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faq:nix [2018/03/01 12:10] – Links to util:binkit changed to module:binkit digital manfaq:nix [2020/03/22 14:45] – [SDL errors] mention the xhost solution digital man
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 **Answer:**\\    **Answer:**\\   
-A fresh install (as of Feb-2009) requires about 70MBytes. +A fresh install (as of Mar-2020) from source code, requires about 500MBytes of space. 
-Much of the space consumed is in the form of intermediate build files which +Much of the space consumed is in the form of intermediate build files which may be removed after the build is complete if space is a concern.
-may be removed after the build is complete if space is a concern.+
  
  
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 This is not an error but a harmless warning. You can safely ignore it. This is not an error but a harmless warning. You can safely ignore it.
  
-To elaborate, [[module:binkit]] uses ''tempnam'' for a specific purpose, which ''mkstemp'' does not do. Additionally ''mkstemp'' is not available in all the C libraries for all the platforms for which Synchronet is built. The //dangers// of ''tempnam'' do not apply to SBBSecho's use of the function.+To elaborate, [[util:SBBSecho]] uses ''tempnam'' for a specific purpose, which ''mkstemp'' does not do. Additionally ''mkstemp'' is not available in all the C libraries for all the platforms for which Synchronet is built. The //dangers// of ''tempnam'' do not apply to SBBSecho's use of the function. 
 + 
 +===== SDL errors ===== 
 +**Question:**\\ 
 +How do I work around SDL_main errors (e.g. ''No protocol specified'' followed by a ''segmentation fault'') that prevent Synchronet applications (e.g. [[util:SCFG]], [[util:EchoCFG]], [[monitor:umonitor]], etc.) built with SDL 1.2 from running? 
 +<code> 
 +$ /sbbs/exec/scfg 
 +No protocol specified 
 +No protocol specified 
 +No protocol specified 
 +Segmentation fault (core dumped) 
 +</code> 
 + 
 +**Answer:**\\ 
 +Double check that you can run X applications (e.g. ''xterm'', ''xeyes'') and if you cannot, you may need to grant X access to other user accounts with a command like: 
 +  xhost +SI:localuser:<username> 
 +executed before switching to another user account (e.g. with ''su'' or ''sudo''). 
 + 
 +Work-arounds: 
 +  - Clean re-build all of Synchronet without SDL support (include ''WITHOUT_SDL=1'' on the ''make'' command-lines or in your ''localdefs.mk'' file) 
 +  - Set the ''SDL_VIDEODRIVER'' environment variable to the value of ''dummy'' (e.g. ''EXPORT SDL_VIDEODRIVER=dummy'') before executing the program
  
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