No "Install from Binary" option with 4.4 - Error with Source install

moffett_s

Just burned Retropie 4.4 to sd. Booted up fine on Raspberry Pi 3B+. Configured Keyboard, Wifi (country and local Wifi). Dumped a game into Atari2600. Went to install stand alone Stella and only "install from Source" is an option. When I choose it I get an error (see below). I noticed most other Optional packages have no Install from Binary and give similar error.

LOG:
Log started at: Mon 16 Apr 13:24:30 UTC 2018

RetroPie-Setup version: 4.4 (438fd413)
System: Linux retropie 4.14.30-v7+ #1102 SMP Mon Mar 26 16:45:49 BST 2018 armv7l GNU/Linux

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Installing dependencies for 'stella' : Atari2600 emulator STELLA
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/home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/tmp/build/stella /home/pi

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Getting sources for 'stella' : Atari2600 emulator STELLA
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xz: (stdin): File format not recognized
tar: Child returned status 1
tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now
/home/pi
Error running 'tar -xv -J -C /home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/tmp/build/stella --strip-components 1' - returned 2

Log ended at: Mon 16 Apr 13:24:31 UTC 2018
Total running time: 0 hours, 0 mins, 1 secs

mitu

From the Stella package source, there is no binary install available anyway, but the install from source gives an error after the download. Hm, could be that the hosting site changed something in the meantime.
EDIT: I think it's because the SSL (HTTPS) certificate for the download site (files.retropie.org.uk) has expired about 2 hours ago and the download function refuses the download. I'm sure it will be restored soon.

moffett_s

I thought I remember there being an "install from binary" option in previous RP versions so I thought that was the issue.

Thanks, but even trying other optional packages (advmame - 1.4, etc.) there are no binary options and I get a similar error.

mediamogul

@moffett_s said in No "Install from Binary" option with 4.4 - Error with Source install:

I thought I remember there being an "install from binary" option in previous RP versions

You're remembering right. Stella has had binary installs available. Same goes for advmame. It looks like some of the optional installs just haven't been added since the move to Stretch.

moffett_s

Got it. Thanks.

mitu

@mediamogul I think the option does not show up because the binary option is enabled with an online check - directly when opening the module - and since the online connection fails, the binary install option disappears. It's not because of the 4.4 update.
Once @buzz will update the Letsencrypt certificate for the download site, it will work again.

mediamogul

@mitu said in No "Install from Binary" option with 4.4 - Error with Source install:

I think the option does not show up because the binary option is enabled with an online check - directly when opening the module - and since the online connection fails, the binary install option disappears.

Ah, that makes sense.

Once buzz will update the Letsencrypt certificate for the download site, it will work again.

No rest for the wicked.

I haven't had time to update to Stretch myself. I'm hoping to get at it next weekend.

BuZz

@mitu should be ok now. For some reason the webserver wasn't restarted after the cert updates which did happen. I need to look into the cause.

moffett_s

Working. You guys rock.