Hello Vincent,

I just built Eugene's new GoldEd from scratch and it works great.

Here's how I did it, step by step, so you do not have to rely on a broken script to install it on my Slackware 15 BBS server ('./' is ./golded-plus):

1) git clone https://github.com/golded-plus/golded-plus.git

2) cd ./golded-plus

3) edit ./golded3/mygolded.__h using the instructions in the file; save it as mygolded.h

4) mkdir ./build

5) cd build

6) cmake

7) make

Et voila! a fresh new build of GoldEd.

I ran into a single warning from the GED source about an ignored attribute (harmless) and a few harmless warnings from ld.

That's it, nothing else.

I renamed the binary to 'gedlnx' from 'golded' to fit my existing scripts, chmod +x, and dropped the binary directly into my existing GED install. The new binary works great--I'm using it now.

If need be, I'd be happy to make an installation video to help.

-- Sean

... RAM disk is NOT an installation procedure!
--- GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5-b20260304
* Origin: Outpost BBS * Johnson City, TN (1:18/200)

Hello Sean!

04 Sep 26 18:37, you wrote to me:

Hello Vincent,

I just built Eugene's new GoldEd from scratch and it works great.

Here's how I did it, step by step, so you do not have to rely on a
broken script to install it on my Slackware 15 BBS server ('./' is ./golded-plus):

1) git clone https://github.com/golded-plus/golded-plus.git

2) cd ./golded-plus

3) edit ./golded3/mygolded.__h using the instructions in the file;
save it as mygolded.h

4) mkdir ./build

5) cd build

6) cmake

That fails so had to use :

cmake ../..

7) make

Et voila! a fresh new build of GoldEd.

I ran into a single warning from the GED source about an ignored
attribute
(harmless) and a few harmless warnings from ld.

I got a few more but none looked dangerous.

That's it, nothing else.

I renamed the binary to 'gedlnx' from 'golded' to fit my existing
scripts, chmod +x, and dropped the binary directly into my existing
GED install. The
new binary works great--I'm using it now.

I then cd golded3 and ran ./golded and that works but still have to hit return on a blank screen before it comes up with correct one. This is most puzzling as
only a week or two ago it was working normally but I have had some Mageia updates installed and I have rebooted - JIC and no I do not bother normally unless it has any critical ones such as clibc updates.

I also cp -p goldnode and rddt (don't use that one as far as I remember).

the golded build from this process looks to be same version as via golded-plus-master.
It would be helpful if one can get the exact version number on the display instead of just the 1.1.5 that has been used since Odinn worked on it some 26+ years ago.

If need be, I'd be happy to make an installation video to help.

Nope, all sorted but am still puzzled about the need to press enter on starting
Golded.

Thanks for the help.

Vincent


--- Mageia Linux v10 X64/Mbse v1.1.7.2/GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5-b20260304
* Origin: Air Applewood, The Linux Gateway to the UK & Eire (2:250/1)

Hello Vincent!

05 Sep 26 16:58, you wrote to Sean Dennis:

It would be helpful if one can get the exact version number on the
display instead of just the 1.1.5 that has been used since Odinn
worked on it some 26+ years ago.

I would vote for the same.

I am still waiting for final version, to start ;-)

Karel

--- GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5-b20240209
* Origin: Plast DATA (2:423/39)

Hello Karel,

On 06 Sep 26 08:44, you wrote to Vincent Coen:

It would be helpful if one can get the exact version number on
the display instead of just the 1.1.5 that has been used since
Odinn worked on it some 26+ years ago.

I would vote for the same.

I suggest we start at 2.0.0.

I am still waiting for final version, to start ;-)

Have patience... ;-)


Cheers, Michiel

--- GoldED+/W32-MINGW 1.1.5-b20260904
* Origin: Nieuw Schnøørd (2:280/5555)

Hello Michiel!

Sunday September 06 2026 10:24, you wrote to Karel Kral:

I would vote for the same.

MvdV> I suggest we start at 2.0.0.

Yes. I've already spoken with the maintainer of the main upstream repository, and he suggested exactly this approach for RU.GOLDED: to make the Unicode branch version 2.0. But first, we need to thoroughly test all the features in use, compile a list of UX cases, and stabilize my branch — there are still bugs, and suggestions are still coming in :)

Eugene

... It's full of stars!
--- GoldED+/BSD 1.1.5-b20260905 (NetBSD 11.0 Intel Core Haswell)
* Origin: FireFox Station (2:5075/35)

Sunday September 06 2026 10:24, Michiel van der Vlist wrote to Karel Kral:

It would be helpful if one can get the exact version number on
the display instead of just the 1.1.5 that has been used since
Odinn worked on it some 26+ years ago.

I would vote for the same.

I suggest we start at 2.0.0.

Well, there is v2.50 from Odinn, dated 08.10.95. ;)

'Tommi

--- GoldED/2 2.50+
* Origin: * RBB * Lake Ylo * Finland * (2:221/360)

Hello Tommi!

06 Sep 26 12:55, you wrote to Michiel van der Vlist:

It would be helpful if one can get the exact version number on the
display instead of just the 1.1.5 that has been used since Odinn
worked on it some 26+ years ago.

I would vote for the same.

I suggest we start at 2.0.0.

Well, there is v2.50 from Odinn, dated 08.10.95. ;)

Seems like you're conflating GoldED with GoldED+ :-)

Yegor
--- AmberEdit/linux 0.7
* Origin: to err is human, but to really f.. things up you need AI (2:382/736)

Hi Yegor.

06 Sep 26 12:10:43, you wrote to me:

It would be helpful if one can get the exact version number on
the display instead of just the 1.1.5 that has been used since
Odinn worked on it some 26+ years ago.

I would vote for the same.

I suggest we start at 2.0.0.

Well, there is v2.50 from Odinn, dated 08.10.95. ;)

Seems like you're conflating GoldED with GoldED+ :-)

I know the difference. ;)

'Tommi

--- FMail-W64 2.3.4.1-B20260521
* Origin: FPoint (2:221/1.1)

Hello Eugene,

On 06 Sep 26 12:34, you wrote to me:

MvdV>> I suggest we start at 2.0.0.

Yes. I've already spoken with the maintainer of the main upstream repository, and he suggested exactly this approach for RU.GOLDED: to
make the Unicode branch version 2.0. But first, we need to thoroughly
test all the features in use, compile a list of UX cases, and
stabilize my branch — there are still bugs, and suggestions are still coming in :)

Sure. Let's get (most of) the bugs out first. ;-)

... It's full of stars!

A Space Odyssey...

Cheers, Michiel

--- GoldED+/W32-MINGW 1.1.5-b20260904
* Origin: Nieuw Schnøørd (2:280/5555)

Hey Sean!

On Fri, 04 Sep 2026 18:37:16 -0400, you wrote:

1) git clone https://github.com/golded-plus/golded-plus.git

Except this isn't Eugene's unicode fork. I believe you have to use 'git branch unicode' or some such.

Regards,
Nick

... Sarcasm: because beating people up is illegal.
--- GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5-b20260904
* Origin: _thePharcyde telnet://bbs.pharcyde.org (Wisconsin) (1:154/10)

Hello Tommi!

Sunday September 06 2026 12:55, you wrote to Michiel van der Vlist:

It would be helpful if one can get the exact version number on
the display instead of just the 1.1.5 that has been used since
Odinn worked on it some 26+ years ago.

I would vote for the same.

I suggest we start at 2.0.0.

Well, there is v2.50 from Odinn, dated 08.10.95. ;)

3.0.1 too :) https://golded.dev/laravel-port
And the current Odinn's PHP-based version is v7.0.0 :) https://github.com/golded-dev/golded-app
But it is about GoldED, not GoldED+ :)

Eugene

... It's full of stars!
--- GoldED+/BSD 1.1.5-b20260905 (NetBSD 11.0 Intel Core Haswell)
* Origin: FireFox Station (2:5075/35)