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Quick MBBS/DOSBox Development Environment Setup

Derived from [email protected]'s Dev Env ISO (2013)

History:

  • 2023-10-15 mseelye, README created

Assumptions

  • You have DOSBox installed and know how to configure it.
  • You have the following installs in the following dir structure in DOSBox C: drive:
    • C:\
    • C:\INSTALLS\
    • C:\INSTALLS\MBBSFREE\
      Free version of MajorBBS v6.2 from themajorbbs.com
    • C:\INSTALLS\BORLANDC\
      BorlandC 3.1 from archive.org
    • C:\INSTALLS\RUN286\
      RUN286/Pharlap/Pharlib DOS Extender lib, from bbsdocumentary.com archive
    • C:\INSTALLS\MBBS_SDK\
      MBBS_SDK MajorBBS v6 SDK Source Installs from bbsdocumentary.com archive
    • C:\INSTALLS\HUGEMODL\
      HUGEMODL BC3 support from bbsdocumentary.com archive
    • C:\INSTALLS\BUTIL\
      BUTIL Btrieve DB utility program, from btrieve archive site.
      (Can't locate actual BUTIL.EXE anymore. :/ )

Setup of MBBS/DosBox development environment notes

I did not want to include all the dependencies for setting up the development in this repository.
You should be able to find most of what you need readily online.
Here is an abridged version of my personal steps I follow, derived from [email protected]'s dev env. ISO.

  1. Fresh DOSBox mount dir, setup DOSBox autoexec
    Note: Change E:\Dev\DosBox to whatever clean dir you need/want
    In the dosbox.conf under [autoexec]:
[autoexec]
mount c E:\Dev\DOSBox
path=%path%;C:\BORLANDC\BIN;C:\RUN286\BIN;C:\BBSV6\SRC;
C:

  1. Install MBBS to C:\BBSV6 (see MBBSFREE readme!)

  2. Install Borland C++ 3.1 to C:\BORLANDC
    Note: Borland installer uses A: as source, change that to C:!

    • Required install options: Command Line, Turbo Assembler
    • Required DOS Library Models: LARGE, and HUGE
    • Everything else is optional!

  3. Install Phar Lap 286 DOS Memory Extender to C:\RUN286\

  4. Install the Major BBS v6.25 MBBS SDK to C:\BBSV6 (at C:\BBSV6\SRC)

  5. Install Borland C Huge Model Support

  6. Install BUTIL.EXE Btrieve's database utility.

  7. Build MBBS

  C:
  CD \BBSV6\SRC
  MAKEBBS.BAT

To add BHZ Skeleton Module to MBBS (MBBS Free editon):

  • MBBS Console: Option 2 "Design Menu Tree"
    • While "TOP" is highlighted, F2 (edit)
    • Arrow down to open option (Fresh install will be #11)
    • Alt-E, Choose open Letter, Enter Description, Key: [leave blank], Page: BHZSKLN, Save: Yes
    • Arrow down to "BHZSKLN"
      Should be under the "TOP" menu, after "QWK, before "REMOTE"
    • F2 (edit), Select: Module Page, Yes, USER, "BHZ Module Skeleton v0.1", Yes, hit enter twice
    • F10 (exit/save)
  • MBBS Console: Select 5 "Go!"
    • After BBS Loads hit F7 to log in
      You should see an option in the top menu for the skeleton module matching what you enetered above.

To use skeleton:
See README.MD and MAKEFILE.MAK in c:\bbsv6\src\bhz\skln