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[gomd-devel] Re: Chpox: request


From: Gian Paolo Ghilardi
Subject: [gomd-devel] Re: Chpox: request
Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2003 22:43:40 +0100

Hi Eugen.

Well: I'll try hardcoding the "magic" value in the daemon (as you say the
format won't be changed).

Thanks for the answer.

Best regards,
Gian Paolo Ghilardi
<rejected>

GOMD Team


----- Original Message -----
From: "Eugen Meshcheryakov" <address@hidden>
To: "Gian Paolo Ghilardi" <address@hidden>
Cc: "gomd developers mailing list" <address@hidden>
Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 7:38 PM
Subject: Re: Chpox: request


> Hi all.
>
> Gian Paolo Ghilardi wrote:
> > Hi Eugen
> >
> > After a long time, I've just started working again on chpox support for
the
> > gomd daemon. I've a (minimal) request for you.
> >
> > I need to use chpox.magic file to test dumpfile integrity (following the
> > procedure you told me in the mail below) so: can you add the
installation of
> > this file in a directory like /etc/chpox/ ?
> >
>     I can fix make system in order to install chpox.magic into directory
> $datadir/chpox which defaults to /usr/local/share/chpox. But this
> directory is configurable by user and you will need point this directory
> in config file.
>
>     Alternatively you can analyze file header in the daemon. I will not
> change meaning of the following fields in future versions of chpox:
>    magic (string, offset 0, length 5)
>    major_version (byte, offset 5)
>    minor_version (byte, offset 6)
>    arch (byte, offset 7) (but other architectures will be supported)
>    corrupted (byte, offset 8)
>
> > Of course, I could do this job but I think this solution is not as
elegant
> > as to add this installation directly in the Makefile.
> > Is this possible?
> >
> > BTW, I thought to include the chpox.magic file directly in the daemon
code
> > (as harcoded stuff) but this is not a valid solution as the daemon,
IMHO,
> > must be fully version-independent.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Gian Paolo Ghilardi
> > <rejected>
>
> Regards,
> Eugeniy Meshcheryakov
>





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