Godot: Server platform doesn't build

[akien-mga]

Operating system or device - Godot version:
Linux, Godot master/HEAD (faee2fb )

Issue description:
The server platform needs fixed. It's true. It's gonna be great.

Two things need to be fixed:

• The AudioServer setup hasn't been fully adapted to the new API. It's easy to fix, just remove that obsolete stuff, and related lines affecting/declaring those members: https://github.com/godotengine/godot/blob/master/platform/server/os_server.cpp#L72-L78
• Then it needs to be adapted for the GLES3 renderer, and here I have less experience to tell what needs to be done :) It should likely be compared with the implementation in 2.1 to see how it worked.

Steps to reproduce:

• scons p=server

[27thLiz]

I think we should also take this opportunity to finally get rid of the designated server platform and provide a server=yes compilation flag that also works on non-unix platforms.
See https://github.com/godotengine/godot/issues/6059#issuecomment-238195785

I actually did already get started on abstracting out the windowing system from the platform code back in january/february. IIRC I've got it working for x11, then wanted to integrate the old server code but noticed that I'd have to write a DummyRasterizer for the new gles3 renderer (HUGE task). That's when I've put the project on hold and forgot about it...
So, thanks for the reminder :P

TL;DR Looking for volunteers to bring back the dummy rasterizer :)

[GrandFunkR]

what is the reason to have AudioServer and GLES3 in p=server?
not enough to have a guiless mode and no audio in platform server?

[27thLiz]

@GrandFunkR yes, we don't want to have gles3 rendering or audio in the server. But the rasterizer and audio server also handle behind-the-scenes resource management that the engine needs in any case, regardless of whether there will be any rendering or audio processing or not. That's why we have to bring back the dummy drivers.

[GrandFunkR]

Is this a feature that will work in godot 3.0?

[reduz]

kicking to 3.1, apologies.

[GrandFunkR]

It is there a way to run gdscript on a Linux server with no audio card and no X11 without server compile?

[akien-mga]

It is there a way to run gdscript on a Linux server with no audio card and no X11 without server compile?

Nope. But 3.1 should come soon enough for those who need this in their workflow.

[fire]

@Faless Want to rebase and make a pull request for https://github.com/Faless/godot/commits/server_again

[Faless]

@Faless Want to rebase and make a pull request for https://github.com/Faless/godot/commits/server_again

I'm not sure that's how @reduz and other devs want it to be implemented.
The thing needs further discussion so I find it unlikely that it will be merged for 3.0

[Faless]

@fire anyway, I've rebased, and fixed it to match the updated engine API.

[fire]

Thank you, I wanted to compile it and think of the design with a working sample.

[fire]

Do you know if it's difficult to have a Windows compatible server for testing? My preferred server platform is Linux..

[fire]

Noticed a problem, the server assumes linux, while theoretically it could be mac, linux or windows. Any thoughts of how to solve this configuration issue?

[akien-mga]

It's not a configuration issue, server is a Linux platform. See #11389 for the discussion on a cross-platform server platform/build option.

[fire]

Noted that if the platform has no alsa or pulseaudio it fails.

[fire]

@Faless Can you think of a different name than dummy? It feels insensitive to some people.

[Faless]

I fail to see how the proper English word for "model" and "not real" can be insensitive.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/dummy

I think that if one feels offended by a word used in the proper context and meaning, well... that person should reconsider its priorities in life.

I would suggest that person to start believing in himself instead of shielding from the world, which is useless and actually detrimental.

[Faless]

Fixed by #16653