-FAQ for blootbot
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+# $Id$
-1.Q Running "./blootbot" fails to connect to an IRC server. The output
- I get is "!WARN! PERL: Can't connect to irc.debian.org:6667! at
- /usr/share/perl5/Net/IRC.pm line 192".
+Q: What are factpacks and how do I install them?
+A: A factpack is a partial database of factoids that you can import into
+ your configured infobot by running the script called "factpack.pl".
-1.A Have a look at /etc/hosts. Make sure it is valid, especially
- the localhost line. My file looks like this:
- # ip hostname alias
- 127.0.0.1 localhost localhost
+ # IMPORTANT: Run from the bots base directory!
+ eg: ./scripts/factpack.pl /path/to/areacodes.fact
+
+Q: Can I remove a fact pack I have installed?
+A: Yes, but at the moment, you need to manually use SQL commands in your
+ favorite SQL program. The "created_by" field in the factoids will be
+ set to the filename of the fact pack you installed. For example, if
+ you installed the "areacodes.fact" file, "created_by" would be set to
+ "areacodes.fact". The SQL to remove the above example would be:
+
+ sql> DELETE FROM factoids WHERE created_by = 'areacodes.fact';
+
+Q: Where can I download some existing fact packs?
+A: As of yet, the fact packs aren't available in SVN. You can try the
+ original infobot web site at:
+
+ http://www.infobot.org/factpacks/
+
+ NOTE: The import script can't yet handle compressed files, so you must
+ extract the factpacks in advance.
+
+Q: How can I make my own fact packs?
+A: The syntax is pretty basic. You just need a plain text file that has
+ one key/value pair per line. Comment lines begin with a "#" character
+ and are ignored, as are blank lines. Extra whitespace around key/value
+ pairs should hopefully be stripped out as well. A few example lines from
+ the areacodes.fact file:
+
+ # Sample comment here
+ area code 011 => the International Access Code
+ area code 201 => Hackensack, Morristown and Newark, New Jersey
+ area code 202 => Washington, District of Columbia
+
+
+Q: The bot exits after I run 'factstats testing' or 'kernel' or anything
+ that uses fork(). Is this a bug in the bot?
+
+A: No, this is not a bug in the bot but rather Net::IRC. A cheap hack is
+ to edit /usr/lib/perl5/Net/IRC/Connection.pm, search for DESTROY, and
+ comment out '$self->quit();'
+
+
+Q: I notice that, in the bot logs, the bot attempts to close all current
+ DCC CHAT connections whenever a forked process ends. Why is this?
+
+A: Yet another bug in Net::IRC. Currently, DCC CHAT connections are not
+ closed because there is an endless-loop bug when it is done.
+
+
+Q: I executed 'scripts/setup_user.pl' but it said 'connection refused to
+ localhost'
+
+A: Looks like a bug in the installation of mysqld. You need to reload or
+ restart the daemon.
+ reload => 'mysqladmin -u root -p reload'
+ restart => '/etc/init.d/mysql stop; /etc/init.d/mysql start'
+
+Q: How do I get my bot to automatically ask for OP's from chanserv?
+
+A: By default, the "chanServCheck" option is off in _default. You can
+ set it on a per channel basis or as default. For example, the following
+ commands will enable asking for OP by default, except on #notmychannel
+
+ chanset _default chanServCheck 1
+ chanset #notmychannel chanServCheck 0
+
+# vim:ts=4:sw=4:expandtab:tw=80
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