Subj : chksetup.js output
To   : Digital Man
From : MRO
Date : Mon Apr 27 2026 12:25 am

  Re: chksetup.js output
  By: Digital Man to MRO on Sun Apr 26 2026 09:51 pm

 > "updating in a vm" is not the same as "upgrading a non-installed
 > Synchronet".


well it depends on what you consider installed.
the files were there on the system.

i was updating it in a vm.


 > Maybe actually install it first, next time.

i come from a time when you didn't install it, you just
got the files and ran it.

 > ("c:\sbbs") - if you're using a custom/non-standard install
 > location, then yes, you need to. And the installer does it for you
 > - when you use it.

i used the updater and it asked for the synchronet path.  why couldn't it
update it using the path i provided? you explain why, but it should.
it should be looking for the synchronet/ctrl  because i typed in synchronet 
for the directory location.


 > It will in the next release. But it also would've worked just fine
 > had you just installed sbbs before upgrading it.

if you say so, i didn't think it was such a big deal.
the files were in the directory. i thought that was good enough.

i'm just telling you what i ran into.

Obviously people aren't speaking up when they run into issues or they are 
just being npcs; there's been a lot of issues with this 3.21x release.  people 
didn't test things.

This sysop ran synchronet in a weird directory and something came up. i 
thought it was worth telling you about it.  sorry for being edgy!


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