03 Nov 16 22:09, you wrote to rick christian:

 MB> When I started trying to setup jamnntpd here I noticed that when
 MB> posting messages it would corrupt a message base or not see all the
 MB> messages.  I concluded it was an alignment error because the int's
 MB> used in the library are not of size specific.  the sizeof an int can
 MB> vary on architectures..  So when jamnntp's jamlib is built on a 64 bit
 MB> platform some of them are wrong size.

ahhh... 64bitness hasn't been indicated... i've been compiling my jamnntpd on
OS/2 with EMX so at best, only 32bit...

 MB> It wouldn't take much to go thru the code and fix this, or simply
 MB> build it with -m32 option (which I tested and works fine).

definitely something to remember... especially if one is, as i am, using the
original jamlib instead of the MAPI or SMAPI libraries...

 MB> For jamnntpd, I just went with the smapi version (though it had bad
 MB> bugs too) which are now corrected.  It builds as a 64bit binary too...
 MB> no issues.  I used golded, hpt, and jamnntpd together.  I just need to
 MB> get off my butt and release what I have but there is one more thing I
 MB> want to correct before I do as well as test building on windows.

that's kind of my situation, too... but i did post patches or code to this echo
for others to grab and add to their code bases... it is just easier that way
for me since i'm not going to fight trying to add repo stuffs to my production
OS/2 box ;)

 MB> The state of fido software is that once someone gets something working
 MB> they tend to not share it outright.  Not out of malice - just out of
 MB> time constaints.  they also don't tend to make things "release grade"
 MB> such that a novice user can simply install them.  I do believe some
 MB> people want and would come back.  We need to figure out how to make
 MB> this great modern software more easy to use and understand.

agreed :)

PS: it is good to see you again, matt!

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