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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