Re: httpfs what is it?

2002-01-21 Thread Marius Vollmer
Patrick Strasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Third you are completely in user-space. A fs crash should not be a big > problem... just restart your translator (is done at you next fs access). Also, being in user-space means that you can more easily use languages other than C to implement a file

Re: and now ?

2001-06-07 Thread Marius Vollmer
Marcus Brinkmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > One word: pthreads. That's not a word. I tried it, and now my screen is dripping. [sorry]

Re: Second version of my (german) article on Hurd

2000-11-20 Thread Marius Vollmer
Farid Hajji <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > One other example: How would you translate: > e "...we mount /dev/hd0s1 on /mnt..." > d1 "...mounten wir /dev/hd0s1 auf /mnt..." > d2 "...haengen wir /dev/hd0s1 {auf,in} /mnt [ein]..." I like "Wir montieren /dev/hd0s1 auf /mnt."

Re: GNU/Hurd on vmware

2000-10-09 Thread Marius Vollmer
Ramakrishnan M <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > So does that mean, I have to first install GNU/Linux on vmware first > and then try installing GNU/Hurd? I think the easiest way is to make *two* virtual machines, one for GNU/Linux and one for the Hurd. Make one virtual harddisk for each of them. Co

Re: Patch: Accessing the CD-ROM == Bad

2000-09-25 Thread Marius Vollmer
Brent Fulgham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Marius -- please be sure not to update to the upcoming 1.5-6 > GNUmach, as it will render your CD-ROM drive unusable. We > (Okuji,Marcus, and I) decided to back the patch out. No problem, I don't use the Hurd for production yet. I'm happy that you wan

Re: Patch: Accessing the CD-ROM == Bad

2000-09-25 Thread Marius Vollmer
Brent Fulgham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > After further experimentation I am convinced that the patch adding > masks to the partition handling serves no purpose other than to > make it impossible for the Hurd to read slave drives. Have you seen the real patch by OKUJI Yoshinori? > Unfortunatel

How to proceed best after doing the `Easy Guide'

2000-08-09 Thread Marius Vollmer
Hi! I have successfully installed GNU/Hurd into a VMware virtual machine following the Easy Guide. I'd like to fill that system with the rest of the Debian packages now. I will have to download all necessary files at work and transfer them to the Hurd machine on a CD-R, so I have to plan ahead.