Subj : Re: IcyBoard 0.1.6 release
To   : Accession
From : Omnibrain
Date : Fri Oct 17 2025 09:13 pm

 Ac>  > But I need to start from PCBoard - in case of user names it can be
 Ac>  > difficult because PPEs are assuming the uppercase names and would need
 Ac>  > adjustments when they compare names.
 Ac> 
 Ac> That's what the PPE decompiler is for! :D

In theory y but I would prefer having them to work out of the box :). As said I need to look at that. ATM I'm thinking about adding an opt-in for that.

 Ac> Did you take the original source and convert it to Rust?

No, doesn't make that much sense doing it. I started with converting C code - ppld. This was my first rust project to learn that language. Converting C is not something I really would recommend. Modern programs work differently.

Not much left of ppld these days I rewrote the decompiler. But without ppld I wouldn't have understood the PPE structure. After that I made a compiler just for fun. 

But doesn't mean I don't use the source code these days. It's basically my reference on how the commands really work. So it's useful but not required.

In some ways IcyBoard and PCBoard source is similiar - but that's rooted in PPE. PPL exposes much of the PCBoard API. 

 Ac> Most definitely. And this feature would also lead back to Clark Dev
 Ac> profiting, too, because if you were making any kind of money with your
 Ac> BBS, you would have to purchase a commercial license. ;)

Ah these days when you could make money by selling software and not asking for donations... ha good old times.

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