Synchronet v3.19b-Win32 (install) has been released (Jan-2022).

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install:dev [2023/09/21 23:47] – [Pre-built executables] add https links to dev builds digital maninstall:dev [2024/09/23 11:25] (current) – [Run-time files] When upgrading a symlink installed, you still need the new files symlinked. deuce
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 ^ Platform      ^ Nightly Build ^ Continuous Build ^ ^ Platform      ^ Nightly Build ^ Continuous Build ^
-| Windows-i386  | ''sbbs_dev.zip'' [[https://vert.synchro.net/Synchronet/sbbs_dev.zip|https]] [[http://vert.synchro.net/Synchronet/sbbs_dev.zip|http]] [[ftp://ftp.synchro.net/sbbs_dev.zip|ftp]] | [[https://gitlab.synchro.net/sbbs/sbbs/-/jobs/artifacts/master/download?job=sbbs-windows|https]] | +| Windows-i386  | ''sbbs_dev.zip'' [[https://vert.synchro.net/Synchronet/sbbs_dev.zip|https]] [[http://vert.synchro.net/Synchronet/sbbs_dev.zip|http]] [[ftp://ftp.synchro.net/sbbs_dev.zip|ftp]] | [[https://gitlab.synchro.net/sbbs/sbbs/-/jobs/artifacts/master/download?job=windows-x86 [sbbs]|https]] | 
-| Linux-x64     | ''sbbs_dev.tgz'' [[https://vert.synchro.net/Synchronet/sbbs_dev.tgz|https]] [[http://vert.synchro.net/Synchronet/sbbs_dev.tgz|http]] [[ftp://ftp.synchro.net/sbbs_dev.tgz|ftp]] | [[https://gitlab.synchro.net/sbbs/sbbs/-/jobs/artifacts/master/download?job=sbbs-linux|https]] | +| Linux-x64     | ''sbbs_dev.tgz'' [[https://vert.synchro.net/Synchronet/sbbs_dev.tgz|https]] [[http://vert.synchro.net/Synchronet/sbbs_dev.tgz|http]] [[ftp://ftp.synchro.net/sbbs_dev.tgz|ftp]] | [[https://gitlab.synchro.net/sbbs/sbbs/-/jobs/artifacts/master/download?job=linux-x64 [sbbs]|https]] | 
-| FreeBSD-amd64 | N/A | [[https://gitlab.synchro.net/sbbs/sbbs/-/jobs/artifacts/master/download?job=sbbs-freebsd|https]] |+| FreeBSD-amd64 | N/A | [[https://gitlab.synchro.net/sbbs/sbbs/-/jobs/artifacts/master/download?job=freebsd-amd64 [sbbs]|https]] |
  
  
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   - If you performed a [[dev:CVS]] install (e.g. on *nix), see [[howto:Git]] for instructions on updating to the Git repo((The Synchronet CVS Repository is no longer updated)).   - If you performed a [[dev:CVS]] install (e.g. on *nix), see [[howto:Git]] for instructions on updating to the Git repo((The Synchronet CVS Repository is no longer updated)).
-  - If you performed a [[dev:Git]] install (e.g. on *nix) and you opted for symbolic links to the ''[[dir:exec]]'' and ''[[dir:text]]'' directories, the only file you might need to manually update or merge would be the ''[[dir:ctrl]]/[[custom:text.dat]]'' file. All the other files should be automatically updated with your ''git pull'' command.+  - If you performed a [[dev:Git]] install (e.g. on *nix) and you opted for symbolic links to the ''[[dir:exec]]'' and ''[[dir:text]]'' directories, the only file you might need to manually update or merge would be the ''[[dir:ctrl]]/[[custom:text.dat]]'' file and creating any new symlinks to new files in execOther existing files should be automatically updated with your ''git pull'' command.
   - If you performed a [[dev:Git]] install (e.g. on *nix) and you did **not** opt for symbolic links, you will need to recursively copy the ''repo/exec'' and ''repo/text'' directories to your ''sbbs/[[dir:exec]]'' and ''sbbs/[[dir:text]]'' directories.   - If you performed a [[dev:Git]] install (e.g. on *nix) and you did **not** opt for symbolic links, you will need to recursively copy the ''repo/exec'' and ''repo/text'' directories to your ''sbbs/[[dir:exec]]'' and ''sbbs/[[dir:text]]'' directories.
-  - Over-write or merge-with your modified ''[[dir:ctrl]]/[[custom:text.dat]]''. If you see some corrupted text output from the terminal server or some features don't work as expected, skipping this step could be the cause. If you don't have have or expect to make any edits to your ''text.dat'' file, consider just using a 0-byte ''text.dat'' file to always [[custom:text.dat#use defaults]].+  - Over-write or merge-with your modified ''[[dir:ctrl]]/[[custom:text.dat]]'' file from [[https://gitlab.com/synchronet/sbbs/-/raw/master/ctrl/text.dat|here]]. If you see some corrupted text output from the terminal server or some features don't work as expected, skipping this step could be the cause. If you don't have have or expect to make any edits to your ''text.dat'' file, consider just using a 0-byte ''text.dat'' file to always [[custom:text.dat#use defaults]].
  
  
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 **Note**:\\ **Note**:\\
-The ''sbbs_run'' archive file (''[[ftp://ftp.synchro.net/sbbs_run.tgz|sbbs_run.tgz]]'' for *nix, ''[[ftp://ftp.synchro.net/sbbs_run.zip|sbbs_run.zip]]'' for Windows) contains a super-set of the files contained within the archive files referenced below. If you've already downloaded the ''sbbs_run'' archive, then you already have all the necessary files (plus a lot more) and do not need to download the smaller archives referenced below.+The ''sbbs_run'' archive file (''[[https://vert.synchro.net/Synchronet/sbbs_run.tgz|sbbs_run.tgz]]'' for *nix, ''[[https://vert.synchro.net/Synchronet/sbbs_run.zip|sbbs_run.zip]]'' for Windows) contains a super-set of the files contained within the archive files referenced below. If you've already downloaded the ''sbbs_run'' archive, then you already have all the necessary files (plus a lot more) and do not need to download the smaller archives referenced below.
  
-  - If you did **not** perform a CVS or Git install, download the daily archive of the ''[[dir:exec]]'' directory and extract into your Synchronet ''exec'' directory, over-writing existing files: [[ftp://ftp.synchro.net/sbbsexec.zip|Windows]] or [[ftp://ftp.synchro.net/sbbsexec.tgz|*nix]] format. +  - If you did **not** perform a CVS or Git install, download the daily archive of the ''[[dir:exec]]'' directory and extract into your Synchronet ''exec'' directory, over-writing existing files: [[https://vert.synchro.net/Synchronet/sbbsexec.zip|Windows]] or [[https://vert.synchro.net/Synchronet/sbbsexec.tgz|*nix]] format. 
-  - Download the daily archive of the ''[[dir:text]]'' directory: [[ftp://ftp.synchro.net/sbbstext.zip|Windows]] or [[ftp://ftp.synchro.net/sbbstext.tgz|*nix]] format+  - Download the daily archive of the ''[[dir:text]]'' directory: [[https://vert.synchro.net/Synchronet/sbbstext.zip|Windows]] or [[https://vert.synchro.net/Synchronet/sbbstext.tgz|*nix]] format
   - Over-write or merge-with your modified ''[[dir:ctrl]]/[[custom:text.dat]]'' file from [[https://gitlab.com/synchronet/sbbs/-/raw/master/ctrl/text.dat|here]]. If you see some corrupted text output from the terminal server or some features don't work as expected, skipping this step could be the cause. If you don't have have or expect to make any edits to your ''text.dat'' file, consider just using a 0-byte ''text.dat'' file to always [[custom:text.dat#use defaults]].   - Over-write or merge-with your modified ''[[dir:ctrl]]/[[custom:text.dat]]'' file from [[https://gitlab.com/synchronet/sbbs/-/raw/master/ctrl/text.dat|here]]. If you see some corrupted text output from the terminal server or some features don't work as expected, skipping this step could be the cause. If you don't have have or expect to make any edits to your ''text.dat'' file, consider just using a 0-byte ''text.dat'' file to always [[custom:text.dat#use defaults]].
   - If you have **no** customized files in your ''[[dir:text]]'' directory, extract the ''sbbstext'' archive into your Synchronet ''text'' directory, over-writing existing files   - If you have **no** customized files in your ''[[dir:text]]'' directory, extract the ''sbbstext'' archive into your Synchronet ''text'' directory, over-writing existing files
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   - From a command prompt (e.g. in your Synchronet ''exec'' directory), run: ''jsexec update''   - From a command prompt (e.g. in your Synchronet ''exec'' directory), run: ''jsexec update''
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 +**NOTE:**\\
 +The following //one-time// error message displayed by ''jsexec'' **when upgrading from Synchronet versions prior to v3.20** is expected and should be ignored:
 +  !ERROR loading configuration files: 2 (No such file or directory) opening /sbbs/ctrl/msgs.ini
 +... because later in the upgrade process, the ''msgs.ini''(and other) missing configuration files will be created (converted from ''*.cnf''):
 +  Upgrading Synchronet v3.1x config files to v3.20
 +  main.cnf -> main.ini
 +  ../node1\node.cnf -> node.ini
 +  ../node2\node.cnf -> node.ini
 +  ../node3\node.cnf -> node.ini
 +  ../node4\node.cnf -> node.ini
 +  msgs.cnf -> msgs.ini
  
 Now you are ready to re-run the BBS and enjoy the "latest and greatest"! Now you are ready to re-run the BBS and enjoy the "latest and greatest"!