Board:   [WWIVnet] WWIV Development
Subject: Re: Compiling source in Linux
From:    Xenos #1 @60
To:      Recon #1 @126
Date:    Sat Oct 12, 2024 10:21

On Saturday,October 12, 2024 at 06:19 AM, Recon wrote:

R> So I am able to setup Linux to compile and use updated source code just
R> fine, however I'm not very good with simlinks, and do not seem to get it
R> to work using the instructions in docs for various reason being either
R> I'm not running my WWIV in /opt/wwiv or I'm missing a step in where the
R> binaries are to be placed when done.  As a result when I compile I find
R> myself having to dig for each and manually mv or cp them to my
R> /dedicated/wwiv directory.
R>
R> Does someone have a simple way they compile and locate binaries without
R> using simlinks?  I realize it may be a few of the .sh scripts that may
R> require simple fixes, however I am not sure.  I prefer to download the
R> .zip of the latest source, compile, and then move the binaries over.  I
R> guess I'm old school that way ...


What directory do you build in?
What directory is your BBS root?

-x


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