Hello Janis,   
      
   On 05 Oct 15 10:35, Janis Kracht wrote to Nicholas Boel:   
      
    JK> I'm trying to find that v20e version for linux, it's out there   
    JK> somewhere I'd expect.  I'll look some more today.   
      
   .24 is only an upgrade package. You'll need a full install prior to upgrading.   
   http://usurper.info   
      
    >> Are you running the door with the /P switch? And if so, I'm not sure   
    >> if "/P/path/to/drop/file" would actually work (ie: slashes being   
    >> backwards might interfere with old DOS ways?), as I didn't bother   
    >> attempting it since Synchronet has a "%n" macro for the node   
    >> directory..   
      
    JK> Can you copy the directory structure for your Sync/Doors/USURPER/NODE   
    JK> directory here?   
      
   /sbbs/xtrn/usurper is where the game is located.   
   /sbbs/nodeX are the node directories (where X is the node number).   
      
   So my node directory only contains DOOR32.SYS (I think it has to be uppercase   
   for Usurper, and my usurper directory contains a full install of v.20e   
   installed, then .24 copied over the top. Then I had to chmod +x USURPER and   
   EDITOR. Ran EDITOR, only changed my sysop name and BBS name.. then tried   
   "USURPER /L" which worked. Then ran it from the BBS with "USURPER /P%n",   
   Stanrard IO with no echo to the console, and a DOOR32.SYS dropped in the node   
   directory.   
      
   I remember doing a heck of a lot more the first time around, but came to find   
   out most of it was unnecessary. Your main usurper directory shouldn't have any   
   .CTL files, as it might cause a lock up.   
      
   Once you're able to run the game properly, you can create an empty USURP.CTL   
   file in your usurper directory and the warning message (USURP.CTL can't be   
   found, or something) when the game launches will disappear.   
      
    JK> The way I'm calling the door, I tell bbbs to find the drop file in   
    JK> doors/USURPER/NODE/ and I also write it out to   
    JK> doors/USURPER/NODE/nodenumber 'just in case' (i.e., directory names   
    JK> 0-14 since I have 15 nodes running here and I created the 15   
    JK> directories in the NODE directory).   
      
    JK> ~/ls -1 doors/usurper/NODE   
    JK> 0   
    JK> 1   
    JK> 10   
    JK> 11   
    JK> 12   
    JK> 13   
    JK> 14   
    JK> 2   
    JK> 3   
    JK> 4  <---DOOR32.SYS also in this directory since I logged in with   
    JK> telnet. 5 6 7 8 9 DOOR32.SYS   
      
      
    JK> If usurper is expecting something like a directory name such as node#   
    JK> (like NODE/NODE1 or NODE/NODE2, etc.) I need to change the string I   
    JK> create :)   
      
   As long as the "%u" you're using points to doors/usurper/NODE/4/ I would think   
   you should be alright with that.   
      
    JK> So, here's what I'm seeing now:   
      
    JK> When I enter the door locally I can play the game (./USURPER /L in a   
    JK> terminal).   
      
    JK> When I telnet in, I see this:   
      
    JK> ====cut here===   
    JK>  Your version of Usurper needs to be upgraded.   
    JK>    Current: UNKNOWN   
    JK>    New    : 0.24   
      
    JK>  I tried to upgrade for you, but failed:   
    JK>  Unknown/unsupported version   
      
    JK>  Please see UPGRADE.DOC for further instructions.   
      
   Looks like you're trying to run the EDITOR binary from the BBS? At least   
   that's the only place I've seen the "I tried to upgrade for you, but failed"   
   text.   
      
    JK> ===cut here===   
      
    JK> The above makes me think I do need to find v20e for Linux.   
      
    JK> When I log onto my bbs node 2 and enter the door (which is really a   
    JK> local call to the door) I see the same as when I telnet in.. hmmm....   
    JK> maybe I need to extend that string that calls the door to include an   
    JK> "if local" kind of line to call the door with /L for when I log onto   
    JK> the bbs from a console.   
      
    JK> Argh.. then again, it's Monday    
      
   That could definitely be a part of it. My least favorite day of the week. :)   
      
   Regards,   
   Nick   
      
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