Camera Controller doesn't work properly

[zakimano]

Whenever I try to wire the CameraController, it gives me this error. (yep, this is with the pure gmod_wire_cameracontroller.lua) I double-checked everything, tried to get this working for days, and also spent hours trying to understand the lua code, and almost got it working, but it's still a mess. (If you want me to upload the "fixed" file, just ask.)
Or just tell me what the hell am I doing wrong. (For this error I only wired the CamController's Active to an E2 chip output, but that only contained a value of 1.)

(PS: Looked the problem up on google, didn't find anything, and I didn't see any active issues here w/ this problem. Pls help, I think this is an important part of wiremod.)

It says this:

Wire error (Entity [90][gmod_wire_cameracontroller]):
addons/trunk/lua/entities/gmod_wire_cameracontroller.lua:399: bad argument #1 to 'WriteFloat' (number expected, got function)
stack traceback:
    [C]: in function 'WriteFloat'
    addons/trunk/lua/entities/gmod_wire_cameracontroller.lua:399: in function 'SendPositions'
    addons/trunk/lua/entities/gmod_wire_cameracontroller.lua:416: in function 'SyncSettings'
    addons/trunk/lua/entities/gmod_wire_cameracontroller.lua:664: in function 'EnableCam'
    addons/trunk/lua/entities/gmod_wire_cameracontroller.lua:773: in function <addons/trunk/lua/entities/gmod_wire_cameracontroller.lua:770>
    [C]: in function 'xpcall'
    addons/trunk/lua/wire/server/wirelib.lua:62: in function 'TriggerInput'
    addons/trunk/lua/wire/server/wirelib.lua:495: in function 'Wire_Link'
    addons/trunk/lua/wire/server/wirelib.lua:674: in function 'Link_End'
    addons/trunk/lua/weapons/gmod_tool/stools/wire_adv.lua:160: in function 'func'
    lua/includes/modules/net.lua:32: in function <lua/includes/modules/net.lua:17>

[Divran]

It seems the "Distance" variable on the cam controller is a function for some reason. It should be a number.

Write this in your console, while looking at the camera controller
lua_run_cl PrintTable(debug.getinfo(LocalPlayer():GetEyeTraceNoCursor().Entity.Distance))
this should tell us where this function is defined. Post the results here.

Also, before you write that, make sure the server has sv_allowcslua set to 1.

EDIT: Oh and it's probably a good idea to double check your wire version; make sure you have the latest version (not workshop - workshop isn't the latest), but you can test the above thing first since it's much easier and quicker to test.

[zakimano]

So, first of all, I do have the latest wiremod version, as I said before, I've had this problem for days - so I've set up TortoiseSVN, got the latest Wire from here, and when that didn't work, jumped into the lua code myself. (it's not that far jump for me)

Well, I did what you've asked for;

Wire error (Entity [556][gmod_wire_cameracontroller]):
addons/trunk/lua/entities/gmod_wire_cameracontroller.lua:391: bad argument #1 to 'WriteFloat' (number expected, got function)
stack traceback:
    [C]: in function 'WriteFloat'
    addons/trunk/lua/entities/gmod_wire_cameracontroller.lua:391: in function 'SendPositions'
    addons/trunk/lua/entities/gmod_wire_cameracontroller.lua:412: in function 'SyncSettings'
    addons/trunk/lua/entities/gmod_wire_cameracontroller.lua:659: in function 'EnableCam'
    addons/trunk/lua/entities/gmod_wire_cameracontroller.lua:766: in function <addons/trunk/lua/entities/gmod_wire_cameracontroller.lua:763>
    [C]: in function 'xpcall'
    addons/trunk/lua/wire/server/wirelib.lua:62: in function 'TriggerInput'
    addons/trunk/lua/wire/server/wirelib.lua:492: in function 'Wire_Link'
    addons/trunk/lua/wire/server/wirelib.lua:671: in function 'Link_End'
    addons/trunk/lua/weapons/gmod_tool/stools/wire_adv.lua:160: in function 'func'
    lua/includes/modules/net.lua:32: in function <lua/includes/modules/net.lua:17>

] lua_run_cl PrintTable(debug.getinfo(LocalPlayer():GetEyeTraceNoCursor().Entity.Distance))
linedefined =   156
currentline =   -1
func    =   function: 0x3ea73028
isvararg    =   false
namewhat    =   
lastlinedefined =   161
source  =   @lua/autorun/slvbase/shared/slvbase_sh_meta.lua
nups    =   0
what    =   Lua
nparams =   2
short_src   =   lua/autorun/slvbase/shared/slvbase_sh_meta.lua

Tough I don't think this tells too much. But: in the lua code, at the line 391, ( dist ) is an interesting thing, if set to ( distance ) then the new error is almost the same saying:

Wire error (Entity [556][gmod_wire_cameracontroller]):
addons/trunk/lua/entities/gmod_wire_cameracontroller.lua:391: bad argument #1 to 'WriteFloat' (number expected, got nil)

the rest is the same. As far as I remember, if distance is defined as (at line 23) " local distance = 1 " instead of " local distance = 0 " then the error vanishes, and a new one appears.
Hope this helps with the problem. ^^

EDIT: before I did this, got the latest (1 h before) version, the problem was the same, just the error said line 399 instead of 391.

[Divran]

The problem is you have an addon called "slvbase" that is overwriting the "Distance" variable of other entities. You can see this from the "source" in the debug print. That's the addon that is breaking it.

[zakimano]

Thanks, (last time I was a little bit tired) removing this was really simple, though I didn't even knew about the existence of that thing...

[PeltGun]

I get the same error.
So I hit the lua_run_cl PrintTable(debug.getinfo(LocalPlayer():GetEyeTraceNoCursor().Entity.Distance)) console
This is the result.

] lua_run_cl PrintTable(debug.getinfo(LocalPlayer():GetEyeTraceNoCursor().Entity.Distance))
currentline = -1
func = function: 0x5c7a6db0
isvararg = false
lastlinedefined = 161
linedefined = 156
namewhat =
nparams = 2
nups = 0
short_src = lua/autorun/slvbase/shared/slvbase_sh_meta.lua
source = @lua/autorun/slvbase/shared/slvbase_sh_meta.lua
what = Lua

[Wiremod] lua/entities/gmod_wire_cameracontroller.lua:482: bad argument #2 to '__mul' (number expected, got function)

1. __mul - [C]:-1
2. UpdateOutputs - lua/entities/gmod_wire_cameracontroller.lua:482
   3. unknown - lua/entities/gmod_wire_cameracontroller.lua:573

[Wiremod] lua/entities/gmod_wire_cameracontroller.lua:482: bad argument #2 to '__mul' (number expected, got function)

1. __mul - [C]:-1
2. UpdateOutputs - lua/entities/gmod_wire_cameracontroller.lua:482
   3. unknown - lua/entities/gmod_wire_cameracontroller.lua:573

[Wiremod] lua/entities/gmod_wire_cameracontroller.lua:482: bad argument #2 to '__mul' (number expected, got function)

1. __mul - [C]:-1
2. UpdateOutputs - lua/entities/gmod_wire_cameracontroller.lua:482
   3. unknown - lua/entities/gmod_wire_cameracontroller.lua:573

[Wiremod] lua/entities/gmod_wire_cameracontroller.lua:482: bad argument #2 to '__mul' (number expected, got function)

1. __mul - [C]:-1
2. UpdateOutputs - lua/entities/gmod_wire_cameracontroller.lua:482
   3. unknown - lua/entities/gmod_wire_cameracontroller.lua:573

[Wiremod] lua/entities/gmod_wire_cameracontroller.lua:385: bad argument #1 to 'WriteFloat' (number expected, got function)

1. WriteFloat - [C]:-1
2. SendPositions - lua/entities/gmod_wire_cameracontroller.lua:385
   3. SyncSettings - lua/entities/gmod_wire_cameracontroller.lua:407
   4. DisableCam - lua/entities/gmod_wire_cameracontroller.lua:616
   5. ClearEntities - lua/entities/gmod_wire_cameracontroller.lua:846
   6. unknown - lua/entities/gmod_wire_cameracontroller.lua:601

What is the solution? I can not use the cam controller because of this error

[Tyler13700]

What addon is causing this? I can't find any addon that would resemble, or initialize or has an author by the name of "slv". Only thing I can think of is Gbombs 5. Whats causing it?

[Tyler13700]

Alright after some google research, I found what SLV Base is, and I dont have it. Any idea what is causing this? I have a few addons when I start a singleplayer, but aren't in my addon list or addons folder.

[Divran]

dunno

try doing an in-file search with an editor like notepad++ or sublime text to check for "slv" (or similar) in all files in your gmod folder.

[CaptainPRICE]

According to Google, it is Silverfag's SLVBase addon (search for it in your addons and lua folders).