Compile and Install BitchX on Ubuntu

ubuntu-install-bitchx.sh

#!/bin/sh
####################################################################################
#
# Download Compile and Install BitchX on Ubuntu
#
####################################################################################

# download bitchx source

# @todo make smarter, i.e. regexp, though now uses _always_ available commands (sic)
DOWNLOAD_URL=$(curl -s http://bitchx.sourceforge.net |\
        grep "http://sourceforge.net" |\
         sed -e "s|.*href=\"||g" |\
         sed -e "s|\".*||g" |\
         grep "/download" | uniq) # should only be one

if [ "${DOWNLOAD_URL}" = "" ]; then
  echo "ERROR: Could not find DOWNLOAD_URL from http://bitchx.sourceforge.net"
  exit 255;
fi

# @todo make smarter, i.e. regexp, though now uses _always_ available commands (sic)
VERSION=$(echo ${DOWNLOAD_URL} | sed -e "s|.*ircii-pana/bitchx-||g" | sed -e "s|\/.*||g")

if [ "${VERSION}" = "" ]; then
  echo "ERROR: Could not find VERSION from ${DOWNLOAD_URL}"
  exit 255;
fi

echo "Will try to download and install version ${VERSION}";

DOWNLOAD_URL=http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/bitchx/ircii-pana/bitchx-${VERSION}/bitchx-${VERSION}.tar.gz

echo "Downloading: ${DOWNLOAD_URL}"
curl -L -s "${DOWNLOAD_URL}" -o bitchx-${VERSION}.tar.gz

# install required dev libraries
sudo apt-get install libssl-dev ncurses-dev

# unpack source
tar -xzf bitchx-${VERSION}.tar.gz

# go to source dir
cd bitchx-${VERSION}

# configure
./configure --prefix=/usr --with-ssl --with-plugins --enable-ipv6

# build
make

# install (change to "make install_local" for local installation; in your own $HOME)
sudo make install

# remove src + build
cd $OLDPWD && rm -rf bitchx-${VERSION}*

# done use "BitchX" to run...

Ha, well this is a very old docker example. Could be done much easier these days. Nice to know people found it ;-)

NOTE: is outdated (8 years)

how the heck did you fix it?

The fix is pretty easy:

--- commands.c	2014-11-04 05:54:23.000000000 -0500
+++ commands.c	2023-10-31 08:34:17.876041504 -0400
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@

 static	void	oper_password_received (char *, char *);

-int	no_hook_notify = 0;
+// int	no_hook_notify = 0;
 int	load_depth = -1;

 extern char	cx_function[];
 
 --- modules.c	2010-06-26 04:18:34.000000000 -0400
+++ modules.c	2023-10-31 08:23:31.312250180 -0400
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
 extern int (*dcc_input_func)  (int, int, char *, int, int);
 extern int (*dcc_close_func) (int, unsigned long, int);

-int (*serv_open_func) (int, unsigned long, int);
+int (*serv_open2_func) (int, unsigned long, int);
 extern int (*serv_output_func) (int, int, char *, int);
 extern int (*serv_input_func)  (int, char *, int, int, int);
 extern int (*serv_close_func) (int, unsigned long, int);
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@
 	global_table[USERHOSTBASE]		= (Function_ptr) BX_userhostbase;


-	global_table[SERV_OPEN_FUNC]		= (Function_ptr) &serv_open_func;
+	global_table[SERV_OPEN_FUNC]		= (Function_ptr) &serv_open2_func;
 	global_table[SERV_OUTPUT_FUNC]		= (Function_ptr) &serv_output_func;
 	global_table[SERV_INPUT_FUNC]		= (Function_ptr) &serv_input_func;
 	global_table[SERV_CLOSE_FUNC]		= (Function_ptr) &serv_close_func;
 

The fix is pretty easy:

--- commands.c	2014-11-04 05:54:23.000000000 -0500
+++ commands.c	2023-10-31 08:34:17.876041504 -0400
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@

 static	void	oper_password_received (char *, char *);

-int	no_hook_notify = 0;
+// int	no_hook_notify = 0;
 int	load_depth = -1;

 extern char	cx_function[];
 
 --- modules.c	2010-06-26 04:18:34.000000000 -0400
+++ modules.c	2023-10-31 08:23:31.312250180 -0400
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
 extern int (*dcc_input_func)  (int, int, char *, int, int);
 extern int (*dcc_close_func) (int, unsigned long, int);

-int (*serv_open_func) (int, unsigned long, int);
+int (*serv_open2_func) (int, unsigned long, int);
 extern int (*serv_output_func) (int, int, char *, int);
 extern int (*serv_input_func)  (int, char *, int, int, int);
 extern int (*serv_close_func) (int, unsigned long, int);
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@
 	global_table[USERHOSTBASE]		= (Function_ptr) BX_userhostbase;


-	global_table[SERV_OPEN_FUNC]		= (Function_ptr) &serv_open_func;
+	global_table[SERV_OPEN_FUNC]		= (Function_ptr) &serv_open2_func;
 	global_table[SERV_OUTPUT_FUNC]		= (Function_ptr) &serv_output_func;
 	global_table[SERV_INPUT_FUNC]		= (Function_ptr) &serv_input_func;
 	global_table[SERV_CLOSE_FUNC]		= (Function_ptr) &serv_close_func;
 

This worked for me!
To any other zoomers seeing this thread after getting a error such as the one below:

gmake[1]: *** [Makefile:183: BitchX] Error 1
gmake[1]: Leaving directory '/home/marcello/Downloads/bitchx-1.2.1/source'
make: *** [Makefile:196: BitchX] Error 2

If you're also confused, you gotta use the attached text file.

Remove this line from source/commands.c:

int no_hook_notify = 0;

And replace with this:

// int no_hook_notify = 0;

(Just a comment for record keeping, I guess)

Then, remove these lines from source/modules.c:

int (*serv_open_func) (int, unsigned long, int);
global_table[SERV_OPEN_FUNC]		= (Function_ptr) &serv_open_func;

And replace with these lines, respectively:

int (*serv_open2_func) (int, unsigned long, int);
global_table[SERV_OPEN_FUNC]		= (Function_ptr) &serv_open2_func;

After all that's done (make sure to write your changes), just run make clean and then sudo make install, and you should be good!
P.S. I don't actually understand how this fixes the issue, fully, but I figured I'd leave a tutorial for the next guy.

Hope this helps!