Subj : Mystic Python on Linux
To   : All
From : Adept
Date : Tue Jun 09 2020 06:52:20

I was talking previously with someone about difficulties getting Python to
work on my BBS, and wanted to mention that I managed to get it to work, and
share some of the details.

Background details:
OS: Ubuntu Linux 20.04LTS
Mystic: 64-bit

So I had previously installed Python 2.7.18, and things seemed to be setup
appropriately, following http://wiki.mysticbbs.com/doku.php?id=python_install
.. But when scripts should be running, instead of giving me a no-Python error
(as it did before I installed Python 2.7), it just did nothing.

So the next step was to follow the instructions on that page for compiling
Python correctly (though I did 2.7.18 rather than 2.7.15), as my system _is_
running Ubuntu, so perhaps that was the problem.

Did that, no change.

So I looked at the scripts, trying to see if I needed to do something more
with them. Eventually I arrived at the idea that the scripts might just be in
the wrong spot, after various upgrades.

So, moved the scripts from /mystic/scripts to /mystic/themes/default/scripts,
and suddenly scripts were working. Or at least some of them were, and the
issues were unrelated.

My personal guess for my actual issue was having the scripts in the wrong
spot, but I can't rule out having a wonky install of Python, given what it
said on the mysticbbs.com wiki.

Anyway, I'm happy for it to be working again, my lightning bolt interstitial
working again, and having my BBS functionality that little bit closer to what
it was before I switched the OS.

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A45 2020/02/18 (Linux/64)
 * Origin: Storm BBS (21:2/108)

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