MBSE BBS: Running Linux doors with MBSE

Introduction

Running Linux-native doors is very easy with MBSE. For this example, I'll use the Linux-native version of "Pimp Wars" by James Coyle (g00r00).

Here's how to do this:

1. Install the door to a directory. For this example, I will use /opt/mbse/doors/pw. Make sure to run umask 007 first!


2. Create a bash script similar to below in ~/bin (I call this "runpw"):
   
   #!/bin/bash
   cd /opt/mbse/doors/pw
   ./pimpwars /$1/door32.sys $2
   
   I'll explain that last line below. Make sure to set your binary and the calling script to 0770 and the other files to 0660.


3. Set up a menu entry in mbsetup similar to below:
   
   
   
   Make sure the /U and /N options are in that exact order for this door.
   
   The script will expand the calling line in runpw to ./pimpwars /opt/mbse/home/(username)/door32.sys 1 which is what the door expects.

Test out the door and it should work fine.

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