Testing

src/callback.lua

@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ irc.register_callback("private_msg", function ( from, message )
         return;
     else
         irc.say(from, 'Message not sent! Please use "!help" to see possible commands.');
+        irc.say(from, '    Or use the ">playername Message" syntax to send a private message.');
         return;
     end
     if (not mt_irc.connected_players[player_to]) then

src/init.lua

@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ mt_irc.join = function ( name )
 end
 
 mt_irc.connect = function ( )
-    mt_irc.connect_ok = pcall(irc.connect, {
+    mt_irc.connect_ok = irc.connect({
         network = mt_irc.server;
         port = mt_irc.port;
         nick = mt_irc.server_nick;

src/luairc/irc.lua

@@ -705,7 +705,9 @@ function connect(args)
     serverinfo.connecting = true
     if OUTFILE then irc_debug.set_output(OUTFILE) end
     if DEBUG then irc_debug.enable() end
-    irc_sock = base.assert(socket.connect(network, port))
+    --irc_sock = base.assert(socket.connect(network, port))
+    irc_sock = socket.connect(network, port);
+    if (not irc_sock) then return false; end
     irc_sock:settimeout(timeout)
     _register_socket(irc_sock, 'r', incoming_message)
     _register_socket(irc_sock, 'w', outgoing_message)
@@ -713,6 +715,7 @@ function connect(args)
     send("NICK", nick)
     send("USER", username, get_ip(), network, realname)
     --begin_main_loop()
+    return true, irc_sock;
 end
 -- }}}