Minetest: Error message with disabled internet connection

Created on 2 Feb 2018 · 3Comments · Source: minetest/minetest

Issue type

Bug report

Minetest version

Minetest 0.5.0-dev (Linux)
Using Irrlicht 1.8.4
BUILD_TYPE=None
RUN_IN_PLACE=0
USE_GETTEXT=1
USE_SOUND=1
USE_CURL=1
USE_FREETYPE=1
USE_LUAJIT=1
STATIC_SHAREDIR="/usr/share/minetest"

OS / Hardware

Operating system: linux
CPU: intel

Summary

When I play minetest offline, I get this error message:

2018-02-02 21:19:30: ERROR[AsyncWorker-0]: servers.minetest.net/list?proto_version_min=36&proto_version_max=36 not found (Couldn't resolve host name) (response code 0)

However, not being able to load the serverlist when you don't have a connection is not an error.

Steps to reproduce

disable internet connection, then start minetest and switch to the join game tab

@ Mainmenu Bug Low priority

Source

HybridDog

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Most helpful comment

I think an error log message is wrong. Instead the message should be shown in the serverlist formspec, not the debug output.

HybridDog on 3 Feb 2018

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All 3 comments

It also leaves the "Loading..." message up in the UI. Seems like it could use a fallback routine.

mtango688 on 2 Feb 2018

Technically it's correct. Browsers also show a page which says that the website couldn't be loaded. However, the "Loading..." should be replaced by something like "Cannot get the server list. Check your connection and try again."