Subj : Compiling binkD fun in Linux
To   : All
From : Paul Quinn
Date : Tue Apr 12 2016 01:06 pm

Hi! All,

Over the last few days, I've been trying to find a workable replacement for my 
trusty binkD that had been purring away for over 4 years.  It was v0.95a, and, 
it was suggested by a fellow unidentifiable sysop that perhaps it needed 
replacing.  A fair thought, I agreed.  So, I set about to enact that.

First I tried compiling a version which eventually identified itself internally 
as 1.05-pre-5.  There were no warnings or errors during configure or make.  I 
performed a compile 'options' check (using "-vv") on the output binary, which 
looked pretty, and, confirmed that the executable was probably viable.  A first 
time run produced...

servmgr socket(): Address family not supported by protocol

And then killed itself from RAM.

Subsequently, I repeated the routine with 1.1a-94 which produced...

servmgr socket(): Address family not supported by protocol

Then killed itself.

1.0.1 produced...

servmgr socket(): Address family not supported by protocol

Then killed itself.

However, much to my surprise & relief, I found one version that needed to be 
released from the confines of its archive and willingly find a life of its own. 
 It's version 1.0a-551, which has been running confidently since ~2300 last 
night (AEST).

Yes, the version of Linux that binkD was compiled on is not mainstream: Puppy 
4.12.  Even the node's chosen version is most unusual: a special multi-user 
version of Puppy 4.2.1.  Both puppies are running the same version level of 
Linux: 2.6.25.16.

I have checked the FAQ and searched through this echo (of 4000 posts) for 
traces of the earlier error message, but I cannot find any mention of it.  The 
only clue to me, on thinking quietly about it, is that the last compiled binary 
did _not_ mention IPv6 capability.

It does look as though I'll be stuck with version 1.0a-551 for a while.  :)  
Does anyone else recall similar difficulties or have any thoughts?

Cheers,
Paul.

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