[sword-devel] Fwd: Resend: David Haslam's inquiry about Crosswire

Fr Cyrille fr.cyrille at tiberiade.be
Thu Mar 14 04:51:50 EDT 2024



Le 14/03/2024 à 09:43, Troy A. Griffitts a écrit :
>
> Thanks David,
>
> I tested a pre-release of the next version of Bishop
>

This is a great news!
>
> which included libcurl instead of ftplib for its transport driver and 
> it works with STEP Bible.  Maybe it's an ftplib, but it's odd the 
> other repos work fine.
>
> Troy
>
>
> On 3/14/24 01:14, David Haslam wrote:
>> Thanks Troy,
>>
>> I refreshed PocketSword on my iPhone SE and the STEP Bible source 
>> appeared. Successfully installed a couple of modules.
>>
>> NB. No fast search indices are available for installation, but this 
>> drawback is not unique to this particular source.
>>
>> David
>>
>> Sent from Proton Mail <https://proton.me/mail/home> for iOS
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Mar 14, 2024 at 08:03, Troy A. Griffitts 
>> <scribe at crosswire.org <mailto:On Thu, Mar 14, 2024 at 08:03, Troy A. 
>> Griffitts <<a href=>> wrote:
>>>
>>> I've added STEP Bible to our registry of known remote SWORD 
>>> publishers, but I've tested a refresh in Bishop and it hangs on STEP 
>>> Bible. I've tested using the latest sword/utilities/installmgr CLI 
>>> tool and it works OK. I'll leave it in for a 24 hours. Please report 
>>> your findings.
>>>
>>> Troy
>>>
>>> On 3/11/24 12:58, Gary Holmlund wrote:
>>>>
>>>> BibleTime can manually add a repository.
>>>>
>>>> Gafy
>>>>
>>>> On 3/11/24 9:51 AM, David Haslam wrote:
>>>>> Dear Troy,
>>>>>
>>>>> The underlying problem is that the STEP Bible repository was never 
>>>>> added to the CrossWire Master Repository List.
>>>>>
>>>>> Until that’s done, the only way users can test it is when a 
>>>>> front-end permits manually adding a remote repository. Xiphos can 
>>>>> do that, but I don’t know if any other app can.
>>>>>
>>>>> Best regards,
>>>>>
>>>>> David
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, Mar 11, 2024 at 16:35, Darcy McKinnon 
>>>>> <dmckinnon78 at gmail.com <mailto:On Mon, Mar 11, 2024 at 16:35, 
>>>>> Darcy McKinnon <<a href=>> wrote:
>>>>>> Hi David and Troy,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Mark and David passed this along to me to look into. We thought 
>>>>>> that STEPBible's modules were available for others to access, but 
>>>>>> if we have something misconfigured, please let me know.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On the Official_and_Affiliated_Module_Repositories 
>>>>>> <https://wiki.crosswire.org/Official_and_Affiliated_Module_Repositories#STEP_Bible> 
>>>>>> page we have the following information:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Site Name: STEP Bible
>>>>>> Site Machine Name: ftp.stepbible.org <http://ftp.stepbible.org>
>>>>>> Repository Directory: /pub/sword
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Catalog Directory: /pub/sword
>>>>>> ZIP Directory: /pub/sword/zip
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Below is a transcript of a connection to the ftp server from my 
>>>>>> Linux workstation. If there is something specific that I can 
>>>>>> test, that would be great.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thank you,
>>>>>> Darcy McKinnon
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     > ftp ftp://anonymous@ftp.stepbible.org
>>>>>>     Connected to ftp.stepbible.org <http://ftp.stepbible.org>.
>>>>>>     220 (vsFTPd 3.0.5)
>>>>>>     331 Please specify the password.
>>>>>>     Password:
>>>>>>     230 Login successful.
>>>>>>     Remote system type is UNIX.
>>>>>>     Using binary mode to transfer files.
>>>>>>     200 Switching to Binary mode.
>>>>>>     ftp> cd pub/sword
>>>>>>     250 Directory successfully changed.
>>>>>>     ftp> ls
>>>>>>     229 Entering Extended Passive Mode (|||30096|)
>>>>>>     150 Here comes the directory listing.
>>>>>>     drwxr-xr-x 2 0 0 4096 Feb 13 10:05 mods.d
>>>>>>     -rw-r--r-- 1 0 0 6789 Feb 13 10:05 mods.d.tar.gz
>>>>>>     drwxr-xr-x 3 0 0 4096 Feb 13 10:05 modules
>>>>>>     drwxr-xr-x 2 0 0 4096 Feb 13 10:05 zip
>>>>>>     226 Directory send OK.
>>>>>>     ftp> cd mods.d
>>>>>>     250 Directory successfully changed.
>>>>>>     ftp> ls
>>>>>>     229 Entering Extended Passive Mode (|||30082|)
>>>>>>     150 Here comes the directory listing.
>>>>>>     -rw-r--r-- 1 0 0 1852 Apr 01 2021 RV_th.conf
>>>>>>     -rw-r--r-- 1 0 0 2402 Dec 18 21:07 SBLG_th.conf
>>>>>>     -rw-r--r-- 1 0 0 3353 Jan 27 2022 THOT.conf
>>>>>>     -rw-r--r-- 1 0 0 1586 Sep 30 20:25 abpen_sb.conf
>>>>>>     -rw-r--r-- 1 0 0 2265 Sep 30 20:24 abpgk_sb.conf
>>>>>>     -rw-r--r-- 1 0 0 3447 Feb 08 22:53 arasvd_sb.conf
>>>>>>     -rw-r--r-- 1 0 0 688 Jun 30 2015 cym.conf
>>>>>>     -rw-r--r-- 1 0 0 2343 Oct 25 2017 lxx_th.conf
>>>>>>     226 Directory send OK.
>>>>>>     ftp> cd ../modules
>>>>>>     250 Directory successfully changed.
>>>>>>     ftp> ls
>>>>>>     229 Entering Extended Passive Mode (|||30065|)
>>>>>>     150 Here comes the directory listing.
>>>>>>     drwxr-xr-x 3 0 0 4096 Feb 13 10:05 texts
>>>>>>     226 Directory send OK.
>>>>>>     ftp> cd ../zip
>>>>>>     250 Directory successfully changed.
>>>>>>     ftp> ls
>>>>>>     229 Entering Extended Passive Mode (|||30023|)
>>>>>>     150 Here comes the directory listing.
>>>>>>     -rw-r--r-- 1 0 0 2877552 Feb 13 10:05 AraSVD_sb.zip
>>>>>>     -rw-r--r-- 1 0 0 2290234 Nov 06 15:22 CYM.zip
>>>>>>     -rw-r--r-- 1 0 0 6267628 Nov 06 15:22 LXX_th.zip
>>>>>>     -rw-r--r-- 1 0 0 3008973 Apr 10 2021 RV_th.zip
>>>>>>     -rw-r--r-- 1 0 0 1574927 Dec 22 10:05 SBLG_th.zip
>>>>>>     -rw-r--r-- 1 0 0 4488324 Nov 21 10:05 THOT.zip
>>>>>>     -rw-r--r-- 1 0 0 4682539 Oct 05 21:56 abpen_sb.zip
>>>>>>     -rw-r--r-- 1 0 0 4403217 Oct 05 21:56 abpgk_sb.zip
>>>>>>     226 Directory send OK.
>>>>>>     ftp> exit
>>>>>>     221 Goodbye.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
>>>>>> From: *David Instone-Brewer* <davidinstonebrewer at gmail.com>
>>>>>> Date: Sat, Mar 9, 2024 at 3:21 AM
>>>>>> Subject: Re: Resend: David Haslam's inquiry about Crosswire
>>>>>> To: Mark Cannon <mcannon.bw at gmail.com>, Darcy McKinnon 
>>>>>> <dmckinnon78 at gmail.com>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Dear Darcy
>>>>>>
>>>>>> David Haslam of Crosswire asked Mark (below) if our module 
>>>>>> repository could be made compatible with other Sword software.
>>>>>> I thought it was! Presumably he means that programs like Zophos 
>>>>>> can't pick up modules from our repository.
>>>>>> Do you know what he means by this problem?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> All the best
>>>>>> David IB
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     I was excited about Patrick's info on the grammar features
>>>>>>     working with the ESV_morph and posted something to my own
>>>>>>     Facebook page after I posted it on our STEPBible Users page.
>>>>>>     David Haslam asked in a reply to my post:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>         Is there any chance that the Bible modules hosted by STEP
>>>>>>         Bible could be maintained in a compatible online
>>>>>>         repository such that other SWORD and JSword front-end
>>>>>>         apps could install them therefrom ?
>>>>>>         For further details, please visit wiki.crosswire.org
>>>>>>         <http://wiki.crosswire.org/> and see the page about
>>>>>>         “Official and Affiliated Module Repositories”.
>>>>>>         Section 2.6 already describes STEP Bible but the section
>>>>>>         hasn’t been updated for several years, so it may now need
>>>>>>         updating.
>>>>>>         The Master Repositories List (MRL) hosted by CrossWire
>>>>>>         still does not include an entry for STEP Bible.
>>>>>>         To request that this should be added, please send an
>>>>>>         email to Troy A. Griffitts - CrossWire’s founder.
>>>>>>         Please DM me for his address if you don’t have it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     What do you think about this?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     Mark
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     -- 
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     Mark Cannon
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     PO Box 43
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     Gatesville, NC 27938
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     757-576-4474
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     www.STEPBible.org <http://www.stepbible.org/>- understand the
>>>>>>     originals behind your Bible
>>>>>>     STEP stands for 'Scripture Tools for Every Person' and is
>>>>>>     designed to give users across the world, particularly those
>>>>>>     in disadvantaged countries, free access to trustworthy Bible
>>>>>>     expertise.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
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