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Offline Velsphar

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Cannot launch: Unsupported image format.
« on: May 04, 2014, 07:08:30 pm »
Hello, I have attempted to install and run OpenXcom. I am on Debian, and have both used the prebuilt packages and have compiled the source, but upon starting either, I am unable to launch with the message of: Unsupported image format. I have seen the other forum post about this, but reinstalling does not change anything. I have it installed on a Windows computer as well and it does not suffer from this bug. I am using the same version of Xcom on both platforms. Any help would be most appreciated.

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Re: Cannot launch: Unsupported image format.
« Reply #1 on: May 04, 2014, 07:50:18 pm »
Are you using the nightly?

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Re: Cannot launch: Unsupported image format.
« Reply #2 on: May 04, 2014, 09:16:40 pm »
Hello, I have attempted to install and run OpenXcom. I am on Debian, and have both used the prebuilt packages and have compiled the source, but upon starting either, I am unable to launch with the message of: Unsupported image format. I have seen the other forum post about this, but reinstalling does not change anything. I have it installed on a Windows computer as well and it does not suffer from this bug. I am using the same version of Xcom on both platforms. Any help would be most appreciated.

Edited to include log.
The error means the version of SDL_image installed on your Debian distro does not support one of the formats used by OpenXcom. Either the library wasn't compiled with the required options, or one of the dynamic libraries (eg. libpng) is missing. Check that your SDL_image and related libs are properly installed, or try building it yourself: https://www.libsdl.org/projects/SDL_image/release-1.2.html