(:Title How to download ISCA BBS Client and Install:)

(:Description This page covers instructions for obtaining the ISCA BBS client via git and compiling a binary for us on an OpenBSD system or user shell:)

!!Obtaining the latest source code

->The first step is obtaining the source code for the [ ISCABBS](/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISCABBS ) client.  The best source to obtain this is from GitHuB using the git command. Input the following at the shell prompt to obtain the source files:

->****$  git clone https://github.com/7jXlqS-hmpBUGsK/iscabbs-client.git****

!!Configuring, making and installing your client executable

->First we must retrieve autoconf, autoreconf, and automake version installed using the following commands

->**_$ ls /usr/local/bin/autoreconf***_

->This will return an output similar to:

->/usr/local/bin/autoreconf-**X.XX**   <- Where **X.XX** is your version number you will use to set your version variable

->Do the same for the next two version variables with the following commands noting the version numbers for each:

->**_$ ls /usr/local/bin/autoconf***_

->**_$ ls /usr/local/bin/automake***_

->Set the variables using export for all three variables like below: Replacing **X.XX** with your version.

->**_$ export AUTORECONF_VERSION=X.XX**_

->**_$ export AUTOCONF_VERSION=X.XX**_

->**_$ export AUTOMAKE_VERSION=X.XX**_

->We can now make the config script and compile our executable.

->**_$ cd iscabbs-client**_

->**_$ autoreconf --install**_

->**_$ ./configure --prefix=$HOME --bindir=$HOME**_

->**_$ make**_

->**_$ make install**_

The BBS Client executable should now be compiled and installed in your home directory. I find it easiest to alias **_bbs**_ to run the executable now located at **_./bbs**_

If you have root access and want to compile and install in the bin directory for all users to run just ommit **_--prefix=$HOME --bindir=$HOME**_ from the **_./configure**_ command.