Tracker item #3371547, was opened at 2011-07-19 09:26 Message generated for change (Comment added) made by mvanzin You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=989708&aid=3371547&group_id=204462
Please note that this message will contain a full copy of the comment thread, including the initial issue submission, for this request, not just the latest update. Category: None Group: None Status: Open Resolution: None Priority: 5 Private: No Submitted By: https://www.google.com/accounts () Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody) Summary: patches to allow vmtools to be built with uclibc/buildroot Initial Comment: With the attached patches, vmtools will be able to be built for uclibc. Tested successfully in a buildroot environment. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >Comment By: Marcelo Vanzin (mvanzin) Date: 2011-07-21 10:42 Message: Thanks. I'll ping our legal department since generally they haven't been very good in processing those. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Comment By: https://www.google.com/accounts () Date: 2011-07-21 04:20 Message: Contributor agreement sent. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Comment By: https://www.google.com/accounts () Date: 2011-07-21 04:05 Message: I've substituted patch #4 with a much simpler version -- just moves NO_FLOATING_POINT ifdef to exclude one function. The rest of the code that was problematic can be stubbed out by compiling with NO_FLOATING_POINT. So basically these patches just modify some ifdef's now. Will submit contributor agreement. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Comment By: Marcelo Vanzin (mvanzin) Date: 2011-07-20 10:08 Message: For the libc bits, I don't think we can accept those into our repository, unless you manage to get the copyright owner to sign off the copyright on those bits to VMware (which I think is unlikely to happen...). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Comment By: https://www.google.com/accounts () Date: 2011-07-20 01:08 Message: Hi, All patches except one are nothing more than adding an extra #if defined so signing and returning the approval form isn't a problem. Patch number #4 is more problematic however since the code is lifted off libc. What's the contribution policy on that? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Comment By: Marcelo Vanzin (mvanzin) Date: 2011-07-19 10:30 Message: Thanks for taking the time to do this, but we can't accept any patches unless you follow the instructions at: http://open-vm-tools.sourceforge.net/contribute.php Lots of this code is shared with our closed-sourced products, so we can't just merge (L)GPL code into our code base without being able to change the license. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=989708&aid=3371547&group_id=204462 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 Ways to Improve & Secure Unified Communications Unified Communications promises greater efficiencies for business. UC can improve internal communications as well as offer faster, more efficient ways to interact with customers and streamline customer service. Learn more! http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51426253/ _______________________________________________ open-vm-tools-devel mailing list open-vm-tools-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/open-vm-tools-devel
