• Lora 2.99 Source Code

    From Phoobar@77:1/129 to All on Fri Jun 12 22:19:50 2020
    Have found the free version of Lora BBS 2.99 source code you can compile for DOS-Linux-Windows-OS/2. Am running the 2.99 non-free version of running which will answer when called into it.

    This source code is written in C++...so made sure I installed watcom & tried
    to install gcc. Yum said I had a newer version already installed in ArcaOS
    than what was available for download.

    Does anyone know how I would compile this for OS/2-ArcaOS? If I were to
    compile it in Linux...would I be able to compile it for any of the available OS's? Have very little to no experience compiling source code. I can compile it...as long as I leave the open source license with it...just compile it & provide copies for download on my board?

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  • From apam@77:3/103 to Phoobar on Sat Jun 13 17:47:12 2020
    Does anyone know how I would compile this for OS/2-ArcaOS? If I
    were to compile it in Linux...would I be able to compile it for any
    of the available OS's? Have very little to no experience compiling
    source code. I can compile it...as long as I leave the open source
    license with it...just compile it & provide copies for download on
    my board?

    I have tried compiling it on eComStation, it didn't work. I've also
    tried to compile it on Linux, it compiled, but just crashes.

    I think it uses watcom c on OS/2

    I don't know if there is a cross compiler for (or if it would work)
    cross compiling on Linux for other platforms.

    Lora is GPL license, which means you can provide copies of binaries for download, but you must also make the source available at request
    (easiest is to just have a source archive along with the binary archive
    you are distributing.)

    Andrew

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  • From Phoobar@77:1/129 to apam on Sat Jun 13 08:42:20 2020
    I have tried compiling it on eComStation, it didn't work. I've also
    tried to compile it on Linux, it compiled, but just crashes.
    I think it uses watcom c on OS/2

    Very good to know.

    Lora is GPL license, which means you can provide copies of binaries for download, but you must also make the source available at request
    (easiest is to just have a source archive along with the binary archive you are distributing.)

    If I can get it to work...I would do that anyway available for download. Good to know I was doing it right in the 1st place.

    BTW...loaded up those ANSI's you did for me as the logon for TG/2. Was apprehensive about the size of them throwing off the logon script...but both are perfect. Thank you again!

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  • From apam@77:3/103 to Phoobar on Sun Jun 14 13:09:30 2020
    If I can get it to work...I would do that anyway available for
    download. Good to know I was doing it right in the 1st place.

    I hope you do, I've wanted to play with Lora for a while, but haven't
    got it to work yet. I suspect it may need a bit of love to get working,
    and one of the things that threw me off was the github repo didn't
    contain the data files, only the source.

    I tried using data files from an older version, but have no idea if they
    are compatible or not - perhaps that's why the linux binary crashed, I
    don't know.

    Anyway, if you do get it working, I'd love to know how :)

    BTW...loaded up those ANSI's you did for me as the logon for TG/2.
    Was apprehensive about the size of them throwing off the logon script...but both are perfect. Thank you again!

    You're welcome :) glad they were useful to you.

    Andrew

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  • From Phoobar@77:1/129 to apam on Sat Jun 13 21:41:22 2020
    I hope you do, I've wanted to play with Lora for a while, but haven't
    got it to work yet. I suspect it may need a bit of love to get working,

    Am going to get some info on how to compile the OS/2 version with watcom
    after I get off of work tomorrow night for four days.

    I tried using data files from an older version, but have no idea if they are compatible or not - perhaps that's why the linux binary crashed, I don't know.

    From what I've seen from source code for Linux...it looks like everything is there to build the program.

    Anyway, if you do get it working, I'd love to know how :)

    I certainly will & let everyone else know as well. Was told Robert Wolfe has had it...but not sure if he got it running or not.

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  • From Shitty@77:1/142 to Phoobar on Sat Jun 13 17:22:36 2020
    for DOS-Linux-Windows-OS/2. Am running the 2.99 non-free version of

    That sounds interesting! I never heard of that thing. What's the address so I can check it out?

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