Hi Kern, Thanks for explaining about the plugins.
I will stop using --disable-libtool and give libtool another chance (there used to be compile-time problems on FreeBSD with it finding old versions of the libbac*.so in /usr/local/lib rather than linking to the versions from the new build). __Martin >>>>> On Tue, 6 Jun 2017 16:48:18 +0200, Kern Sibbald said: > > Hello Martin, > > Yes, what you are seeing is the framework for those plugins. > > The cloud plugin + source code is still being developed, and will be > released after the first of the year. We will release the cloud plugin > source code. > > The aligned volume plugin is a somewhat special case. Bacula Systems > has filed a patent for the technology (patent pending), and we are > advised not to release the source code prior to obtaining the full > patent. However, we will be releasing the binary plugin for it. > > There are some important points with these new plugins: > > 1. They work only with the binaries they are built with. > > 2. Production of community binaries are in the process of being > produced. They also require changes to the web site. I am hoping the > binaries will be released with the production 9.0.0 later this month. I > depend on Bacula Systems to produce these binaries. > > 3. The community binaries for the most part are installed into > /opt/bacula rather that sprayed all over a the OS filesystem. > > I hope this answers your questions about the cloud and aligned plugins. > > We do not use the --disable-libtool option, and in fact we will be > making more and more use of shared objects and runtime loaded shared > objects such as the cloud and aligned plugins. If you would like to > have the --disable-libtool work, I suggest sending me a patch. > > Best regards, > > Kern > > > On 06/06/2017 04:24 PM, Martin Simmons wrote: > > Hi Kern, > > > > Does this release include the cloud and aligned volume support? There are > > some source files but they only contain the license header. > > > > The --disable-libtool option to configure has been broken by the addition of > > the loadable SD device driver architecture needed for these volume types. > > > > __Martin > > > > > >>>>>> On Tue, 6 Jun 2017 13:57:20 +0200, Kern Sibbald said: > >> Hello, > >> > >> This is to inform you that we have release Bacula BETA version 7.9.2 to > >> the www.bacula.org source download area. It has a few fixes, the most > >> important one is that it fixes the Progress information that the FD > >> passes to the Director. In some cases, this information was previously > >> discarded. > >> > >> I will be on vacation 7 June to 16 June and on my return barring any bug > >> reports, I will do the official 9.0.0 release. Now is the time to help > >> the project by testing this new BETA release so that we can be sure that > >> the production 9.0.0 version will not have any issues. Thanks for your > >> help. > >> > >> Best regards, > >> > >> Kern > >> > >> > >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >> Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > >> engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Bacula-users mailing list > >> bacula-us...@lists.sourceforge.net > >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users > >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Bacula-devel mailing list Bacula-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-devel
