.1.0.18.exe" comes from tbh.
> > > Here're the files I got from my GOG for reference:
> > > 
> > > Fallout (https://www.gog.com/en/game/fallout):
> > > setup_fallout_1.2_(27130).exe
> > > setup_fallout_1.2_(27130)-1.bin
> > > fallout_manual.zip
> > > 
> > > Fallout 2 (https://www.gog.com/en/game/fallout_2):
> > > setup_fallout_2_1.02_gog_v1_(77792).exe
> > > setup_fallout_2_1.02_gog_v1_(77792)-1.bin
> > > fallout_2_manual.zip
> > > fallout_2_refcard.zip
> > > 
> > > I got the same problem and was gonna report it but forgot.  It
> > > also depends on whether you run it under FVWM/TWM or CWM (tested
> > > with setup_fallout_1.2_(27130).exe and
> > > setup_fallout_1.2_(27130)-1.bin):
> > > 
> > > $ sysctl kern.version kern.version=OpenBSD 7.8-current
> > > (GENERIC.MP) #234: Wed Feb 4 13:18:55 MST 2026
> > > 	deraadt@amd64.openbsd.org:/usr/src/sys/arch/amd64/compile/GENERIC.MP
> > > 
> > > $ xrandr | head -3 Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1920 x
> > > 1080, maximum 16384 x 16384 eDP-1 connected primary 1920x1080+0+0
> > > (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 309mm x 174mm
> > >    1920x1080 60.02*+ 48.00
> > > 
> > > FVWM:
> > > 
> > > A. Reproduction:
> > > 
> > > 1.  $ cd /home/games/fallout
> > > 
> > > 2.  $ fallout-ce
> > > 
> > > 3.  screen crops to a small rectangle at the top-right, everything
> > > zoomed in and blurry, and you can you can interact and type into
> > > that part of the desktop.  the screen stays this way for around
> > > 10 seconds.
> > > 
> > > 4.  The screen then goes black and returns to how it was with the
> > > "fallout-ce" command still running (no output in terminal), and a
> > > "FALLOUT" icon (with question marks) appearing on the bottom-left
> > > corner.
> > > 
> > > 5.  clicking on the new icon brings up the zoomed-in cropped
> > > top-right of the screen again, this time it doesn't disappear by
> > > itself.  If you move the mouse to the bottom-right corner of the
> > > zoomed-in cropped section, the game intro's soundtrack plays as
> > > normal but you're still on the desktop, no graphics.  If you make
> > > any movement of the mouse from the bottom-right corner, you go
> > > back to step 4.  You can even resume the intro sound from where
> > > you left off to repeat this again. 6.  you can kill it anytime
> > > with ^C: exits without output
> > > 
> > > 
> > > B. Workaround:
> > > 
> > > 1.  $ cd /home/games/fallout
> > > 
> > > 2.  $ cp __support/app/f1_res.ini .
> > > 
> > > 3.  now you still get a cropped upper-right corner of the screen,
> > > but this time, the game opens up in a window that's centered on
> > > the screen.  It's not fully visible.  Sound and graphics work and
> > > the intro rolls.  you can use the keyboard and mouse too, but
> > > because the game captures the mouse, you can't drag the window
> > > into view
> > > 
> > > 4.  ESC, then sed -i 's/^WINDOWED=0/WINDOWED=1/' ./f1_res.ini,
> > > run the game again: it runs windowed without trouble but still
> > > keeps the mouse hostage.
> > > 
> > > note: I tried WINDOWED_FULLSCREEN=1 and ALT_MOUSE_INPUT=1 and they
> > > don't disable capturing of the mouse.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > TWM: same as FVWM
> > > 
> > > 
> > > CWM:
> > > 
> > > A. Reproduction:
> > > 
> > > 1.  $ cd /home/games/fallout
> > > 
> > > 2.  $ fallout-ce
> > > 
> > > 3.  screen crops to a small rectangle at the top-right, everything
> > > zoomed in and blurry, and you can you can interact and type into
> > > that part of the desktop.  the screen stays this way for around 2
> > > seconds.
> > > 
> > > 4.  The screen then goes black and returns to how it was with the
> > > "fallout-ce" command still running (no output in terminal).
> > > 
> > > 5.  you can kill it anytime with ^C: exits without output
> > > 
> > > 
> > > B. Workaround:
> > > 
> > > 1.  $ cd /home/games/fallout
> > > 
> > > 2.  $ cp __support/app/f1_res.ini .
> > > 
> > > 3.  game loads up in fullscreen without problems but still takes
> > > the mouse hostage.  changing options in f1_res.ini like with FVWM
> > > doesn't fix it.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Misc:
> > > 
> > > 1.  maybe recommend in the pkgreadme that the user also looks at
> > > SCALE_X2 because the game window is too small by default
> > > 
> > > 2.  report to upstream that setting SCALE_X2=1 without modifying
> > > SCR_WIDTH and SCR_HEIGHT to be at least 1280x960 leads to
> > > segfault.
> > > 
> > > /usr/local/share/doc/pkg-readmes/fallout1-ce does mention that the
> > > user can configure fallout via f1_res.ini and fallout.cfg but as
> > > it doesn't well work out of the box, I think it should also
> > > mention the mouse stealing on FVWM and CWM, the need to copy over
> > > f1_res.ini, and to also ad WINDOWED=1 for FVWM.  (unless it's
> > > solvable in the port or with upstream).
> > 
> > I like the reasoning, but honestly, there's so many window managers
> > and desktops available for OpenBSD, chasing every quirk in all the
> > major desktop/wm players with this port's pkg-readme will be an
> > endless game of cat and mouse. I think keeping it succinct and to
> > the point here is better, leaving the user to the trial and error.
> > Though, a mention of how not all settings in these .ini files are
> > fully stable will be helpful I think.
> > 
> > > Let me know if you need any further info about my machine.
> > > 
> > > Thanks for the port :)
> > 
> > No problem
> > 
> > > -- noodle
> > > 
> > 
> > Attached is a cleaned up port with a clearer package readme about
> > the stability of the .ini files and where they should be located as
> > well as DEBUG_PACKAGES set.
> > 
> > Thomas, Kirill, Anthony could you check this over again and give
> > OKs if this fixed up port is cool with you guys so we can get an
> > import?
> > 
> 
> Have you tried to build with cmake4 which probably will land soon?
> See: https://marc.info/?t=177084735400094&r=1&w=2
> 
> If it builds, OK kirill@ to import.
> 

It build with cmake4 on amd64. I had to manually build the package from
ports as the binary package isn't in my mirror yet.

-- 
iz (she/her)

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> there are too many uninteresting things
> that go unnoticed.

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