Subj : Re: Synchronet config change
To : Rob Swindell
From : Vitaliy Aksyonov
Date : Wed Mar 06 2024 12:54 pm
Hello Rob.
06 Mar 24 11:24, you wrote to me:
>> BTW, make sure that Synchronet changes are actually there. I've
>> pushed them to master just today. You may need to pull from repo
>> again.
RS> I was using the "Synchronet" branch. I'll switch to master.
I see. Sounds good! Just wanted to make sure that you use correct code.
>> RS> But running it (via SSH) doesn't output anything, just exits
>> RS> immediately. 'gedlnx --help' same, nothing.
>>
>> Unfortunately there is a bug which hides usage message if no config
>> found. I've tried to fix it, but had to revert it back, because
>> correct fix is not that simple.
>>
>> RS> So then I searched for documentation. golded.org appears down.
>>
>> RS> I saw you have CMakeLists.txt, so I tried using that to build.
>> This
>> RS> time, a lot fewer errors and it output some promising
>> binaries, but
>> RS> again, running them produces no output:
>>
>> RS> rswindell@git ~/golded-plus/out/golded3 (Synchronet) $ sudo
>> make
>> RS> install [ 4%] Built target uulib [ 9%] Built target hunspell
>> [ 34%]
>> RS> Built target gall [ 53%] Built target gcfg [ 60%] Built target
>> gcui [
>> RS> 61%] Built target smblib [ 77%] Built target gmb3 [100%] Built
>> target
>> RS> golded Install the project... -- Install configuration: "" --
>> RS> Installing: /usr/local/bin/golded rswindell@git
>> RS> ~/golded-plus/out/golded3 (Synchronet) $ golded rswindell@git
>> RS> ~/golded-plus/out/golded3 (Synchronet) $
>>
>> RS> Maybe I need to create or edit a config file or something? An
>> error
>> RS> message or *some* kind of output from running 'golded' could
>> be
>> RS> helpful.
>>
>> You have to have config file. You may start from simple config file
>> from
>> here:
>>
>>
https://github.com/golded-plus/golded-plus/blob/master/cfgs/config/
>> simple.cf g
>>
>> And then uncomment this line:
>>
>> ;AREAFILE SBBS R:\SBBS\ ; Synchronet BBS
>> dir
>>
>> Set correct path to Synchronet directory. That shall do the trick.
RS> Okay, where does goled need to find this simple.cfg file? I assume I
RS> have to move or copy it somewhere that goled expects to find it.
It either look for it in current working directory or you may run it with parameter -C. Like this:
./gedlnx -C/path/to/config
Note that there is no space between -C and config file.
Vitaliy
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