<div>Be that as it may, it would be helpful if someone could go the extra mile beyond the call of duty. </div><div><br></div><div>As it is, I have no means to test a new GenBook module until itβs been put in CrossWire Beta by Dom. </div><div><br></div><div>Kind regards,<caret></caret></div><div><br></div>David<br><div><br></div><div><br></div><div id="protonmail_mobile_signature_block"><div>Sent from ProtonMail Mobile</div></div> <div><br></div><div><br></div>On Wed, Jun 3, 2020 at 15:44, Greg Hellings <<a href="mailto:greg.hellings@gmail.com" class="">greg.hellings@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<blockquote class="protonmail_quote" type="cite"> <div dir="auto">I will remind you<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">1) Windows builds of the utilities are not officially supported at all</div><div dir="auto">2) Builds of the utilities from any source other than SVN trunk are not supported at all</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">This problem falls into both categories and is, therefore, not a supported situation that is likely to garner any attention.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">--Greg</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Jun 3, 2020, 09:36 David Haslam <<a href="mailto:dfhdfh@protonmail.com">dfhdfh@protonmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> <div><a href="http://tracker.crosswire.org/browse/MODTOOLS-104" rel="noreferrer">http://tracker.crosswire.org/browse/MODTOOLS-104<u></u><u></u></a><br></div><div><br></div><div id="m_3063991124459993260protonmail_mobile_signature_block"><div>Sent from ProtonMail Mobile</div></div> <div><br></div><div><br></div>On Wed, Jun 3, 2020 at 14:33, David Haslam <<a href="mailto:dfhdfh@protonmail.com" rel="noreferrer">dfhdfh@protonmail.com</a>> wrote:<blockquote type="cite"> My Sword path is not in the part of the system that Windows guards like that!<br><br>It's where any normal Windows user with the same name would have it.<br><br>C:\Users\David\AppData\Roaming\Sword<br><br>For my own convenience, I have subst s: <sword_path> as one of the several substitute drives made during startup.<br><br>I never had such a weird problem with other module creation tools.<br><br>Best regards,<br><br>David<br><br>Aside (especially for Tom): Eggshellβ’ is Sean Connery's favourite spreadsheet program. π<br><br>Sent with ProtonMail Secure Email.<br><br>βββββββ Original Message βββββββ<br>On Wednesday, 3 June 2020 14:22, Tom Sullivan <<a href="mailto:info@beforgiven.info" rel="noreferrer">info@beforgiven.info</a>> wrote:<br><br>> David:<br>><br>> I gave up on Microslop and Windoze years ago. So I am way out of date,<br>> but even several years ago, Windoze would, for security reasons, restore<br>> changed system files and delete foreign files unless certain settings<br>> were made. C:\, was protected then, and maybe now.<br>><br>> I think you got hit by Windoze is smarter than you behavior. Try cd to<br>> your "my documents" directory and repeat. If you see a 3 files, then<br>> you have a Windoze problem. You should be able to break your script into<br>> simpler steps and fix things.<br>><br>> Hope this helps.<br>><br>> Tom<br>><br>> Tom Sullivan<br>> info@BeForgiven.INFO<br>> FAX: 815-301-2835<br>><br>> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>><br>> On 6/3/20 9:10 AM, David Haslam wrote:<br>><br>> > I followed Timmy's sensible suggestion, which was something I'd pondered<br>> > myself already.<br>> > Now here's what I observed.<br>> > Files lbc1646.dat and lbc1646.idx appeared /momentarily/ in the<br>> > Make folder, but simply vanished when lbc1646.bdt finished being<br>> > created.<br>> > Does anyone have a plausible explanation for such bizarre behaviour?<br>> > Were they moved to some unknown destination or simply deleted?<br>> > Best regards,<br>> > David<br>> > Sent with ProtonMail <a href="https://protonmail.com" rel="noreferrer">https://protonmail.com</a> Secure Email.<br>> > βββββββ Original Message βββββββ<br>> > On Wednesday, 3 June 2020 13:34, Timmy <a href="mailto:tim.bze@gmail.com" rel="noreferrer">tim.bze@gmail.com</a> wrote:<br>> ><br>> > > Hi David,<br>> > > As Tom also mentioned, I run the command on linux, in your case, like<br>> > > this:<br>> > > ..\utils64\xml2gbs -fO ..\Import\OSIS\OSIS-lbc1646.fix.xml lbc1646<br>> > > Windows also can have issues if there are spaces in the path. I don't<br>> > > know if your full path has any spaces, but you might want to try<br>> > > running from c:\ directly, or some path that has no spaces.<br>> > ><br>> > > After command runs, the 3 files are in current directory. If it does<br>> > > not work on Windows then there might be wins problem, not sure.<br>> > > *<br>> > ><br>> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>> > ><br>> > > Timmy Braun*<br>> > > On Wed, Jun 3, 2020 at 6:23 AM David Haslam <<a href="mailto:dfhdfh@protonmail.com" rel="noreferrer">dfhdfh@protonmail.com</a><br>> > > mailto:<a href="mailto:dfhdfh@protonmail.com" rel="noreferrer">dfhdfh@protonmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>> > ><br>> > > Thanks Tom,<br>> > ><br>> > > The module name is [LBC1646] (as specified in my .conf file), and<br>> > > that points to the right module path.<br>> > ><br>> > > This was the command in my CMD file, all of which are stored in a<br>> > > folder called Make under my Sword path.<br>> > ><br>> > > ..\\utils64\\xml2gbs -fO ..\\Import\\OSIS\\OSIS-lbc1646.fix.xml<br>> > > ..\\modules\\genbook\\rawgenbook\\lbc1646\\lbc1646 2>..\\Log\\error.log<br>> > ><br>> > > NB. utils64 is a symbolic link to where I installed the Windows<br>> > > edition of Sword utilities (x64 version).<br>> > > Likewise, the Import folder is one I created some years ago. The<br>> > > Log folder is similar.<br>> > ><br>> > > This command created the file called lbc1646.bdt in the right<br>> > > place, but did not create the other two files.<br>> > > And, yes, I've looked for them elsewhere too!<br>> > ><br>> > > So am I doing something wrong or is there a deficiency in the<br>> > > Windows edition of xml2gbs ?<br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > > Best regards,<br>> > ><br>> > > David<br>> > ><br>> > > Sent with ProtonMail Secure Email.<br>> > ><br>> > > βββββββ Original Message βββββββ<br>> > > On Wednesday, 3 June 2020 12:57, Tom Sullivan<br>> > > <<a href="mailto:info@beforgiven.info" rel="noreferrer">info@beforgiven.info</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:info@beforgiven.info" rel="noreferrer">info@beforgiven.info</a>>> wrote:<br>> > ><br>> > > > David:<br>> > > ><br>> > > > You will have cd to a temporary directory xml2gbs as xml2gbs<br>> > > just puts<br>> > > > its output in the current directory, then copy files from that<br>> > > temporary<br>> > > > directory to your .sword library as below, along with your .conf<br>> > > file.<br>> > > ><br>> > > > All three of those files are created simultaneously.<br>> > > ><br>> > > > After you copy from the temporary directory, you should have a .conf<br>> > > > file in .sword/mods.d, (done manually), and then from your temporary<br>> > > > directory: in .sword/modules/genbook/rawgenbook/somemodulename<br>> > > the three<br>> > > > files *.bdt, *.dat, *.idx.<br>> > > > An images directory should be there also if there are images.<br>> > > ><br>> > > > This is Linux. I do not know what Windoze will do.<br>> > > ><br>> > > > Hope this helps.<br>> > > ><br>> > > > Tom<br>> > > ><br>> > > > Tom Sullivan<br>> > > > info@BeForgiven.INFO<br>> > > > FAX: 815-301-2835<br>> > > > ---------------------> It's apparent that the .dat and .idx<br>> > > files are<br>> > > > needed for the module to function aright.<br>> > > ><br>> > > > > When I tried to open the new module in Xiphos, nothing was<br>> > > displayed.<br>> > > > > So please would someone explain how I can make these two files<br>> > > so that my new module will work correctly.<br>> > > > > Best regards,<br>> > > > > David<br>> > > > > Sent with ProtonMail Secure Email.<br>> > > > > βββββββ Original Message βββββββ<br>> > > > > On Wednesday, 3 June 2020 11:18, David Haslam<br>> > > <a href="mailto:dfhdfh@protonmail.com" rel="noreferrer">dfhdfh@protonmail.com</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:dfhdfh@protonmail.com" rel="noreferrer">dfhdfh@protonmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>> > > > ><br>> > > > > > I have just used xml2gbs to create a Generic book module for<br>> > > the first time.<br>> > > > > > It created a module file with extension .bdt in the right<br>> > > location.<br>> > > > > > All Generic book modules I've installed from CrossWire also<br>> > > have two more files in the module folder.<br>> > > > > > One with extension .dat and one with .idx<br>> > > > > > I have not found anything on our wiki that describes what<br>> > > software tool is used to create these two files, nor an<br>> > > explanation of what they are for.<br>> > > > > > Please would someone enlighten me.<br>> > > > > > Best regards,<br>> > > > > > David<br>> > > > > > Sent with ProtonMail Secure Email.<br>> > > > ><br>> > > > > sword-devel mailing list: <a href="mailto:sword-devel@crosswire.org" rel="noreferrer">sword-devel@crosswire.org</a><br>> > > <mailto:<a href="mailto:sword-devel@crosswire.org" rel="noreferrer">sword-devel@crosswire.org</a>><br>> > > > > <a href="http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel" rel="noreferrer">http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel</a><br>> > > > > Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page<br>> > > > ><br>> > > > > This email has been scanned by the Symantec Email<br>> > > Security.cloud service.<br>> > > > > For more information please visit <a href="http://www.symanteccloud.com" rel="noreferrer">http://www.symanteccloud.com</a><br>> > > ><br>> > > > sword-devel mailing list: <a href="mailto:sword-devel@crosswire.org" rel="noreferrer">sword-devel@crosswire.org</a><br>> > > <mailto:<a href="mailto:sword-devel@crosswire.org" rel="noreferrer">sword-devel@crosswire.org</a>><br>> > > > <a href="http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel" rel="noreferrer">http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel</a><br>> > > > Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page<br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > > _______________________________________________<br>> > > sword-devel mailing list: <a href="mailto:sword-devel@crosswire.org" rel="noreferrer">sword-devel@crosswire.org</a><br>> > > <mailto:<a href="mailto:sword-devel@crosswire.org" rel="noreferrer">sword-devel@crosswire.org</a>><br>> > > <a href="http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel" rel="noreferrer">http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel</a><br>> > > Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page<br>> > ><br>> ><br>> > This email has been scanned by the Symantec Email Security.cloud service.<br>> > For more information please visit <a href="http://www.symanteccloud.com" rel="noreferrer">http://www.symanteccloud.com</a><br>> ><br>> > sword-devel mailing list: <a href="mailto:sword-devel@crosswire.org" rel="noreferrer">sword-devel@crosswire.org</a><br>> > <a href="http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel" rel="noreferrer">http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel</a><br>> > Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page<br>><br>> sword-devel mailing list: <a href="mailto:sword-devel@crosswire.org" rel="noreferrer">sword-devel@crosswire.org</a><br>> <a href="http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel" rel="noreferrer">http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel</a><br>> Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page<br><br></blockquote><div><br></div><div><br></div>_______________________________________________<br>
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