[Linux-ha-dev] FreeBSD port of HA is moving along.

[Matthew Soffen]

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Well.. As of tonight, the port is moving well.  I have 2 freeBSD 
boxes at least able to tell when one of the boxes "dies".    It 
recognizes the appearance/disappearance of the other.  However it 
the current problems I am deailing with are :

         1) currently only seems to work on the ethernet 
connection, not on the serial line connection.  I believe that I 
know where the errors are occurring and I think I know of a 
generic/portable solution so I will check it out make any 
changes, verify this on linux (since my test boxes are multi boot).

         2) It doesn't acuire the IP address (this could partly 
be a problem with the scripts since they are EXTREMELY linux 
centric.  I also need to modify them so that the lock directory 
is configurable (FreeBSD uses /var/spool/lock instead of /var/lock).

         3) Makefile doesn't put things into the proper locations 
(It puts the heartbeat initialization script into / ).

         4) Makefile insists on creating the proc-ha module (I am 
NOT porting that at this point).  I think I may need to bite the 
bullet for Alan and create an autoconf style interface to 
generate the Makefile and scripts (it will suck to do, but it 
will help in the future).

These are the big things right now.  I'll report back when I have 
more progress but so far it is very encouraging.

Matt Soffen
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Boss    - "My boss says we need some eunuch programmers."
Dilbert - "I think he means UNIX and I already know UNIX."
Boss    - "Well, if the company nurse comes by, tell her I said
              never mind."
                                        - Dilbert -
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Well.. As of tonight, the port is moving well.  I have
2 freeBSD boxes at least able to tell when one of the boxes
"dies".    It recognizes the
appearance/disappearance of the other.  However it the current
problems I am deailing with are :

        
1)
currently only seems to work on the ethernet connection, not on the
serial line connection.  I believe that I know where the errors are
occurring and I think I know of a generic/portable solution so I will
check it out make any changes, verify this on linux (since my test boxes
are multi boot).

        
2) It
doesn't acuire the IP address (this could partly be a problem with the
scripts since they are EXTREMELY linux centric.  I also need to
modify them so that the lock directory is configurable (FreeBSD uses
/var/spool/lock instead of /var/lock).

        
3)
Makefile doesn't put things into the proper locations (It puts the
heartbeat initialization script into / ).

        
4)
Makefile insists on creating the proc-ha module (I am NOT porting that at
this point).  I think I may need to bite the bullet for Alan and
create an autoconf style interface to generate the Makefile and scripts
(it will suck to do, but it will help in the future).

These are the big things right now.  I'll report back when I have
more progress but so far it is very encouraging.


Matt Soffen

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Boss    - "My boss says we need some eunuch
programmers."

Dilbert - "I think he means UNIX and I already know
UNIX."

Boss    - "Well, if the company nurse comes by,
tell her I said

            
never mind."

                                      
- Dilbert -

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