Hi! 2008/12/6 Alexander Motin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hi. > > Dennis Melentyev wrote: >> >> Sorry for bringing back quite old topic, but now it's the time I am >> interested in mpd :) >> >> Today I just compiled (but not tested) libpdel-0.5.3 (just a bunch of >> #ifdefs, GET_COOKIE() -> fcookie define, NG_HOOKLEN and NG_PATHLEN >> macros). >> >> The problem with mpd4.4.1 is much more complex for me: I'm not that >> experienced with make to re-create bsd.ports.mk and friends. Also, I'm >> not aware of actual status of DFBSD's netgraph. >> >> Could it be a good day to revisit mpd-on-DragonFly issue? > > As good as any other. The main question is still the state of netgraph in > DF. Last time I have looked, it was in state of FreeBSD4. Now I can see some > netgraph7 directory in DF CVS, but I have no idea about it's status. > > mpd4.4.1 is the latest mpd version supporting FreeBSD4 in it's netgraph > state. Now it is legacy and I have no wish to continue development of that > branch. Present mpd5.2 version is completely superior and this is that front > line to which you should orient yourself. Mpd5 is widely tunes itself to the > system capabilities to support all FreeBSD versions starting from 5.x. To > clean the code some of critical FreeBSD 4.x tunings (for example, NG_NODESIZ > of 16 bytes support) were removed. But even without this, it still would be > practically inoperable now due to many other problems in that old netgraph > code, which are now fixed in new versions.
Ok, that's fair. I will look at mpd5/netgraph on DFLY some night. Hope, I would be able to do something. > >> What can I provide: >> 1. Access to DFBSD system (home server, semi-production :) ) and >> FreeBSD mpd server (router at work, serious production) >> 2. Testing, some C coding (well, I'm short of DFBSD kernel experience, >> but should not be a big problem to grep sources) >> 3. Beer/Juice/Vodka/Borjomi (in Kiev, via the train, airmail, etc). :) > > Sorry, but with my work for FreeBSD I have no spare time to actively > maintain one more system. If somebody going to finish DF netgraph update to > the recent FreeBSD state, started by Matthew Dillon, and will maintain it > further, I will help him with mpd support and my netgraph knowledge. That's all ok. But probably I would need your advises and clues. Let's see if I would be able to work on it (the time limits mostly). -- Dennis Melentyev
