[OpenAFS-devel] How can I compile sysname rs_aix43 into OpenAFS 1.2.7 ?

[Hartmut Reuter]

Michael Niksch wrote:
> What changes does it take to compile AIX 4.3.3 binaries with sysname
> rs_aix43 rather than rs_aix42 ?
> 
> With early versions of IBM AFS 3.6, I used to patch the afs.ext,
> afs.ext.iauth, and sys binaries to use rs_aix43 as my sysname. Since
> patch level 2.32, IBM AFS 3.6 has come with rs_aix43 already compiled
> in.
> 
> I have tried to build
> 
>   src/config/Makefile.rs_aix43.in
>   src/config/param.rs_aix43.h
>   src/config/param.rs_aix43_usr.h

That's not enough: You need also to modify configure or better 
src/cf/osconf.m4 and run regen.sh

Hartmut Reuter

> 
> with some obvious modifications versus their rs_aix42 counterparts.
> However, trying to compile, I get error messages because libodm.a,
> libcfg.a, and also some include files aren't found. If I compile for
> sysname rs_aix42, everything works fine (having applied some patches
> posted here earlier, of course).
> 
> I can still patch the afs.ext, afs.ext.iauth, and sys binaries, but
> that looks like an ugly hack. I know I can also use 'fs sysname', but
> it would just be so much more convenient to come up with the proper
> sysname right away.
> 


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