Subj : Editor setup
To : Phillip Kimble
From : Andrew Leary
Date : Sun Apr 14 2024 01:17 am
Hello Phillip!
13 Apr 24 22:24, you wrote to all:
PK> New mbsebbs install 1.0.8.6 - how do we setup the editor & what
PK> options exist? Installed Joe but it doesnt seem to work. User
PK> attempts to enter message & when the bbs executes .../bin/editor
PK> script that calls the joe editor, it immeditaely exits returning use
PK> rto the bbs.
PK> What am I missing here?
Where are your joe binaries installed? The default editor script expects that
joe is installed in /usr/bin ... On some distros, the joe package installs to
/usr/local/bin instead, causing this issue.
If you build joe from source code, make sure you set the PREFIX to /usr and
not /usr/local ...
