Hello, Since this is directed to me, and assuming I wrote the double >>'ed sections below (which sound a lot like me but so much is snipped that I cannot be sure), I can assure you that, my intention, if I am the guity party was not to insult any person or any particular OS, but just to point out that it appears to me to be an OS compatibility problem (actually a system header file to be more correct).
See notes below, where I assume that I wrote the offending statements: On Wednesday 13 December 2006 18:28, Brian A. Seklecki wrote: > > > Stop in /usr/local/src/bacula-1.38.11/src/stored. > > > > It looks to me like the OS' header file is badly broken -- at least in the > > sense that if it is a Unix system, both mt_fileno and mt_blkno should be > > defined in the struct mtget. > > > > Someone should fix the OS, barring that we will need a patch. > > Kern, Rus, et al: > > We have to be really careful with regard how we word things here. The > way you assert that could be easily misinterpreted or misconstrued to > have a vendor-bashing tone. I'm sorry, I did not intend to be vendor bashing. I stand by what is written. If it is a Unix system and there are not mt_fileno and mt_blkno in the struct mtget, there are serious compatibility problems, since I don't have an OpenBSD system, assuming the OS is not going to change, we would need a patch to Bacula to fix it. > > Moreover, conceding the unavailability of compatibility with the OpenBSD > platform doesn't gain us any additional users; a very large group of > talented individuals with tremendous experience writing highly secure, > reliable, and _portable_ code who could contribute greatly to the > project. > > -- To set the record straight, and encourage mutual cooperation -- > > The reality here is that OpenBSD is very selective about where it > focuses its development efforts, and the st(4) driver is not one of > those places. > > Therefore, the assertion that "The OS is broken" is not correct, it > simply hasn't been implemented or maintained as it should. Yes, broken was a poor choice of words. I would rephrase it to say it is not Unix compatible. > > Before I go on and make my own silly assertions, I should note: ' > > Things are always subject to change, and this is F/OSS and you're > always welcome to do the work yourself or have corporate sponsorship. > > OpenBSD is not the platform for a Bacula director. You wont see it (at > present) driving a 5-LTO3-drive, 2000 tape, 1000+ Terabyte StorageTek > Powderhorn Tape Silo connected via Brocade FC switches.(1) > > However you will see it at the perimeter and on the wire keeping the > packet kiddies from stealing all of your customers data. It could be > the ideal system for the job with features like enhanced crypto > acceleration via crypto(9) and the existing improvements on scsi(4) and > recent HBA support. > > Anyway, not a director, not now at least, and probably not a SD Storage > Daemon either. Yes, since the problem above arises when compiling the SD. > > But most definitely a management console and file daemon. I think these already exist. Bacula does have some code to support OpenBSD. > > Russel: You'll probably notice that Bacula builds perfectly fine up > until it gets to the director, then you get into OS-specific kernel > knits and hooks where either OpenBSD lacks the framework/API (pthreads, > st(4), etc.) or kernel-specific code needs to be added to Bacula. Without a decent implementation of pthreads, even the client (file daemon) will not build. > > In the mean time, we should endeavor to create a "bacula-clientonly" > Port in OpenBSD ports, or "bacula" port with a "clientonly" flavor. > > This has been done before, but the work was never commited (CC:) > > 1. http://www.arsc.edu/resources/silo.html > > I will take the lead on this if I have to. > > ~BAS > > > > > I checked the man page for st, where all other Unix systems define the packet. > > They include no definition, so you will need to consult the header file > > directly sys/mtio.h. Sorry, but you are pretty much on your own on this. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ====== Error in /usr/local/src/bacula-1.38.11/src/stored ====== > > > > > > > > > ==>Entering directory /usr/local/src/bacula-1.38.11/src/tools > > > ==== Make of tools is good ==== > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT > Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your > opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash > http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV > _______________________________________________ > Bacula-users mailing list > Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users >
