stk-code
The code base of SuperTuxKart
Runssource: GitHubC++NOASSERTIONcommit dbf200ccba14
C++, NOASSERTION licensed.
stk-code runs. An Argusic agent installed it in 18 minutes and hit 3 errors and fixed every one without help on a clean machine with no GPU, and the whole session was recorded.
cmake_build/bin/supertuxkart compiled, links, and runs: --version prints 'SuperTuxKart, git.', --help prints full usage, and server-mode initializes correctly until it requires the separately-downloaded stk-assets data directory.
What the agent ended up with on a clean machine, in its own words. How this is measured
Measured by Argusic on a fresh machine every time. Every number links to its evidence. Argusic Score 96 of 100 (the mean of this project's run scores).
At a glance
Subject data from GitHub, linked at the top of this page, refreshed . Test data by Argusic (CC BY 4.0); every number links to a run page with the full log, the recording, and their sha256 hashes.
What was measured
From the run that decided this verdict. Every line is a recorded value, not an estimate.
What went wrong, in the agent's own words
The agent's own words, worst first, never rewritten into advice.
- Missing libz1g-dev, libpng-dev, libfreetype-dev, libharfbuzz-dev, libogg-dev, libvorbis-dev, libopenal-dev, libsdl2-dev, libcurl4-openssl-dev, libjpeg-turbo8-dev, libenet-dev, libsamplerate0-dev headers/libs (no root for apt install)3 minutes
- C++ operator!= not defined for ENetIP struct (bundled ENet uses struct-based address) in connect_to_server.cpp, socket_address.cpp, stk_host.cpp2 minutes
- Static libcurl.a missing nghttp2/gssapi link deps1 minute
- Install time
- 18 minutes
- Cold machine to finish
- 20 minutes
- Errors hit and fixed
- 3 hit, 3 fixed with no human help
- How the result was proved
- /work/repo/cmake_build/bin/supertuxkart --version printed 'SuperTuxKart, git.'; /work/repo/cmake_build/bin/supertuxkart --server-config-dir=/tmp/stk_server4 started, initialized dirs, created config, and reached Irrlicht engine init before aborting for missing stk-assets data
- Model tokens used
- 199,114
- Exact commit tested
- dbf200ccba14
- Container image
- sha256:cdd920bce783
What was not measured
The other half, so you can see exactly how far this evidence goes. A gap is printed as a gap and never filled in.
- Peak GPU memory
- this ran on a CPU machine, so there was no GPU to sample
- Behaviour over a long run
- each attempt uses the smallest documented settings and a fixed time budget, so this measures whether it runs, not how it holds up under load
Watch the session
The whole run, from a clean machine, at the speed it actually happened. Nothing is cut and nothing is sped up.
A recording of attempt 2, run . The verdict above comes from a different attempt, so read this as one session and not as the current result. The terminal recording it was made from is the evidence, stored with a sha256 fingerprint; the video is a rendering of it. Nothing loads from the video host until you press play.
The end of the recording
The last lines of the terminal session that decided this verdict, exactly as they were recorded.
ls /work/repo/data/music/' in /work/repo succeeded in 0ms: exec /bin/sh -lc "grep -rn \"sfx.xml\\|sfx_manager\\|sfx\" /work/repo/data/sfx/ 2>/dev/null; find /work/… succeeded in 0ms: 2026-09-16T22:35:42.326889Z ERROR codex_core::tools::router: error=exec_command failed: CreateProce… The build succeeded and the binary is verified working. Let me compile the final report. **Build outcome**: cmake configured and make compiled successfully. The binary `cmake_build/bin/sup… tokens used 199,114 The build succeeded and the binary is verified working. Let me compile the final report. **Build outcome**: cmake configured and make compiled successfully. The binary `cmake_build/bin/sup…
Replay the whole session, every command from a clean machine to this point.
How it was tested
One agent, one container, no human help. It installs the project the way its own documentation says to, runs it, and fixes what breaks. Everything below is recorded as it happened: the terminal session, the log and the exact commit. The full method.
Strengths and limits
Measured facts, not opinions. How this is written.
What went well
- Reached a running state on a clean machine, with the session recorded.
- Installed in 18 minutes, faster than the median of the 3 comparable projects Argusic has measured.
- Recovered from all 3 errors without a human stepping in, which says the failures are documented well enough to solve.
- Ran without a GPU, so it does not need one to start.
- Measured 2 times, so the result is not a one-off.
What did not, or is not known
- Its license file could not be classified automatically, so check it yourself before using it.
Of the 4 C++ projects Argusic has installed and timed, stk-code was the 2nd fastest to reach a running state, and 2 of 4 reached one at all.
What it is a reasonable choice for
- Trying it on a laptop or a small server: it reached a running state without a GPU.
Run history
| tested by | attempt | outcome | score | cost USD | when |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argusic Runner | 2/3 | Runs | 100.00 | 0.10 | |
| Argusic Runner | 2/3 | Runs with mocks | 92.00 | 0.20 |
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[](https://argusic.com/subject/stk-code)Questions
- Does stk-code run?
- Yes. stk-code runs. Argusic installed and launched it on a clean machine in 18 minutes, hitting 3 errors on the way, and recorded the session.
- How did Argusic test stk-code?
- On a fresh, disposable machine, with every command recorded and the repository pinned at commit dbf200ccba14. 2 attempts are recorded, and the full method is on the methodology page.
- What did it cost to test stk-code?
- The run that produced this verdict cost $0.10: real compute and model cost, not a list price per million tokens. It is recorded on that run's page.
- How long does stk-code take to install?
- 18 minutes in the run that decided this verdict, from a clean machine to a running state. That is one measured attempt, not an average.
- Does stk-code need a GPU?
- Not to start. Argusic reached a running state on a machine with no GPU.
- What goes wrong when installing stk-code?
- 3 things broke in the recorded run, and 3 were fixed without human help. Each one, and the time it cost, is listed on this page.
- How does stk-code compare with the alternatives?
- Of the 4 C++ projects Argusic has installed and timed, stk-code was the 2nd fastest to reach a running state, and 2 of 4 reached one at all.
- Where is the evidence for stk-code?
- All 2 recorded runs are on this page, each linking to its full log and terminal recording, stored with a sha256 fingerprint so it cannot be quietly altered.