Hi Kern,
Thanks for explaining about the plugins.
I will stop using --disable-libtool and give libtool another chance (there
used to be compile-time problems on FreeBSD with it finding old versions of
the libbac*.so in /usr/local/lib rather than linking to the versions from the
new build).
__Martin
>>>>> On Tue, 6 Jun 2017 16:48:18 +0200, Kern Sibbald said:
>
> Hello Martin,
>
> Yes, what you are seeing is the framework for those plugins.
>
> The cloud plugin + source code is still being developed, and will be
> released after the first of the year. We will release the cloud plugin
> source code.
>
> The aligned volume plugin is a somewhat special case. Bacula Systems
> has filed a patent for the technology (patent pending), and we are
> advised not to release the source code prior to obtaining the full
> patent. However, we will be releasing the binary plugin for it.
>
> There are some important points with these new plugins:
>
> 1. They work only with the binaries they are built with.
>
> 2. Production of community binaries are in the process of being
> produced. They also require changes to the web site. I am hoping the
> binaries will be released with the production 9.0.0 later this month. I
> depend on Bacula Systems to produce these binaries.
>
> 3. The community binaries for the most part are installed into
> /opt/bacula rather that sprayed all over a the OS filesystem.
>
> I hope this answers your questions about the cloud and aligned plugins.
>
> We do not use the --disable-libtool option, and in fact we will be
> making more and more use of shared objects and runtime loaded shared
> objects such as the cloud and aligned plugins. If you would like to
> have the --disable-libtool work, I suggest sending me a patch.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Kern
>
>
> On 06/06/2017 04:24 PM, Martin Simmons wrote:
> > Hi Kern,
> >
> > Does this release include the cloud and aligned volume support? There are
> > some source files but they only contain the license header.
> >
> > The --disable-libtool option to configure has been broken by the addition of
> > the loadable SD device driver architecture needed for these volume types.
> >
> > __Martin
> >
> >
> >>>>>> On Tue, 6 Jun 2017 13:57:20 +0200, Kern Sibbald said:
> >> Hello,
> >>
> >> This is to inform you that we have release Bacula BETA version 7.9.2 to
> >> the www.bacula.org source download area. It has a few fixes, the most
> >> important one is that it fixes the Progress information that the FD
> >> passes to the Director. In some cases, this information was previously
> >> discarded.
> >>
> >> I will be on vacation 7 June to 16 June and on my return barring any bug
> >> reports, I will do the official 9.0.0 release. Now is the time to help
> >> the project by testing this new BETA release so that we can be sure that
> >> the production 9.0.0 version will not have any issues. Thanks for your
> >> help.
> >>
> >> Best regards,
> >>
> >> Kern
> >>
> >>
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