sisinstall(1)

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version 1.0.26 · 2 versions
, in ubuntu stonking

💖 sisinstall(1) — the manual page, but make it cute 💖

okay so real talk, this is a User command bestie, it lives in section 1 of the manual, and its whole entire personality is get that packaged software onto your Psion. no cap. let's go 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

sisinstall — a simple command line program for installing packaged programs or libraries on the Psion. yes literally that's it, that's the job, and she does it flawlessly 💅

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

sisinstall [-h] [-V] [-n] [-v level] [long-options] FILE

one command, one FILE, endless slay 🦋

🫶 DESCRIPTION 🫶

so the vibe is this: sisinstall installs a packaged program or library from a sis file onto a Psion machine 👑

but listen — and this part is crucial — it requires the ncpd to be running already, because that's what gives it access to the Psion machine over the serial port. no ncpd, no connection, no install. it's giving "you gotta have your bestie's number saved before you can text them" energy fr fr 💀

⭐ OPTIONS ⭐

  • -V, --version — shows you the version and then dips out. exit stage left, iconic, no notes 👋
  • -h, --help — prints a short help text and bounces. your little cheat sheet bestie 📝
  • -n, --dryryn — this one just parses the sis file and does NOT touch the Psion machine. literally just looking, not touching, we love a respectful queen 🙈✨
  • -v, --verbose=level — sets the log level, aka how much she's gonna yap at you:
    • Level 0 is the default, and is pretty quiet. silent but deadly (in a good way) 🤫
    • Level 1 provides detailed information on the data that is read. now we're getting somewhere 📖
    • Level 2 is rather verbose, and is mostly meant for debugging. she is FULLY yapping at this point 🗣️🔥

💀 BUGS 💀

she ignores dependency records in the sis file. so if something needs a lil friend to work? she doesn't check. not me exposing her flaws but okay we keep it honest in this house 😭

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

go read her friends, they're all iconic too:

👑 AUTHOR 👑

Written by Daniel Brahneborg (basic@chello.se). and the Psion communication is based on plpftp by Fritz Elfert (felfert@to.com). legends, both of them, we stan 🌈💜

okay that's the whole page bestie, you're fully caught up, go install something and be the main character ✨💅

this was plptools 1.0.26, sisinstall(1), mwah, bye 🎀🫶

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