Sharing a mail folder between Linux and FreeBSD

[Ralf Mardorf]

On Mon, 2013-01-28 at 10:51 +0700, Erich Dollansky wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On Mon, 28 Jan 2013 01:36:36 +0100
> Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mardorf at rocketmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > On Sun, 2013-01-27 at 13:58 +0100, Polytropon wrote:
> > > #  1.  `cd /usr/src'       (or to the directory containing your
> > > source tree). #  2.  `make buildworld'
> > > #  3.  `make buildkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE'     (default is
> > > GENERIC). #  4.  `make installkernel
> > > KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE'   (default is GENERIC). #       [steps
> > > 3. & 4. can be combined by using the "kernel" target] #  5.
> > > `reboot'        (in single user mode: boot -s from the loader
> > > prompt). #  6.  `mergemaster -p' #  7.  `make installworld'
> > > #  8.  `make delete-old'
> > > #  9.  `mergemaster'            (you may wish to use -i, along with
> > > -U or -F). # 10.  `reboot'
> > > # 11.  `make delete-old-libs' (in case no 3rd party program uses
> > > them anymore)
> > 
> > 
> > What source tree? I only checked out the kernel source using svn and
> 
> yeah, what source tree? It seems that you do not have one.
> 
> > # freebsd-update -r 9.1-RELEASE upgrade
> 
> This is very much a binary upgrade. You might have a source tree for
> 8.3 which is not very helpful now.
> 
> I do not know if this program is able to fix your problem.
> 
> > I wanted to run it tonight, but since I don't know where my source
> > tree is, I can't continue.
> 
> I think that you simply do not have one. At least not a current one.
> Read the handbook how you can get the source tree and then download and
> compile it.
> 
> I believe that all other options will end in a re-installation.

IIUC I can use mtree to fix the owner for world, I only need to find the
smartest solution to fix the owner for software from the ports.

Regards,
Ralf