Hi all
Hopefully this all comes through - my first "posted" message in this group :D
I need to get some help trying to add a simtel CDROM to the file areas (and adding files in general)
I have a number of simtel cdroms as isos that I have mounted in the filesystem (linux VM on proxmox for now), i can access them perfectly fine manually
my issue is, I'm not quite sure how to add them tot he file areas in SCFG so that all the dirs.txt, file_id.diz files etc all get imported.
Right now i've created a file library, then "import area -> Directory listing", but when i do a "addfiles - -szn" as per the wiki
it starts
importing but then core dumps on anything that's not a zip file
and then
refuses to try and open zip files with some error that's far to fast for me to read.
The library shows up ok in the bbs itself, but i can't get any files into it.
I hope that makes sense.
Any help appreciated. i'm obviously doing something wrong but i can't figure it out.
Right now i've created a file library, then "import area -> Directory listing", but when i do a "addfiles - -szn" as per the wiki
In Synchronet v3.19, the addfiles utility program has been replaced by the addfiles.js utility script: https://wiki.synchro.net/module:addfiles which you invoke using 'jsexec addfiles'
and has different command-line syntax/options than the old addfiles utility program.
it starts
importing but then core dumps on anything that's not a zip file
If you could provide a GDB-backtrace of one of those core dumps, I could likely resolve that issue pretty easily, even though that program has now been deprecated.
In Synchronet v3.19, the addfiles utility program has been replaced by the addfiles.js utility script: https://wiki.synchro.net/module:addfiles which you
invoke using 'jsexec addfiles' and has different command-line syntax/options than
the old addfiles utility program.
Re: Help with file areas
By: Digital Man to Charles Blackburn on Tue Sep 06 2022 15:42:47
Right now i've created a file library, then "import area -> Directory listing", but when i do a "addfiles - -szn" as per the wiki
In Synchronet v3.19, the addfiles utility program has been replaced by the addfiles.js utility script: https://wiki.synchro.net/module:addfiles which you invoke using 'jsexec addfiles'
and has different command-line syntax/options than the old addfiles utility program.
i'll take a look at that when i get a chance later today hopefully... but ISTR that i tried with addfiles.js too. I was just trying to follow the wiki..
it starts
importing but then core dumps on anything that's not a zip file
If you could provide a GDB-backtrace of one of those core dumps, I could likely resolve that issue pretty easily, even though that program has now been deprecated.
if i catch it later i will. I have your email so i'll attach it to that. Just have to brush up on my GDB as it's beena few years :D
There's likely still areas of "the wiki" that only mention addfiles (and not
addfiles.js). addfiles.js was newly-introduced in v3.19 where as the addfiles
utility (now deprecated) goes back to early 1990's.
it starts
importing but then core dumps on anything that's not a zip file
If you could provide a GDB-backtrace of one of those core dumps, I could
likely resolve that issue pretty easily, even though that program has now
been deprecated.
if i catch it later i will. I have your email so i'll attach it to that. Just
have to brush up on my GDB as it's beena few years :D
If you already have the core file, it can be as simple as:
$ gdb /sbbs/exec/addfiles /path/to/corefile
Then type 'bt' at the (gdb) prompt and paste the output here.
| Sysop: | altere |
|---|---|
| Location: | Houston, TX |
| Users: | 66 |
| Nodes: | 4 (0 / 4) |
| Uptime: | 11:10:07 |
| Calls: | 633 |
| Files: | 7,638 |
| Messages: | 292,242 |