Hi David,
On Sun, Jul 28 2024, David Lecompte wrote:
> I see there is an autofs package, is it functional?
Probably, as version 5.1.8 is from 2021. You can also use 5.1.9 locally
and then submit a patch.
> Will a daemon be started for it [...] ?
No, the package will provide the executable, but you must start it.
Aside from one-off experiments, the best way is to start daemons is to
write service definitions. It's not complicated, but your challenges
could be:
1. Getting the G-expressions right; and
2. Getting the configuration record to work properly.
You can look at the cachefiled service. I think mpd is also somewhat
recent.
> Also, which files do I need to configure [...] ?
The configuration record will "serialize" itself into a configuration
file that the daemon understands.
Getting that right can be discouraging, but it pays to stay with it.
You will help a bunch of other people, including potentially me.
Kind regards
Felix
P.S. The define-maybe types tend to be duplicated across source files.
