Subj : Re: Synchronet config change
To   : Vitaliy Aksyonov
From : Rob Swindell
Date : Wed Mar 06 2024 11:24 am

  Re: Re: Synchronet config change
  By: Vitaliy Aksyonov to Rob Swindell on Wed Mar 06 2024 10:31 am

 > 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.

I was using the "Synchronet" branch. I'll switch to master.

 >  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.

Okay, where does goled need to find this simple.cfg file? I assume I have to move or copy it somewhere that goled expects to find it.
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