> > > Ports is a thankless job. I guess there are way more (most probably paid?) > > > volunteers in Linux who maintain nagios. > > > Not necessarily - the codebase is exactly the same - compiling on 5.7 > throws the errors previously mentioned, .. building on a 32-bit Debian > kernel [4-byte time_t] works and runs fine as does a 64-bit kernel with > an 8-byte time_t. Or, looking at the test cases above, is the problem a > 32-bit kernel with an 8-byte time_t?
For a while I was giving you the benefit of the doubt. That you are uneducated. But now I think you are uneducatable. Obviously Linux and OpenBSD are exactly the same. It should just work. If they are exactly the same, go run Linux. > > After reading Stuart's email I interpret that to mean that he is not > > interested to help with nagios porting, hope that helps you in making a > > decision. > > > Not saying he is, .. the question is why the codebase complies just fine > on both 64 & 32 bit Linux systems, but not OBSD. If there were a way to > divine that secret sauce, would it not help others? Yes. So go divine it, get going at it already. Stop acting so bloody entitled. You are not a slave owner, and open source is not a cotton farm.
