steam missing dependency

[stefan11111]

A few days ago, I removed ABI_X86="32" from make.conf, hoping that would get less 32-bit libs.
While I indeed got less 32-bit libs, I also lost sound and text in steam.
To fix that, I added these 2 lines to package.use:

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media-libs/fontconfig abi_x86_32
media-sound/apulse abi_x86_32

Which in turn also required me to add these to my package.use:

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virtual/libiconv abi_x86_32
dev-libs/libffi abi_x86_32
dev-libs/libpcre2 abi_x86_32
media-libs/alsa-lib abi_x86_32
dev-libs/glib abi_x86_32
virtual/libintl abi_x86_32
media-libs/libpng abi_x86_32

After doing this, steam works just as before.
I will also open an issue in the steam overlay about this.
For anyone interested, here are all the 32-bit packages that I need to use steam:

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x11-libs/libXau abi_x86_32
x11-libs/libXdmcp abi_x86_32
x11-libs/libX11 abi_x86_32
x11-libs/libXrender abi_x86_32
x11-libs/libXrandr abi_x86_32
app-arch/zstd abi_x86_32
x11-libs/libXfixes abi_x86_32
x11-libs/libxshmfence abi_x86_32
x11-libs/libdrm abi_x86_32
sys-libs/zlib abi_x86_32
media-libs/libglvnd abi_x86_32
dev-libs/expat abi_x86_32
x11-libs/libXext abi_x86_32
media-libs/fontconfig abi_x86_32
virtual/libiconv abi_x86_32
dev-libs/libffi abi_x86_32
dev-libs/libpcre2 abi_x86_32
media-libs/alsa-lib abi_x86_32
dev-libs/glib abi_x86_32
virtual/libintl abi_x86_32
media-libs/libpng abi_x86_32
sys-apps/util-linux abi_x86_32
media-libs/freetype abi_x86_32
media-libs/mesa abi_x86_32
x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers abi_x86_32
media-sound/apulse abi_x86_32

Quite a lot of 32-bit libs needed for steam, but I'm beating a dead horse at this point.

EDIT:
Here is the issue:
https://github.com/anyc/steam-overlay/issues/333

[Thistled]

I'm a little confused by this.

So does compiling steam-client-meta minus the steamruntime USE flag not solve the problem?

[pjp]

Moved from Portage & Programming to Unsupported Software.

@stefan11111:

When you post about issues related to packages not in ::gentoo, please post to Unsupported Software. Thanks.

[trakrailysurely]

@stefan11111

A few days ago, I removed ABI_X86="32" from make.conf, hoping that would get less 32-bit libs.
While I indeed got less 32-bit libs, I also lost sound and text in steam.

From the text, I assume you are trying to run steam in a no-multilib environment?

https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Steam#Flatpak
As mentioned here, the easiest way to run steam in a 64-bit-only environment is to install and run it via flatpak.
I also use this method to run steam in a no-multilib environment.

[stefan11111]

I am on a multilib system.

[trakrailysurely]

@stefan11111

I am on a multilib system.

I don't think it is a good idea to exclude 32-bit libraries from the multilib system because it would eliminate the benefits of a multilib environment.
If you want to eliminate 32-bit libraries, it is better to build a no-multilib system from the beginning...
Then you only have 64bit libraries from the beginning.

If you want to share information with the steam-overlay team to make it work in a no-multilib environment, you should do so after building a no-multilib environment.

This is more beneficial to both parties.
A multilib environment minus the 32-bit libraries is not exactly the same as a no-multilib environment.

[asturm]

I disagree with that - the flag is exposed per-package to mess with it, and if someone does not enable it globally, like I do, they are free to deal with the ensuing mess in package.use. For the vast majority of packages on my system, enabling 32-bit would simply be a waste of time.

ebuilds need to express their dependencies correctly no matter if they are multilib or not.

[stefan11111]

I'm not saying that I tried to remove all 32-bit libs from my system.
I just don't want to have everything built multilib when not needed.
I am willing to enable abi_x86_32 on a per-package basis in package.use
I was in for quite a surprise when I removed ABI_X86="32" from make.conf and steam lost sound and fonts.

[Hu]

That sounds and looks like a problem with the Steam ebuild dependencies being incomplete. It should have prevented you from disabling 32-bit on any libraries that are mandatory for its proper operation.

[stefan11111]

That sounds and looks like a problem with the Steam ebuild dependencies being incomplete. It should have prevented you from disabling 32-bit on any libraries that are mandatory for its proper operation.

Exactly my point.

[rab0171610]

You should not need any of those 32bit libraries on your system since you are using the +steamruntime use flag. Those libraries should be provided by the bundled steam runtime libraries. In your bug report about missing dependencies, the question was asked if you had somehow "forced the steam runtime off".
Starting steam with

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STEAM_RUNTIME=1 steam

explicitly enables the steam runtime. I would try that with one or both relevant packages uninstalled and report the results on your bug report:
media-libs/fontconfig abi_x86_32
media-sound/apulse abi_x86_32