buypeeb

a simple dotnet core program that allows you to track auctions on yahoo auctions japan, written in c#. designed for and with linux, but works on windows.

quick start (arch linux)

git clone https://git.bune.city/lynnesbian/buypeeb-cs
cd buypeeb-cs
sudo pacman -S dotnet-sdk
dotnet run

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installing prerequisites

you'll need the dotnet core sdk

debian

follow these instructions to add the dotnet repo and install dotnet-sdk.

arch linux

sudo pacman -S dotnet-sdk

windows

• download and install ".NET Core SDK" from this page
• run dotnet build - this should pull in gtk3 automatically - if not, you'll need to install it yourself

i have no idea how to install mono with gtksharp properly on windows, and believe me i tried

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compiling

dotnet build

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running

dotnet run

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compiling a standalone version

the standalone versions are rather big, so it's a good idea to compress them for distribution.

linux

run ./release.sh.

the binary will be located at ./out/release/linux/buypeeb, with a zstandard compressed version at buypeeb.tar.zst in the same directory.

windows

run .\release.ps1.

the binary will be located at .\out\release\windows\buybeep.exe, with a zip compressed version at buypeep.zip in the same directory.

unfortunately, however, this program won't work on machines that don't have GTK3 installed, and installing GTK3 is quite an undertaking. a solution for this is in the works, but there's not really anything to be done about it right now.