[sword-devel] Downgrading eBible.org ftp repository service; upgrading https service

[David Haslam]

ROTFL

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David

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On Friday, February 28th, 2025 at 8:52 PM, Fred <fred.fredex at gmail.com> wrote:

> AHA!
>
> now I feel dumb... the couple of modules I just tried install fine IF I check the checkbox on the line item. apparently it's not adequate to just select the line.
>
> has that always been the case? I don't remember. I installed a bunch of modules years ago and now only seldom install anymore, so maybe I just forgot.
>
> Fred
>
> On Fri, Feb 28, 2025 at 2:56 PM David Haslam <dfhdfh at protonmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Thanks Fred,
>>
>> I just successfully installed modules
>>
>> - engLXX2012eb
>> - engUKLXX2012eb
>>
>> Those are the only English LXX modules I could find beyond the Brenton Septuagint Translation, the one I am stillunable to install.
>>
>> Any clues yet, Michael?
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> David
>>
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>> On Friday, February 28th, 2025 at 6:58 PM, Fred <fred.fredex at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> David, not under ancient greek, but it is under English. All the ones I tried are English unless otherwise stated.
>>>
>>> On Fri, Feb 28, 2025 at 1:34 PM David Haslam <dfhdfh at protonmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Fred,
>>>>
>>>> AFAICT, there's no LXX module under the language Κοινή Ἑλληνῐκή (aka Ancient Greek) in the eBible.org repo.
>>>>
>>>> - What's the actual ModName of the one you tried to install?
>>>> - Under which language did Xiphos list it?
>>>>
>>>> Best regards,
>>>>
>>>> David
>>>>
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>>>> On Friday, February 28th, 2025 at 6:01 PM, Fred <fred.fredex at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hmmm. after I choose the LXX module and click install there is a pause of 1 or 2 seconds but no progress bar.
>>>>> it looks as if following Scott's directions above worked correctly...
>>>>> see attached files.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, Feb 28, 2025 at 12:06 PM David Haslam <dfhdfh at protonmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I was also able to successfully install the TNT moduleengtnteb via HTTPS from eBible.org
>>>>>>
>>>>>> i.e. After adding the HTTPS module source to Xiphos as described in the thread.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Best regards,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> David
>>>>>>
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>>>>>> On Friday, February 28th, 2025 at 4:06 PM, Fred <fred.fredex at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Scott, thanks for the recipe. I've done that and everything looks as if I did it right, but when I attempt to install a module from eBible nothing is installed, or not that I can find, not even by perusing the filesystem under ~/.sword. I ran Xiphos from the commandline and did it again, but no error messages appeared.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Clues? (I have none!)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Fred
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Fri, Feb 28, 2025 at 9:06 AM David Haslam <dfhdfh at protonmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> PostScript:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I was able to successfully install the YLT module engylt1898eb via HTTPS.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> So why the problem with the Brenton module?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Best regards,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> David
>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>> On Friday, February 28th, 2025 at 1:47 PM, David Haslam <dfhdfh at protonmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I did that and then tried to install module engBrent1851eb
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Xiphos gave the error message "Install Failed" (just like it did for FTP).
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Best regards,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> David
>>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Friday, February 28th, 2025 at 12:19 PM, Scott Buchanan scott at crumble-technologies.co.uk wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On 27/02/2025 22:32, Fred wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> As a Xiphos user, is there anything I can do to update my Xiphos to
>>>>>>>>>>> use https? It seems to default to ftp.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> If you go to Edit > Module Manager > Module Sources > Add/Remove >
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Current Remote Sources > Add and use the following details
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Caption: eBible.org HTTPS
>>>>>>>>>> Type: HTTPS
>>>>>>>>>> Host: ebible.org
>>>>>>>>>> Directory: /sword
>>>>>>>>>> User: (leave blank)
>>>>>>>>>> Password: (leave blank)
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Then click Refresh on that page, you should now have the eBible.org
>>>>>>>>>> HTTPS source added. Do the usual to access it as you would any other
>>>>>>>>>> Xiphos module source.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I don't think there's an easy way to change all of the sources to HTTPS,
>>>>>>>>>> they must be added individually. I've opened a GitHub issue
>>>>>>>>>> (https://github.com/crosswire/xiphos/issues/1214) for this, updates will
>>>>>>>>>> be posted there and likely on the xiphos-devel mailing list too.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Best regards,
>>>>>>>>>> Scott.
>>>>>>>>>>
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