Update readme.md

config/worldserver.conf

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Expansion = 2
 MaxPlayerLevel = 80
 GameType = 1
 PlayerLimit = 0
+LogsDir = "/tmp/ac/logs"
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------
 # new player config

readme.md

@@ -205,6 +205,9 @@ Use the above (ifconfig) IP for the following router poort-forwarding and/or fir
 .gps
 .go xyz
 /whisper bot nc +debug
+playerbots pmon toggle
+playerbots pmon stack
+.playerbots debug bg showpath=all (only work in BG)
 ```
 
 ## useful bot commands 
@@ -237,8 +240,6 @@ nc -pvp
 # After init or talents respec make sure you reset bot AI (see unbot).
 .playerbot bot add <name-of-character-on-account> (or account name instead of character name to add all characters on an account
 
-# while in BG
-.playerbots debug bg showpath=all 
 ```
 
 Tank attack @dps attack in 10 seconds

script/1_source-install.sh

@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ then
              libreadline-dev \
              libncurses-dev \
              mysql-server \
+             gdb \
              libboost-all-dev
 
 

script/4_server-compile.sh

@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+if [[ "$1" == "debug" ]]; then
+    export CTYPE=RelWithDebInfo
+    export CFLAGS="-g -O0 -fno-inline"
+    export CXXFLAGS="-g -O0 -fno-inline"
+else
+    export CTYPE=Release
+fi
+
 read -p "This will compile server. Are you sure? (Y)es/(N)o: " -n 1 -r
 echo " ";
 if [[ $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]];
@@ -29,9 +37,10 @@ then
     # https://www.azerothcore.org/wiki/linux-core-installation
     ##########################################################################################
     sudo ${ROOT_DIR}/_server/azerothcore/acore.sh compiler clean
-    sudo ${ROOT_DIR}/_server/azerothcore/acore.sh compiler configure -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo
+    sudo -E ${ROOT_DIR}/_server/azerothcore/acore.sh compiler configure
     sudo ${ROOT_DIR}/_server/azerothcore/acore.sh compiler compile
 
+
     ##########################################################################################
     # set folder rights to current user
     ##########################################################################################

script/6_server-start.sh

@@ -1,34 +1,116 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 ##########################################################################################
-# handle the tmux sessions
+# Paths for logs and crash dumps
 ##########################################################################################
-if tmux new-session -d -s $AUTHSERVER_SESSION; then
+export LOGS_PATH="/tmp/ac/logs"
-    echo "Created authserver session: $AUTHSERVER_SESSION"
+export CRASHES_PATH="/tmp/ac/crashes"
-else
+rm -rf "$LOGS_PATH" "$CRASHES_PATH"
-    echo "Error when trying to create authserver session: $AUTHSERVER_SESSION"
+mkdir -p "$LOGS_PATH" "$CRASHES_PATH"
-fi
-echo " "
 
-if tmux new-session -d -s $WORLDSERVER_SESSION; then
+##########################################################################################
-    echo "Created worldserver session: $WORLDSERVER_SESSION"
+# Sessions
-else
+##########################################################################################
-    echo "Error when trying to create worldserver session: $WORLDSERVER_SESSION"
+AUTHSERVER_SESSION="auth-session"
-fi
+WORLDSERVER_SESSION="world-session"
-echo " "
 
-if tmux send-keys -t $AUTHSERVER_SESSION "${SERVER_ROOT}/acore.sh run-authserver" C-m; then
+# Timestamps for log files
-    echo "Executed \"${SERVER_ROOT}/acore.sh run-authserver \" inside $AUTHSERVER_SESSION"
+TIMESTAMP=$(date +"%Y%m%d_%H%M%S")
-else
+AUTH_LOG="$LOGS_PATH/authserver_$TIMESTAMP.log"
-    echo "Error when executing \"${SERVER_ROOT}/acore.sh run-authserver\" inside $AUTHSERVER_SESSION"
+WORLD_LOG="$LOGS_PATH/worldserver_$TIMESTAMP.log"
-fi
+GDB_LOG="$CRASHES_PATH/worldserver_gdb_$TIMESTAMP.log"
-echo " "
 
-if tmux send-keys -t $WORLDSERVER_SESSION "${SERVER_ROOT}/acore.sh run-worldserver" C-m; then
+##########################################################################################
-    echo "Executed \"${SERVER_ROOT}/acore.sh run-worldserver\" inside $WORLDSERVER_SESSION"
+# Determine SERVER_ROOT based on script location (works with aliases)
-else
+##########################################################################################
-    echo "Error when executing \"${SERVER_ROOT}/acore.sh run-worldserver\" inside $WORLDSERVER_SESSION"
+ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/.." && pwd)"
+
+##########################################################################################
+# Check debug toggle
+##########################################################################################
+DEBUG_MODE=0
+if [[ "$1" == "debug" ]]; then
+    DEBUG_MODE=1
 fi
 
-echo " "
+##########################################################################################
-source ${ROOT_DIR}/script/menu.sh
+# Helper to start a tmux session
+##########################################################################################
+start_tmux_session() {
+    local session_name=$1
+    local command=$2
+
+    # If session exists, attach and return
+    if tmux has-session -t "$session_name" 2>/dev/null; then
+        echo "Tmux session '$session_name' already exists. Attaching..."
+        tmux attach-session -t "$session_name"
+        return 0
+    fi
+
+    # Create new session
+    if tmux new-session -d -s "$session_name"; then
+        echo "Created tmux session: $session_name"
+    else
+        echo "Error creating tmux session: $session_name"
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    # Export environment variables inside tmux
+    tmux send-keys -t "$session_name" "export LOGS_PATH=$LOGS_PATH; export CRASHES_PATH=$CRASHES_PATH" C-m
+    
+    # Run the command and pipe output to a log file
+    tmux send-keys -t "$session_name" "$command" C-m
+
+    echo "Running '$command' in $session_name"
+    echo
+}
+
+##########################################################################################
+# Prepare commands
+##########################################################################################
+
+# Authserver via acore.sh for auto-restart
+AUTH_CMD="${ROOT}/_server/azerothcore/acore.sh run-authserver"
+
+# Worldserver
+if [[ $DEBUG_MODE -eq 1 ]]; then
+
+    #  via GDB with RelWithDebInfo or Debug build (debuginfod downloads missing symbols real-time)
+    echo "DEBUG MODE: Running worldserver under GDB"
+    WORLD_CMD="cd $ROOT/_server/azerothcore/env/dist/bin && \
+        gdb -ex \"set logging file $GDB_LOG\" \
+            -ex \"set debuginfod enabled on\" \
+            -ex \"set logging on\" \
+            -ex \"set pagination off\" \
+            -ex \"set confirm off\" \
+            -ex \"set print pretty on\" \
+            -ex \"set print elements 0\" \
+            -ex \"set print object on\" \
+            -ex \"catch signal SIGSEGV\" \
+            -ex \"catch signal SIGABRT\" \
+            -ex \"catch signal SIGFPE\" \
+            -ex \"catch signal SIGILL\" \
+            -ex \"run -c ../etc/worldserver.conf\" \
+            -ex \"bt full\" \
+            -ex \"info locals\" \
+            -ex \"info threads\" \
+            -ex \"quit\" \
+            --args ./worldserver"
+else
+
+    # via acore.sh for auto-restart
+    WORLD_CMD="$ROOT/_server/azerothcore/acore.sh run-worldserver"
+fi
+
+##########################################################################################
+# Start servers
+##########################################################################################
+start_tmux_session "$AUTHSERVER_SESSION" "$AUTH_CMD"
+start_tmux_session "$WORLDSERVER_SESSION" "$WORLD_CMD"
+
+##########################################################################################
+# Optional: show menu if exists
+##########################################################################################
+if [[ -f "${ROOT}/script/menu.sh" ]]; then
+    source "${ROOT}/script/menu.sh"
+fi

script/menu.sh

@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@ echo "### menu    -  Shows menu"
 echo "### install -  Download the source source-code"
 echo "### update  -  Updates source-code to latest version"
 echo "### build   -  Builds the server based on source-code"
-echo "### compile -  Compiles the code based on the build server"
+echo "### compile -  Compiles code with Release for hosting"
+echo "### compile_debug -  Compiles code with RelWithDebInfo for debugging"
 echo "### config  -  Applies the server configration"
 echo "### start   -  starts auth and world in tmux sessions server"
+echo "### start_debug  -  starts auth and world debug mode (GDB)"
 echo "### stop    -  stops all sessions"
 echo "### wow     -  logon world-server (tmux) session"
 echo "### auth    -  logon auth-server (tmux) session"

setup.sh

@@ -86,8 +86,10 @@ echo "alias install='${ROOT_DIR}/script/1_source-install.sh'" >> ~/.bash_wow
 echo "alias update='${ROOT_DIR}/script/2_source-update.sh'" >> ~/.bash_wow
 echo "alias build='${ROOT_DIR}/script/3_server-build.sh'" >> ~/.bash_wow
 echo "alias compile='${ROOT_DIR}/script/4_server-compile.sh'" >> ~/.bash_wow
+echo "alias compile_debug='${ROOT_DIR}/script/4_server-compile.sh debug'" >> ~/.bash_wow
 echo "alias config='${ROOT_DIR}/script/5_server-configure.sh'" >> ~/.bash_wow
 echo "alias start='${ROOT_DIR}/script/6_server-start.sh'" >> ~/.bash_wow
+echo "alias start_debug='${ROOT_DIR}/script/6_server-start.sh debug'" >> ~/.bash_wow
 echo "alias stop='tmux kill-server'" >> ~/.bash_wow
 echo "alias wow='cd ${SERVER_ROOT};tmux attach -t ${WORLDSERVER_SESSION}'" >> ~/.bash_wow
 echo "alias auth='cd ${SERVER_ROOT};tmux attach -t ${AUTHSERVER_SESSION}'" >> ~/.bash_wow