Apparently defective Config/shipdata.plist files

[Fleurghber]

I've been experimenting with different OXZ combinations, and those listed below have reported problems. (I tried seeing if I could fix some of them myself, but even when I spotted the apparent errors, my "improved" versions weren't liked any better.)

oolite.oxp.CaptMurphy.BreakableTorusDrive.oxz
oolite.oxp.EricWalch.TionislaReporter.oxz
oolite.oxp.Lone_Wolf.ETTHomingBeacon.oxz
oolite.oxp.smivs.Clippers.oxz
oolite.oxp.smivs.Liners.oxz
oolite.oxp.smivs.yellooCabs.oxz
oolite.oxp.spara.ImperialAstrofactory.oxz
oolite.oxp.UK_Eliter.ExtraThargoids.oxz
oolite.oxp.UK_Eliter.InterstellarTweaks.oxz

I may have some more to report: keep watching for further developments.

[Cody]

Welcome aboard - apologies for the account activation problems.

Do you have a Latest.log showing those errors? It might help the OXP boffins.

[Fleurghber]

Basically they all said, e.g.

"[plist.parse.failed]: Failed to parse [LOCATION]/oolite.oxp.CaptMurphy.BreakableTorusDrive.oxz/Config/shipdata.plist as a property list. Unexpected character { at line 1"

And similarly for the others.

[Smivs]

Hi Fleurghber,
Thanks for the reports. Regarding my three (Liners, YellOo Cabs and Clippers), could you please confirm you are using the latest versions, as I thought I'd sorted all these out some time ago.
Latest versions are
Clippers v1.4.3
Liners v1.6.2
YellOoCabs v2.5
Thanks.

[Fleurghber]

Yes, I'm using the latest versions, and the reports are still the same.

[Smivs]

OK, thanks. I'll try to have a look soon

[phkb]

Can you post the full list of errors? It really helps if we can see which line the error is recorded at.

I also posted a new Astrofactory recently - does this version still have errors?

[Fleurghber]

Ok, I hope this is of use:

"20:13:18.673 [shipData.load.begin]: Loading ship data.
20:13:18.678 [plist.parse.failed]: Failed to parse [LOCATION]/oolite.oxp.CaptMurphy.BreakableTorusDrive.oxz/Config/shipdata.plist as a property list.
Unexpected character { at line 1
20:13:18.679 [plist.parse.failed]: Failed to parse [LOCATION]/oolite.oxp.EricWalch.TionislaReporter.oxz/Config/shipdata.plist as a property list.
Unexpected character { at line 1
20:13:18.679 [plist.parse.failed]: Failed to parse [LOCATION]/oolite.oxp.Lone_Wolf.ETTHomingBeacon.oxz/Config/shipdata.plist as a property list.
Unexpected character { at line 1
20:13:18.681 [plist.parse.failed]: Failed to parse [LOCATION]/oolite.oxp.smivs.Clippers.oxz/Config/shipdata.plist as a property list.
Unexpected character { at line 1
20:13:18.683 [plist.parse.failed]: Failed to parse [LOCATION]/oolite.oxp.smivs.Liners.oxz/Config/shipdata.plist as a property list.
Unexpected character { at line 1
20:13:18.683 [plist.parse.failed]: Failed to parse [LOCATION]/oolite.oxp.smivs.yellooCabs.oxz/Config/shipdata.plist as a property list.
Unexpected character { at line 1
20:13:18.684 [plist.parse.failed]: Failed to parse [LOCATION]/oolite.oxp.spara.ImperialAstrofactory.oxz/Config/shipdata.plist as a property list.
Unexpected character { at line 1
20:13:18.686 [plist.parse.failed]: Failed to parse [LOCATION]/oolite.oxp.UK_Eliter.ExtraThargoids.oxz/Config/shipdata.plist as a property list.
Unexpected character { at line 1
20:13:18.687 [plist.parse.failed]: Failed to parse [LOCATION]/oolite.oxp.UK_Eliter.InterstellarTweaks.oxz/Config/shipdata.plist as a property list.
Unexpected character { at line 1
20:13:18.712 [shipData.load.shipyard.unknown]: ----- WARNING: the shipyard.plist entry 'python-clipper-player' does not have a corresponding shipdata.plist entry, ignoring.
20:13:18.712 [shipData.load.shipyard.unknown]: ----- WARNING: the shipyard.plist entry 'boa-clipper-player' does not have a corresponding shipdata.plist entry, ignoring.
20:13:18.712 [shipData.load.shipyard.unknown]: ----- WARNING: the shipyard.plist entry 'yellOo-cab-player' does not have a corresponding shipdata.plist entry, ignoring."

[another_commander]

Run a quick test on Yelloo Cabs (mostly because it was the first small download I found) and all seemed fine. Which OS are you running Oolite on and which version of the game is it?

[Fleurghber]

Here's the first part of the log:

"Opening log for Oolite version 1.84 (x86-64) under Mac OS X Version 10.9.5 (Build 13F1911) at 2017-10-16 07:31:18 pm +0000.
Machine type: iMac14,1, 8192 MiB memory, 4 x x86 (Haswell) @ 2700 MHz.
Build options: OpenAL, new planets.

Note that the contents of the log file can be adjusted by editing logcontrol.plist.

20:31:18.472 [dataCache.rebuild.datesChanged]: Cache is stale (modification dates have changed). Rebuilding from scratch.
20:31:18.503 [system]: Invalid color System, labelColor (warning given only once)
20:31:18.571 [rendering.opengl.version]: OpenGL renderer version: 2.1.0 ("2.1 INTEL-8.28.37"). Vendor: "Intel Inc.". Renderer: "Intel Iris Pro OpenGL Engine".
20:31:18.572 [rendering.opengl.extensions]: OpenGL extensions (128):
GL_EXT_texture_compression_dxt1, GL_EXT_rescale_normal, GL_EXT_transform_feedback, GL_EXT_blend_func_separate, GL_EXT_framebuffer_sRGB, GL_ATI_texture_env_combine3, GL_ARB_draw_elements_base_vertex, GL_EXT_debug_label, GL_EXT_geometry_shader4, GL_EXT_secondary_color, GL_EXT_separate_specular_color, GL_EXT_shadow_funcs, GL_NV_texgen_reflection, GL_NV_blend_square, GL_ARB_texture_compression_rgtc, GL_EXT_stencil_wrap, GL_ARB_texture_env_crossbar, GL_EXT_framebuffer_blit, GL_ATI_separate_stencil, GL_APPLE_vertex_point_size, GL_EXT_texture_rectangle, GL_APPLE_specular_vector, GL_EXT_packed_depth_stencil, GL_EXT_blend_color, GL_ARB_fragment_program_shadow, GL_EXT_texture_env_add, GL_EXT_provoking_vertex, GL_EXT_texture_array, GL_ARB_texture_env_combine, GL_ARB_point_sprite, GL_ARB_multisample, GL_EXT_framebuffer_object, GL_ARB_framebuffer_sRGB, GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias, GL_APPLE_pixel_buffer, GL_ARB_vertex_program, GL_EXT_bgra, GL_APPLE_fence, GL_APPLE_ycbcr_422, GL_EXT_timer_query, GL_EXT_vertex_array_bgra, GL_ARB_depth_clamp, GL_IBM_rasterpos_clip, GL_ARB_pixel_buffer_object, GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap, GL_EXT_framebuffer_multisample_blit_scaled, GL_ARB_shader_texture_lod, GL_ARB_texture_float, GL_ARB_texture_rectangle, GL_ARB_vertex_shader, GL_NV_texture_barrier, GL_ARB_provoking_vertex, GL_ARB_texture_env_add, GL_APPLE_object_purgeable, GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3, GL_APPLE_rgb_422, GL_NV_depth_clamp, GL_ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat, GL_ARB_texture_cube_map, GL_APPLE_element_array, GL_ATI_texture_float, GL_ARB_window_pos, GL_ARB_sync, GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object, GL_APPLE_texture_range, GL_NV_conditional_render, GL_EXT_stencil_two_side, GL_ARB_texture_compression, GL_ARB_instanced_arrays, GL_EXT_blend_minmax, GL_ARB_texture_border_clamp, GL_EXT_draw_buffers2, GL_ARB_shading_language_100, GL_EXT_blend_equation_separate, GL_ARB_vertex_blend, GL_EXT_blend_subtract, GL_EXT_packed_float, GL_APPLE_aux_depth_stencil, GL_APPLE_row_bytes, GL_NV_light_max_exponent, GL_EXT_abgr, GL_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic, GL_ARB_vertex_array_bgra, GL_ARB_draw_buffers, GL_ARB_transpose_matrix, GL_ARB_color_buffer_float, GL_EXT_gpu_program_parameters, GL_APPLE_client_storage, GL_ARB_texture_non_power_of_two, GL_ARB_multitexture, GL_EXT_gpu_shader4, GL_APPLE_flush_render, GL_ARB_framebuffer_object, GL_APPLE_vertex_program_evaluators, GL_APPLE_transform_hint, GL_EXT_texture_compression_s3tc, GL_APPLE_flush_buffer_range, GL_EXT_texture_integer, GL_SGIS_texture_edge_clamp, GL_NV_fog_distance, GL_ARB_occlusion_query, GL_ARB_fragment_shader, GL_ARB_texture_rg, GL_ARB_fragment_program, GL_ARB_seamless_cube_map, GL_ARB_shader_objects, GL_EXT_draw_range_elements, GL_APPLE_vertex_array_object, GL_ARB_depth_texture, GL_EXT_texture_sRGB, GL_ARB_half_float_vertex, GL_APPLE_vertex_array_range, GL_ARB_shadow, GL_EXT_multi_draw_arrays, GL_ARB_half_float_pixel, GL_APPLE_packed_pixels, GL_ARB_point_parameters, GL_EXT_debug_marker, GL_EXT_texture_sRGB_decode, GL_EXT_clip_volume_hint, GL_SGIS_texture_lod, GL_EXT_fog_coord, GL_EXT_texture_shared_exponent, GL_ATI_texture_mirror_once, GL_APPLE_float_pixels, GL_EXT_framebuffer_multisample, GL_ARB_depth_buffer_float, GL_ARB_draw_instanced
20:31:18.589 [rendering.opengl.shader.support]: Shaders are supported.
20:31:18.605 [dataCache.rebuild.datesChanged]: Cache is stale (modification dates have changed). Rebuilding from scratch.
20:31:18.606 [searchPaths.dumpAll]: Resource paths:
~/Desktop/Games and things/Elite family/Oolite-1.84/Oolite 1.84/Oolite.app/Contents/Resources
~/Library/Application Support/Oolite/Managed AddOns
~/Library/Application Support/Oolite/Managed AddOns/oolite.oxp.CaptMurphy.BreakableTorusDrive.oxz
~/Library/Application Support/Oolite/Managed AddOns/oolite.oxp.EricWalch.TionislaReporter.oxz
~/Library/Application Support/Oolite/Managed AddOns/oolite.oxp.Lone_Wolf.ETTHomingBeacon.oxz
~/Library/Application Support/Oolite/Managed AddOns/oolite.oxp.smivs.Clippers.oxz
~/Library/Application Support/Oolite/Managed AddOns/oolite.oxp.smivs.Liners.oxz
~/Library/Application Support/Oolite/Managed AddOns/oolite.oxp.smivs.yellooCabs.oxz
~/Library/Application Support/Oolite/Managed AddOns/oolite.oxp.spara.ImperialAstrofactory.oxz
~/Library/Application Support/Oolite/Managed AddOns/oolite.oxp.UK_Eliter.ExtraThargoids.oxz
~/Library/Application Support/Oolite/Managed AddOns/oolite.oxp.UK_Eliter.InterstellarTweaks.oxz
20:31:18.632 [shipData.load.begin]: Loading ship data", etc as before

[phkb]

I've done some updates to the Imperial Astrofactory and Tionisla Reporter. Can you download these new versions (v2.4 and 1.3.7 respectively) and see if the errors are cleared?

[Fleurghber]

Yes, that seems to have sorted it. The new versions aren't reporting any problems.

[phkb]

Phew! Excellent news. Thanks for reporting!

[Fleurghber]

You're welcome. I wonder if it's the same problem in the other files?

[Smivs]

I wonder if it's the same problem in the other files?

What did you find/do, PHKB?