Re: Language bindings to OpenBSD's filesystem

2012-09-06 Thread benhack
On 2012-09-06 21:14, Otto Moerbeek wrote: On Thu, Sep 06, 2012 at 09:00:48PM +0200, za...@gmx.com wrote: On 2012-09-06 18:35, Ted Unangst wrote: There are no extended attributes, so no support is necessary. I am confused. I was under the impression that extended attributes were supported in O

Re: Language bindings to OpenBSD's filesystem

2012-09-06 Thread benhack
On 2012-09-06 18:35, Ted Unangst wrote: >There are no extended attributes, so no support is necessary. I am confused. I was under the impression that extended attributes were supported in OpenBSD's native filesystems. In fact, I came across references to them in some online documentation, for

Language bindings to OpenBSD's filesystem

2012-09-06 Thread benhack
Hi, for which programming languages a binding for OpenBSD's native filesystem is already available? Support for extended attributes is also needed. I would be particularly interested in Ada or Lua bindings, but willing to consider alternatives. Thanks Ben

Re: Dilemma: between OpenBSD and NetBSD

2012-08-10 Thread benhack
On 2012-08-11 03:21, Andres Perera wrote: i find it hard to believe you're involved in such project. "more portable", "more secure" don't mean anything unless details are involved. i mean, if it runs on your target hosts, what could "more portable" possibly mean? it's better to say: i'm trying o

Re: Dilemma: between OpenBSD and NetBSD

2012-08-10 Thread benhack
On 2012-08-10 15:59, Martin Schröder wrote: > > 2012/8/10  : >> >> Has any modern filesystem been ported to OpenBSD? I really need to know, >> >> because this issue may constitute a stumbling block to my adoption of >> >> OpenBSD. > > http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq8.html#Journaling > > > > OpenBS

Dilemma: between OpenBSD and NetBSD

2012-08-10 Thread benhack
Hi A client of mine asked me if I can develop a BSD project for them. I don't have much experience with BSDs, and I have been collecting some background information. I was given the choice between OpenBSD and NetBSD. Now, since portability is not all that important, I was oriented towards OpenB