Steam is coming to Linux.

[Clay 24]

We have our hands on the bash launcher used by Valve's Steam client for Mac OS X that was recently announced -- along with the Source Engine for OS X -- and is currently in closed beta. While such scripts are usually insignificant, there is something interesting within it and that is explicit support for Linux.

Here's the proof.

#!/bin/bash



# figure out the absolute path to the script being run a bit

# non-obvious, the ${0%/*} pulls the path out of $0, cd's into the

# specified directory, then uses $PWD to figure out where that

# directory lives - and all this in a subshell, so we don't affect

# $PWD



STEAMROOT=$(cd "${0%/*}" && echo $PWD)



#determine platform

UNAME=`uname`

if [ "$UNAME" == "Darwin" ]; then

   PLATFORM=osx32

   # prepend our lib path to LD_LIBRARY_PATH

   export DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH="${STEAMROOT}"/${PLATFORM}:$DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH

elif [ "$UNAME" == "Linux" ]; then

   PLATFORM=linux32

   # prepend our lib path to LD_LIBRARY_PATH

   export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${STEAMROOT}"/${PLATFORM}:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH

fi

Why would Valve bother writing in support for Linux launching if they aren't porting it there? brb needs new pants.

Source: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=steam_linux_script&num=1

[Guitar Guy 25]

That's really awesome.

If steam (and the source engine) were ported to linux, I'd switch. Oh, and Bad Company 2. Which I know that isn't happening :/

[WaaX 6]

Too bad that nvidia hates open source and refuses to write drivers for their new hardware.

[Guest rw.Sentenced]

Anyone actually seen what this does? This does nothing except determine the OS. What proof is there that this is even legit code?

[Dojima 7619]

Anyone actually seen what this does? This does nothing except determine the OS. What proof is there that this is even legit code?

haha, I was thinking the same thing. It's rather specious, but you never know. Could have just been included to give nerds a boner.

[Fruggles 23]

Could have just been included to give nerds a boner.

Mission Accomplished.

[Levyon 0]

Isn't OSX based off of Darwin?

[Clay 24]

Isn't OSX based off of Darwin?

Yes.

For you whistleblowers out there, if you don't mind being wrong, read this thread:

http://www.phoronix.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23326

Very clearly links to Steam Linux builds.

[Guest rw.Sentenced]

So a website said they found something. So What? Until i get a copy of that launcher and see the bash code for myself, i aint believing it

[Clay 24]

So a website said they found something. So What? Until i get a copy of that launcher and see the bash code for myself, i aint believing it

You obviously didn't click the link...

It's all on the Steampowered website. :|

public_all.zip

skins_all.zip

bins_linux.zip

steam_linux.zip

The last two are where the important things are.

Here's the whole bash script:

#!/bin/bash



# figure out the absolute path to the script being run a bit

# non-obvious, the ${0%/*} pulls the path out of $0, cd's into the

# specified directory, then uses $PWD to figure out where that

# directory lives - and all this in a subshell, so we don't affect

# $PWD



STEAMROOT=$(cd "${0%/*}" && echo $PWD)



#determine platform

UNAME=`uname`

if [ "$UNAME" == "Darwin" ]; then

   PLATFORM=osx32

   # prepend our lib path to LD_LIBRARY_PATH

   export DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH="${STEAMROOT}"/${PLATFORM}:$DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH

   # make sure our architecture is sane

   ARCH=`arch`

   case "$ARCH" in

      ppc* )

	    osascript -e 'tell application "Dock" 

			display dialog "Steam is only supported on Intel-based Macs." buttons "Exit" default button 1 with title "Unsupported Architecture" with icon stop

			activate

			end tell'

		exit -1

	  ;;

   esac

   # make sure we're running >= 10.5.0

   OSXVER=`sw_vers -productVersion`

   case "$OSXVER" in

      10.0.* | 10.1.* | 10.2.* | 10.3.* | 10.4.* )

	    osascript -e 'tell application "Dock" 

			display dialog "Steam Requires OSX 10.5 or greater" buttons "Exit" default button 1 with title "Unsupported Operating System" with icon stop

			activate

			end tell'

		exit -1

	  ;;

   esac  

elif [ "$UNAME" == "Linux" ]; then

   PLATFORM=linux32

   # prepend our lib path to LD_LIBRARY_PATH

   export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${STEAMROOT}"/${PLATFORM}:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH

fi



if [ -z $STEAMEXE ]; then

  STEAMEXE=steam

fi



ulimit -n 2048



# and launch steam

cd "$STEAMROOT"



STATUS=42

while [ $STATUS -eq 42 ]; do

	${DEBUGGER} "${STEAMROOT}"/${PLATFORM}/${STEAMEXE} $@

	STATUS=$?

	# are we running osx?

	if [ $STATUS -eq 42 -a ${PLATFORM} == "osx32" -a -f Info.plist ]; then

		# are we running from in a bundle?

		exec open "${STEAMROOT}"/../..

	fi

done

exit $STATUS

[Tansen 52]

Here's the proof.

#!/bin/bash



# figure out the absolute path to the script being run a bit

# non-obvious, the ${0%/*} pulls the path out of $0, cd's into the

# specified directory, then uses $PWD to figure out where that

# directory lives - and all this in a subshell, so we don't affect

# $PWD



STEAMROOT=$(cd "${0%/*}" && echo $PWD)



#determine platform

UNAME=`uname`

if [ "$UNAME" == "Darwin" ]; then

   PLATFORM=osx32

   # prepend our lib path to LD_LIBRARY_PATH

   export DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH="${STEAMROOT}"/${PLATFORM}:$DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH

elif [ "$UNAME" == "Linux" ]; then

   PLATFORM=linux32

   # prepend our lib path to LD_LIBRARY_PATH

   export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${STEAMROOT}"/${PLATFORM}:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH

fi

Why would Valve bother writing in support for Linux launching if they aren't porting it there? brb needs new pants.

Source: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=steam_linux_script&num=1

I'll get the bucket clay.

[Clay 24]

I'll get the bucket clay.

It's too late. My desk is covered.