Board:   [WWIVnet] WWIV Development
Subject: Re: testing sexyz on wwiv on linux on aliens
From:    Jimmy Mac #1 @707
To:      Xenos #1 @60
Date:    Mon Jan 19, 2026 10:03

X> RE: Re: testing sexyz on wwiv on linux on aliens
X> BY: Xenos #1 @60
X>
X> On Monday,December 22, 2025 at 04:46 AM, Xenos wrote:
X>
X> X> i'm testing sexyz as zmodem external protocol on aliens.ph.
X> X>
X> X> downloading works.
X> X> uploading doesn't seem to.
X> X> will dig deeper in the next week.
X> X> my current suspicion is the free disk space function is borked or
X> X> something.
X>
X> ok. the initial problem i was seeing was that WWIV was complaining about
X> not enough free disk space for uploading.
X>
X> simple fix was to change batch.cpp
X>
X> diff --git a/bbs/batch.cpp b/bbs/batch.cpp
X> index 2b039718e..c2baf6818 100644
X> --- a/bbs/batch.cpp
X> +++ b/bbs/batch.cpp
X> @@ -811,7 +811,7 @@ void upload(int dn) {
X>    }
X>    const auto& d = a()->dirs()[dn];
X>    dliscan1(d);
X> -  const long free_space = File::freespace_for_path(d.path);
X> +  const auto free_space = File::freespace_for_path(d.path);
X>    if (free_space < 100) {
X>      bout.outstr("\r\nNot enough disk space to upload here.\r\n\n");
X>      return;
X>
X> after recompiling, WWIV now accepts uploads again.
X> note the change was simply to make the const auto instead of long.
X>
X> trying to get uploading (internal and external) to work again next.


That's awesome!

Has the git repo been updated?


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