[OpenAFS] Re: Building 1.4.15 on Solaris 10
Kendrick Hernandez
kendrick.hernandez@umbc.edu
Wed, 31 Jul 2013 16:20:34 -0400
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On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 3:26 PM, Andrew Deason <adeason@sinenomine.net>wrote:
> On Wed, 31 Jul 2013 15:00:32 -0400
> Kendrick Hernandez <kendrick.hernandez@umbc.edu> wrote:
>
> > I'm building on Solaris 10 1/13 with Solaris Studio 12.3, and using the
> > following configure options:
>
> 1.4.15 included only security fixes, not platform support. The 1.4 tree
> hasn't improved platform support in quite some time, so the client
> kernel module won't build on newer Solaris. I can give you a patch for
> this specific failure if you really want, but if you want to build on
> newer Solaris, you should be building newer openafs (that is, 1.6).
>
Ah, I see. I'll be taking a look at building 1.6 next for our Solaris
clients, but my current priority is to upgrade our DB servers which
unfortunately, are still running 1.4.
>
> If you don't care about the client, you can build with something like
> 'make dest_nolibafs', and it would be more likely to work.
>
Thanks, I'll take a look at this too.
>
> [...]
> > and the build fails in src/afs/SOLARIS/osi_vnodeops.c[1]. I've also
> > tried building on an older release of Solaris 10 with a much older
> > version of Sun Studio and get similar results.
>
> Which older Solaris 10? Is it newer than the release of 1.4.14.1 (May
> 2011)?
>
Yep, it's Solaris 10 8/11. I do have some x86 boxen with older installs
(pre-"U10"); I've give one of those a shot. Thanks for the suggestions.
k-
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: Kendrick Hernandez
: UNIX Systems Administrator
: UNIX Systems and Infrastructure
: Division of Information Technology
: University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><br><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br><div class=3D"gmail=
_quote">On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 3:26 PM, Andrew Deason <span dir=3D"ltr">&l=
t;<a href=3D"mailto:adeason@sinenomine.net" target=3D"_blank">adeason@sinen=
omine.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div class=3D"im">On Wed, 31 Jul 2013 15:00:=
32 -0400<br>
Kendrick Hernandez <<a href=3D"mailto:kendrick.hernandez@umbc.edu">kendr=
ick.hernandez@umbc.edu</a>> wrote:<br>
<br>
> I'm building on Solaris 10 1/13 with Solaris Studio 12.3, and usin=
g the<br>
> following configure options:<br>
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</div>1.4.15 included only security fixes, not platform support. The 1.4 tr=
ee<br>
hasn't improved platform support in quite some time, so the client<br>
kernel module won't build on newer Solaris. I can give you a patch for<=
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this specific failure if you really want, but if you want to build on<br>
newer Solaris, you should be building newer openafs (that is, 1.6).<br></bl=
ockquote><div><br></div><div style>Ah, I see. I'll be taking a look at =
building 1.6 next for our Solaris clients, but my current priority is to up=
grade our DB servers which unfortunately, are still running 1.4.=C2=A0</div=
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ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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'make dest_nolibafs', and it would be more likely to work.<br></blo=
ckquote><div><br></div><div style>Thanks, I'll take a look at this too.=
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[...]<br>
<div class=3D"im">> and the build fails in src/afs/SOLARIS/osi_vnodeops.=
c[1]. I've also<br>
> tried building on an older release of Solaris 10 with a much older<br>
> version of Sun Studio and get similar results.<br>
<br>
</div>Which older Solaris 10? Is it newer than the release of 1.4.14.1 (May=
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2011)?<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div style>Yep, it's Solaris 10 8=
/11. I do have some x86 boxen with older installs (pre-"U10"); I&=
#39;ve give one of those a shot. Thanks for the suggestions.</div><div styl=
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<br></div><div style>k-</div><div>=C2=A0</div></div><br clear=3D"all"><div>=
<br></div>-- <br><br>: Kendrick Hernandez<br>: UNIX Systems Administrator<b=
r>: UNIX Systems and Infrastructure<br>: Division of Information Technology=
<br>
: University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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