OpenAFS on FreeBSD Progress (Works)

[Derrick Brashear]

On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 7:42 PM, Rick C. Petty <
rick-freebsd2008 at kiwi-computer.com> wrote:

> On Sat, Dec 13, 2008 at 12:34:49AM +0100, Palle Girgensohn wrote:
> >
> > >Replying to myself. Seems I found out why this port may be needed:
> > >Both server and client have common files (i.e. should be marked
> > >as have CONFLICTS and can't be installed with each other).
> >
> > You don't need a meta port, you a client and a server port, and let the
> > client install all common files, and let the server depend on the client,
> > which is reasonable anyway.
>
> I think you have that backwards.  The client contains a kernel module.  The
> server is all run in userland.  I think in this case, have the client
> depend
> upon the server and have the server install all common files.  I agree that
> there should not be a metaport.
>
>
The server similarly does not depend on the client.  You don't need the
kernel module to run the server.


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Derrick