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Bram Matthys
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Actually I presume 'make install' properly removes the file first before installing a new one, but.. not entirely sure. Better safe than sorry. We have had new reports of someone who had the original UnrealIRCd crash while building the new UnrealIRCd. Similar to what we had a few years ago, which was caused by a 'cp' instead of an rm+cp. This because with simple cp the existing file contents is changed and the processes holding the .so file open (usually mmapped) suddenly have the new .so file loaded in effect, which causes a crash whenever next function is called in that library. We now rm explicit before 'make install' so running processes simply have that fd point to a deleted file, which is fine.
About UnrealIRCd
UnrealIRCd is an Open Source IRC Server, serving thousands of networks since 1999. It runs on Linux, OS X and Windows and is currently the most widely deployed IRCd with a market share of 42%. UnrealIRCd is a highly advanced IRCd with a strong focus on modularity, an advanced and highly configurable configuration file. Key features include SSL/TLS, cloaking, its advanced anti-flood and anti-spam systems, swear filtering and module support. We are also particularly proud on our extensive online documentation.
Versions
- UnrealIRCd 6 is the stable series since December 2021. All new features go in there.
- UnrealIRCd 5 is the oldstable series. It is End Of Life. Only security bugs will be fixed until June 30, 2023, after which all support will stop.
- For full details of release scheduling and EOL dates, see UnrealIRCd releases on the wiki
How to get started
Follow the installation guide on the wiki. See:
Documentation & FAQ
You can find all documentation online at: https://www.unrealircd.org/docs/
We also have a good FAQ: https://www.unrealircd.org/docs/FAQ
Website, support, and other links
- https://www.unrealircd.org - Our main website
- https://forums.unrealircd.org - Support
- https://bugs.unrealircd.org - Bug tracker
- ircs://irc.unrealircd.org:6697/unreal-support - IRC support