[9fans] the import/exportfs protocol and a proposed import -z flag

2013-02-27 Thread mycroftiv
Hello. I am writing to 9fans to solicit discussion (and hopefully consensus) about a proposed patch to import(4) to match the options that currently exist in exportfs(4). I have submitted a patch(1) to sources to be found in sources/patch/importz. The readme and manpages for that patch also

[9fans] the import/exportfs protocol - fmt repost

2013-02-27 Thread mycroftiv
I apologize for the resend. I pasted text written in acme without |fmt first. I'm blushing. Hello. I am writing to 9fans to solicit discussion (and hopefully consensus) about a proposed patch to import(4) to match the options that currently exist in exportfs(4). I have submitted a patch(1) to

Re: [9fans] the import/exportfs protocol and a proposed import -z flag

2013-02-27 Thread Charles Forsyth
On 27 February 2013 08:24, mycrof...@sphericalharmony.com wrote: I hope this post leads to constructive discussion of the import/exportfs protocol. As you'll have noticed, it isn't a great protocol as it stands. I don't think your option makes it worse. Thanks for the detailed discussion. I

Re: [9fans] rc script question

2013-02-27 Thread Charles Forsyth
i assumed you wanted a b c as command line arguments in the second case, not echoed in. in the first case, you indexed a variable. in the second case, you indexed nothing. % rc -c 'echo @ $*(2-) @' a b c @ b c @ On 27 February 2013 15:41, Steve Simon st...@quintile.net wrote: Hi, rc is not

Re: [9fans] new fork?

2013-02-27 Thread Kurt H Maier
On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 10:36:14PM +0100, hiro wrote: http://plan10.tumblr.com/ I think this project was renamed 'plan9port'

Re: [9fans] new fork?

2013-02-27 Thread David Leimbach
I'd have called it Plan A. On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 1:36 PM, hiro 23h...@gmail.com wrote: http://plan10.tumblr.com/

Re: [9fans] new fork?

2013-02-27 Thread John Floren
On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 1:36 PM, hiro 23h...@gmail.com wrote: http://plan10.tumblr.com/ I'll set up the wiki

Re: [9fans] Intel ICH9R sata controller

2013-02-27 Thread Enrique Soriano
On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 10:18 PM, David du Colombier 0in...@gmail.com wrote: The Intel ICH9 SATA controller is listed in the wiki, but does anyone know if the Intel ICH9R works? Yes, it is supported in AHCI mode by the sdiahci driver. Great! Thanks q

Re: [9fans] new fork?

2013-02-27 Thread David Leimbach
There is/was a Plan B. Some of the ideas went into Octopus I think... On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 1:45 PM, Devon H. O'Dell devon.od...@gmail.comwrote: 2013/2/27 David Leimbach leim...@gmail.com: I'd have called it Plan A. [Insert horrific Plan B joke here.] On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 1:36 PM,

Re: [9fans] new fork?

2013-02-27 Thread Francisco J Ballesteros
yes, octopus was a better plan. both should be still avail from our web site. On Feb 27, 2013, at 11:39 PM, David Leimbach leim...@gmail.com wrote: There is/was a Plan B. Some of the ideas went into Octopus I think... On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 1:45 PM, Devon H. O'Dell devon.od...@gmail.com

Re: [9fans] new fork?

2013-02-27 Thread Matthew Veety
Do you guys still use it at lsub? On Feb 27, 2013, at 17:54, Francisco J Ballesteros n...@lsub.org wrote: yes, octopus was a better plan. both should be still avail from our web site. On Feb 27, 2013, at 11:39 PM, David Leimbach leim...@gmail.com wrote: There is/was a Plan B. Some of

Re: [9fans] new fork?

2013-02-27 Thread Francisco J Ballesteros
until a few weeks ago. it has been retired now. we are working on the next one, but it will take time. On Feb 28, 2013, at 12:05 AM, Matthew Veety mve...@gmail.com wrote: Do you guys still use it at lsub? On Feb 27, 2013, at 17:54, Francisco J Ballesteros n...@lsub.org wrote: yes, octopus

Re: [9fans] the import/exportfs protocol and a proposed import -z flag

2013-02-27 Thread mycroftiv
Charles Forsyth charles.fors...@gmail.com wrote: As you'll have noticed, it isn't a great protocol as it stands. I don't think your option makes it worse. Thanks for your perspective. I'm glad that my long-winded explanation didn't obscure the basic logic too much. It makes sense for import

[9fans] Bug in print(2) g verb

2013-02-27 Thread Paul Patience
I already sent this mail, but it seems that 9fans didn't receive it. The g verb in print(2) does not work properly. The precision flag (%.ng) is supposed to print n significant figures, but it prints n+1 significant figures. This change fixes this behaviour. diff -r d6b623d4cac0