GZDoom Builder Bugs

[ClackL]

here we discuss bugs in gzdoom builder including when it says Deleting All Files. Goodbye. this happened to me today and i immediately deleted gzdoom builder and the other stuff that came with it.

[ClackL]

Can someone tell me why the gzdoom builder said it was gonna delete all my files?

[Borg]

Did you try posting this over at zdoom.org?

[ClackL]

No I didnt

[Redneckerz]

16 hours ago, ClackL said:

Can someone tell me why the gzdoom builder said it was gonna delete all my files?

It does not do that on its own first and formost.

 

What GZDB version were you using?

 

Since your first call to action was to delete GZDB outright it will be difficult if not impossible to reproduce your situation.

 

You could have posted GZbuilder.cfg as that would show the parameters set by GZDoom Builder.

[Dragonfly]

Never heard of this... "functionality" before; but surprised nobody's suggested moving onto the successor of GZDB, Ultimate Doom Builder.

 

In my numerous years of using doom tools, not one application has ever threatened to delete all files. The closest is the now-ancient XWE corrupting a WAD I was working on, but that application is very old and instead of XWE most authors use SLADE3 to manage WAD contents.

Edited December 23, 2021 by Dragonfly

[Gez]

19 hours ago, ClackL said:

Can someone tell me why the gzdoom builder said it was gonna delete all my files?

The message appears in the exception handler.

 

https://github.com/m-x-d/GZDoom-Builder/blob/b3442f4f5e6e0f3a864ad925ee8fb6e8671c6d6b/Source/Core/Windows/ExceptionDialog.cs

 

Long story short: there was a problem (for whatever reason) that the program couldn't solve on its own. As a result it displayed an error message. Due to the programmer having a weird sense of humor, the error message is introduced by a sentence chosen randomly from a long list of jokes about computer bugs and Doom-related stuff. So it was not actually deleting all files.

Edited December 23, 2021 by Gez

[Dragonfly]

Well, that's certainly a questionable way to do error messaging...

[ClackL]

im using latest version of gzdb also it scared me saying it was gonna delete files so the creator of gzdb is bad cuz he makes some bad jokes that scare people

Edited December 23, 2021 by ClackL
misspelled something

[ClackL]

it said "Now deleting all files. Goodbye" and that scared me super much

[ClackL]

So like why does the creator make these scary jokes though?

[inkoalawetrust]

Well it's not hard to figure out that the error message titles are not serious, almost all of them read like very obvious jokes like "You picked up the Random Exception." or "This function is only available in the retail version of GZDoom Builder".

 

Besides, even if GZDB did ever actually delete all the files in system in any circumstance. Then you wouldn't be using it because nobody would've recommended it to you or anyone else in the first place.

Edited December 24, 2021 by inkoalawetrust
Fixed text formatting.

[Redneckerz]

3 minutes ago, inkoalawetrust said:

Well it's not hard to figure out that the error message titles are not serious, almost all of them read like very obvious jokes like "You picked up the Random Exception." or "This function is only available in the retail version of GZDoom Builder".

 

Besides, even if GZDB did ever actually delete all the files in system in any circumstance. Then you wouldn't be using it because nobody would've recommended it to you or anyone else in the first place.

Its like these things should be super super super obvious but somehow we end up seriously explaining these things because somewhere, someone will see that error message, freak out and then think ''I should sign up to DoomWorld and tell others!'' jk.

 

Just being in jest ofcourse. I can imagine that, especially if you aren't tech savvy, such messages will throw you off. The creator assumes people using that software will get the joke, which is a very slippery slope to rely on.

 

Then again tech savvy people wouldn't normally download a software called GZDoom Builder. So its anyone's guess. Adding a warning ruins the joke, but not making any indication that your files aren't actually deleted isn't great either.

[ClackL]

On 12/24/2021 at 2:14 PM, Redneckerz said:

ok like look I’m young and I don’t really know what’s real or fake like that joke of delete all files so that’s a reason to why I got scared cuz I’m only 8 you know except I still enjoy GZDOOM except like it’s just not that fair that the dev has to come up with such st****d jokes that scare me.

Edited December 26, 2021 by ClackL
cuz I forgot to insert more text

[Dragonfly]

I think if you need to censor the word stupid as you type it, you're far too young to be here... 🤔