steam.sh: line 710: LD_LIBRARY_PATH: unbound variable | the return of the unbound LD_LIBRARY_PATH usage

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ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#4447 · opened 2016-05-11 by Oxalin · updated 2016-05-12 · 6 comments · github

OOxalin 2016-05-11 github

Using Archlinux 64 bit.

With today's beta client, when launching steam.sh, it fails with:
steam.sh: line 710: LD_LIBRARY_PATH: unbound variable

Line 710 reads as follow:
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$STEAMROOT/$PLATFORM:$STEAMROOT/$PLATFORM/panorama:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH"

As uncountered before, $LD_LIBRARY_PATH should be replaced by ${LD_LIBRARY_PATH-} as used elsewhere in case LD_LIBRARY_PATH is indeed undefined. Line 710 should then be:
LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$STEAMROOT/$PLATFORM:$STEAMROOT/$PLATFORM/panorama:${LD_LIBRARY_PATH-}"

RRyuzakiKK 2016-05-11 github

I use arch linux and had the same problem. Solved with ${LD_LIBRARY_PATH-}

PPlagman 2016-05-11 github

This'll be fixed in the next Beta update. Looks like this might be specific to running without the Steam Runtime enabled, as otherwise LD_LIBRARY_PATH gets set earlier in the script.

RRyuzakiKK 2016-05-11 github

Yes, I forgot to say that I run steam with the runtime disabled.

Xxela-zone 2016-05-11 github

This'll be fixed in the next Beta update. Looks like this might be specific to running without the Steam Runtime enabled, as otherwise LD_LIBRARY_PATH gets set earlier in the script.

when do you say the next beta will be released?

PPlagman 2016-05-12 github

This is released now.

JJohn-Gee 2016-05-12 github

I can confirm that the new client worked, though I had to set LD_LIBRARY_PATH first to load the previous to upgrade itself.. and then it works setting the variable.

Nothing extracted yet.