Re: Re: Help with patching PackageKit for *BSD
Agreed. Good advice.Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Smartphone. From : Michael TautschnigSubject : Re: Help with patching PackageKit for *BSD > IIRC a process group will make the maintainence easier. > You may want to check negative values in kill(2). > [...] Yes, but if going this route make sure you set up your own process group - otherwise you might be killing your parent as well. Best, Michael
Re: Help with patching PackageKit for *BSD
> IIRC a process group will make the maintainence easier. > You may want to check negative values in kill(2). > [...] Yes, but if going this route make sure you set up your own process group - otherwise you might be killing your parent as well. Best, Michael pgpWik4D8FAKA.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Help with patching PackageKit for *BSD
IIRC a process group will make the maintainence easier. You may want to check negative values in kill(2). Michael Tautschnig wrote: >> Hi! >> I don't think this is the right place to request this help, but I >> don't know a better one at time... (RFH seems to be too "big") >> The problem is the following: PackageKit (Debian package >> "src:packagekit") recently became Linux-specific by accident, and I >> need someone who knows *BSD/portable-programming better than I do to >> make it compile on *BSD again. >> The problem is this code: >> http://gitorious.org/packagekit/packagekit/blobs/master/lib/packagekit-glib2/pk-spawn-polkit-agent.c >> On *BSD I get: >> pk-spawn-polkit-agent.c:24:23: fatal error: sys/prctl.h: No such file >> or directory >> compilation terminated. >> make[5]: *** [libpackagekit_glib2_la-pk-spawn-polkit-agent.lo] Error 1 >> >[...] > >Well, the use of prctl is inherently unportable. So instead of having the >forked >agent set up a signal in case of death of the parent, install a proper signal >handler right in the parent's code that kills all forked agents (so keep a >container containing all agent pids) upon reception of a signal. > >Hope this helps, >Michael >
Re: Help with patching PackageKit for *BSD
> Hi! > I don't think this is the right place to request this help, but I > don't know a better one at time... (RFH seems to be too "big") > The problem is the following: PackageKit (Debian package > "src:packagekit") recently became Linux-specific by accident, and I > need someone who knows *BSD/portable-programming better than I do to > make it compile on *BSD again. > The problem is this code: > http://gitorious.org/packagekit/packagekit/blobs/master/lib/packagekit-glib2/pk-spawn-polkit-agent.c > On *BSD I get: > pk-spawn-polkit-agent.c:24:23: fatal error: sys/prctl.h: No such file > or directory > compilation terminated. > make[5]: *** [libpackagekit_glib2_la-pk-spawn-polkit-agent.lo] Error 1 > [...] Well, the use of prctl is inherently unportable. So instead of having the forked agent set up a signal in case of death of the parent, install a proper signal handler right in the parent's code that kills all forked agents (so keep a container containing all agent pids) upon reception of a signal. Hope this helps, Michael pgpltAR8Xk7q0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Help with patching PackageKit for *BSD
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 It looks like it is missing a package that provides prctl.h On 10/01/2012 05:05 PM, Matthias Klumpp wrote: > Hi! I don't think this is the right place to request this help, but > I don't know a better one at time... (RFH seems to be too "big") > The problem is the following: PackageKit (Debian package > "src:packagekit") recently became Linux-specific by accident, and > I need someone who knows *BSD/portable-programming better than I do > to make it compile on *BSD again. The problem is this code: > http://gitorious.org/packagekit/packagekit/blobs/master/lib/packagekit-glib2/pk-spawn-polkit-agent.c > > On *BSD I get: > pk-spawn-polkit-agent.c:24:23: fatal error: sys/prctl.h: No such > file or directory compilation terminated. make[5]: *** > [libpackagekit_glib2_la-pk-spawn-polkit-agent.lo] Error 1 > > But I don't know how to solve this otherwise. Hints and patches > welcome! this is really the only issue which blocks PK on kFreeBSD > at time. Many thanks for any help! Regards, Matthias > > -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://www.enigmail.net/ iQIcBAEBAgAGBQJQahf3AAoJEHzljSty6h46ixkP/0cM165XcA75pkJZKmIhgwJq VGSfXmEBuQOfE+aEjGWDB9E8oQaQAzfyaxRU+4IiKWPf5NwdRr8pztnY4zDBYth4 7IMbSw2EdzQk+sTy415MBTLcp6IX0pA5ItXa1Xm2OwgFg+5v53L5RY3tP365diE8 GaBSjRJ1xpe1JKz9KHk5ezP3EOto8bHonza2Q4ygA+1QI9U7LBHBFZFeoQ5JrO/C NwDmOk7jZ2pjRWeQXvmDRUALJMHD+xjrvopYxmdHJFk/leTiXQK8wzfGngU0doLJ d1oxZupf1TCJgjGcsFvNSGbu86cwEVytPrnbWVbfIE5EFP30C4MYzGQEPZk/XB9e KrJSSt2KGL3C4w/SupAibhFxUC20kCO8FGwXvBZsCqAgT4EFSNLxi1z7RiPfNM+B pbrUyzECyFyRa11Ke6d9IpvGakY3TVmUbXuxNnzv72cr5BPtzTTxQ98xjgY9Fa9t nwMnbQndGHTGKS8nHudiOxE9lIZHDqUTSGRrZUn58j8kBpefi4Xpp7T2lrqKrR7H SH/eO6qTzbgcjlG+a/bCC+GH6k48igho5BJELIpHfwOVdQoWiX4gM+LZM9vIev+x FMJCFNXWerT5ooCSVaFZN1U2KFvsZ/IeHtu+oIiHIdz/T9cSnxSAOrg9jdq90qRG Bwft1kkbGkU7ZE0HHoU/ =NJMH -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-mentors-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/506a17fe.9000...@gmx.us
Help with patching PackageKit for *BSD
Hi! I don't think this is the right place to request this help, but I don't know a better one at time... (RFH seems to be too "big") The problem is the following: PackageKit (Debian package "src:packagekit") recently became Linux-specific by accident, and I need someone who knows *BSD/portable-programming better than I do to make it compile on *BSD again. The problem is this code: http://gitorious.org/packagekit/packagekit/blobs/master/lib/packagekit-glib2/pk-spawn-polkit-agent.c On *BSD I get: pk-spawn-polkit-agent.c:24:23: fatal error: sys/prctl.h: No such file or directory compilation terminated. make[5]: *** [libpackagekit_glib2_la-pk-spawn-polkit-agent.lo] Error 1 But I don't know how to solve this otherwise. Hints and patches welcome! this is really the only issue which blocks PK on kFreeBSD at time. Many thanks for any help! Regards, Matthias -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-mentors-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/CAKNHny_T=X=xoreuMOVaqG5-rh2eon=x-gv-afclowbmngf...@mail.gmail.com
