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

Fri Feb 28 15:58:00 EST 2025

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On Fri, Feb 28, 2025 at 3:55 PM David Haslam <dfhdfh at protonmail.com> wrote:

> ROTFL
>
> Best regards,
>
> 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 still unable 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.
>>>
>>>
>>>    1. What's the actual ModName of the one you tried to install?
>>>    2. 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* module *engtnteb*
>>>> 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
>>>>>
>>>>> Sent with Proton Mail <https://proton.me/mail/home> secure email.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> 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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