'addsources' is just an rc script. If you open it up, you'll notice it just mounts the sources fs from Bell Labs, and binds some of it over /bin, which is why it takes a minute. It's there mostly for fun, use it sparingly. :) I recommend going through his tutorials, which explain everything and show you how to rebuild an image from scratch, so you can modify it to do things like point it at a local file server.
The 9gridchan venti is no longer reachable over the net. mycroftiv was a little worried (understandably) that there might eventually be some issues with wide-open, public, archival storage. ----- Original message ----- > Hello 9fans, > > I am using the version of the Advanced Namespace ToolS available from the > website, and of course gawking at it going "Well, how in the Hell do > I...?" Todays revelation involved using "addsources" to populate my /bin > directory, and of course, when I run "faces" I am told that /bin/faces > doesn't exist. > > First up, where is my Plan 9 VM getting these files in the /bin > directory? After the "addsources" command is executed, I wait for a > couple of minutes, and then the /bin directory is populated. Can I > hazard that they're being downloaded, or perhaps even namespaced in? If > so, where are they coming from? The 9gridchan venti? If this sounds like > a load of BS, correct me, I'm just very curious to understand what is > happening. > > So addsources executes, lo and behold, I have my programs. I am able to > "ls -l" - yup, they're there, execute the program in question, and the > file doesn't exist. So whats causing this? Again, I'm just curious, > eager to understand the inner workings of this thing I only barely know > the outline of. > > Now, I know the best person to ask would be mycroftiv, but he seems to be > unavailable at the moment, which is fair enough. Does anyone else use > ANTS, can they answer my questions, and can they please lend a hand? > > Many thanks all! > > Shane.
