[SDL] Couldn't open image file: dicefade_1.png (SDL_RWFromZZIP:)

[Adam Bolte]

Hi there,

I'm not an SDL programmer, so sorry if my question seems obvious. I 
couldn't find the answer through Google or trial and error, so here goes...

I have been provided a program which I am told compiles and runs 
perfectly under the latest version of SDL for Windows (presumably 
1.2.11). It's been my job to create a small GNU/Linux environment on 
which to run this application as a kiosk-style system.

I have decided on using Debian sarge, but compiling the new libSDL , 
SDL-Image, SDL-Mixer and other dependencies myself. This setup has 
worked for similar programs, but one particular program is still causing 
trouble.

There is a zip file 'resources.zip' (around 75Mb) which gets loaded by 
SDL_RWFromZZIP. It contains things like TTF fonts, WAV files and many 
many PNG image files. Whenever the application runs, I get:
Couldn't open image file: resources/dicefade_1.png (SDL_RWFromZZIP:) 
Resource load failed: resources.zip.
I realize that some of this message is program-specific, but the 
SDL_RWFromZZIP SDL function seems to be causing the failure.

The weird part is that the file which fails seems random (although it's 
usually one of the bigger ones). I know this program chews up system 
memory, but I am assuming 1Gb would be enough for a minimalist X 
environment.

Is there anything in particular I should check, or have the developer 
look at? At the moment, he seems just as confused as I am.

Regards,


Adam Bolte