Dear misc@ readers, Some weeks ago I realized that OpenBSD amd(8) lacks NFSv3 support (see [1], [2]), which could increasingly become a serious limitation when dimension of shared files exceed the 2GB limit.
Considering that the patch in [2] isn't working for me (maybe the OpenBSD NFS server requires a proper treatment of the mount protocol version on the client side as suggested by Philip Guenther?), I started working on a more complete patch, starting from FreeBSD's amd(8), but without luck, since the codes diverge significantly (and, most important, I'm definitely not an expert programmer...) So I tried to use the am-utils ([3]) latest version (6.2) and I noticed that, apart from a minor modification to the OpenBSD specific configuration (which could be discussed with the author), it compiles flawlessly and works as expected (in order to tackle the command name conflicts, I'm temporary renaming amd/amq in base, and starting the daemon through rc.local). I'm just wondering if: 1) there is a specific reason why the am-utils code is not imported in the base system, or it is only due to lack of devs' interest / manpower; 2) building a port might be a solution (I could try to work on that, just give me some hints on the cleanest way to avoid the command name conflict). Any feedback/hints are welcome, of course! Thanks in advance for your time [1] http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-misc&m=143480317120952&w=2 [2] http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-bugs&m=142049488315510&w=2 [3] http://www.am-utils.org/ -- Alessandro DE LAURENZIS [mailto:just22....@gmail.com] LinkedIn: http://it.linkedin.com/in/delaurenzis
