What language is this? I don't have a clue what this person is trying to
say!
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Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2000 4:56 AM
To: Bob Nielsen; Douglas Beeson
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Subject: Re: R: (Again) Problems trying to compile ftape......
I see there are many such questions (I had it for myself some days ago) and
I see many people anwser them (thanks a lot). But could them make a short
summary of the question and send it to ldp (may be a ftape&kernel2.2.HOWTO)
and/or freshmeet or so, this could lower the traffic of this list and they
own work (I understand very well the ftape owner c'an't do that himself).
I'm not myself able to do that, but I'm ldp HOWTO author and know ldp is
very well functionning now and wellcome new authors...
thanks
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De : Bob Nielsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
� : Douglas Beeson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc : [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date : jeudi 24 f�vrier 2000 06:57
Objet : Re: R: (Again) Problems trying to compile ftape......
>If you follow this mailing list, you'll see the question and the answer
>pop up several times each week.
>
>The problem is that the API has changed and you need to use ftape from
>the "unstable" area on the ftape site (ftape-4.x-1999_09_11.tar.gz)
>with 2.2 kernels. Claus-Justus has been extremely busy with schoolwork
>and hasn't had time to update the web site, FAQ, etc.
>
>Bob
>
>On Wed, Feb 23, 2000 at 08:55:35PM -0500, Douglas Beeson wrote:
>> Is there a workaround to this ftape-tool compile problem that seems to
>> afflict 2.2 kernels? There are several of us out here who are stuck, it
>> appears.
>>
>> -doug
>>
>>
>> Wolfgang Weisselberg wrote:
>>
>> > Hi, Fabio!
>> >
>> > Your lines were a little long, so I reformatted them.
>> >
>> > Trying to kill the keyboard, Fabio Lissandrini
>> > ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) produced 0,5K in 7 lines:
>> >
>> > > It seems to me impossible that mantainers of the ftape project
>> > > aren't able to spent a little bit of their time to correct the
>> > > distribution in order to avoid the "structure has no member
>> > > named `timeout'" mistake.
>> >
>> > While I cannot speak for the maintainer, I happen to know
>> > that he is burried alife for his university graduation.
>> >
>> > However the maintainer of your distribution should probably
>> > patch the kernel for you so you don't have to do it yourself.
>> >
>> > I believe good patches will be gratefully accepted by the
>> > maintainer.
>> >
>> > > This situation goes on since the release of the 2.2 kernel,
>> > > and let us think that ftape is not an alive but a dead project!
>> >
>> > If you think the project is dead, you are welcome to contact
>> > the maintainer and tell him you'd like to take over. You might
>> > however notice that the ftape in kernel 2.0 is a really old
>> > 2.08 ... so the same sort of problem plagued ftape for a much
>> > longer time.
>> >
>> > While that is not what I like, it's something that happens
>> > from time to time. Luckily you have more choices than with
>> > commercial products.
>> >
>> > -Wolfgang
>>
>
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