On Monday, December 12, 2011 12:13:19 PM Charles Curley did opine: > On Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:16:29 +0100 > > [email protected] wrote: > > I'm using Amanda for 7 years now, and now the version 2.6.* does not > > compile anymore on linux. > > Odd. I am currently running Amanda 2.6.1p2-3 on Debian stable, > installed from the Debian repositories. So someone is still compiling > it on Linux. I find it odd also, as I have had relatively little problems building and running the latest alpha stuffs, with 4.0.0alpha.svn.4457 building w/o noticeable error 2 days back, and running just fine the last two nights. Kernel 2.6.38-7, pclos install.
There is much to be said for using a consistent set of options to the .configure and build script, and a consistent install script. > I'd like to know exactly why it fails to compile. I.e. please copy and > paste into an email the error message and some context. > > Also, what version of Linux? > > On the assumption that the error message below is a compile time error > message, I suspect you are missing either a software package Amanda > requires, or a development package necessary to compile a program. > > > So I tried versions 3.2.* and 3.3.* , and every version I tried it > > segfaults on some point. > > On amlabel, or amcheck or amdump. > > Did you compile these yourself or install the binaries? If the latter, > where did you get them? > > > I get errors like TypeError in method 'critical' , argument 1 of type > > char * > > Is there a reason not to move to a more recent version of Amanda? Not too much, the 2nd machine I backup the important parts of has a much older client, the std client you get with a ubuntu 10.04 LTS install, something in the 2.6.2 area I believe, & it Just Works(TM) with my alpha.svn builds. In other words, no backwards compatibility problems have been detected here. Cheers, Gene -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) My web page: <http://coyoteden.dyndns-free.com:85/gene> Message will arrive in the mail. Destroy, before the FBI sees it.
