Re: Is Amanda Dead?
"Dustin J. Mitchell" <[email protected]> Thu, 11 May 2023 20:41:38 -0400
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--00000000000098944d05fb746111 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I wouldn't say I'm back by any means. I haven't used Amanda, or autoconf, in well over a decade :) I'm just still on the distribution list for sourceforge commits to the website, so I happened to see those few commits recently. Dustin On Thu, May 11, 2023 at 6:51=E2=80=AFPM gene heskett <[email protected]>= wrote: > On 5/11/23 17:49, Dustin J. Mitchell wrote: > > Huh, I missed the initial message on this thread. I wonder if this > > mailing-list manager is having trouble delivering things. I imagine it'= s > > largely unmaintained? > > > > Anyway, there's been some changes in the last few weeks to the website, > > e.g., https://sourceforge.net/p/amanda/www/512/ -- so there might be > > something going on. I don't know who Shipra is, though ( > > https://sourceforge.net/u/developershipra/profile/). > > > > Dustin > > Glad to see you back Dustin > > I just pulled the 3.5.3 tar.gz from the betsol site but its not all > there, autogen has not been run and won't run. > gene@coyote:~/src/amanda-tag-community-3.5.3$ ./autogen > See DEVELOPING for instructions on updating: > * gettext macros > * gnulib > * libtool files > ..creating file lists > ..aclocal > config/amanda/libs.m4:160: warning: macro 'AM_PATH_GLIB_2_0' not found > in library > ...aclocal patches > ..autoconf > configure:46532: error: possibly undefined macro: AM_PATH_GLIB_2_0 > If this token and others are legitimate, please use > m4_pattern_allow. > See the Autoconf documentation. > configure:46533: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_MSG_ERROR > autoconf failed > > is the sourceforge version better? > > > > On Thu, May 11, 2023 at 4:03=E2=80=AFPM Ian Turner <[email protected]> = wrote: > > > >> I don=E2=80=99t have like any data on this but my guess is that things= have > >> returned to the status quo around the turn of the century, before > Zmanda, > >> when Amanda was widely used but without much development. > >> > >> Though if I had to guess probably both the user and development > >> communities today are smaller than they were then. > >> > >> On May 11, 2023, at 12:36 PM, Chris Nighswonger < > >> [email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> =EF=BB=BF > >> So... is Amanda dead? > >> > >> What prompts this is that the client/server download links on the > zamanda > >> website are non-functional. (https://www.zmanda.com/downloads/) And it= s > >> been ages since I've received any activity from the list. > >> > >> Chris > >> > >> > > > > Cheers, Gene Heskett. > -- > "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: > soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." > -Ed Howdershelt (Author, 1940) > If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable. > - Louis D. Brandeis > Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/> > > --00000000000098944d05fb746111 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div>I wouldn't say I'm back by any means. I haven= 't used Amanda, or autoconf, in well over a decade :)</div><div><br></d= iv><div>I'm just still on the distribution list for sourceforge commits= to the website, so I happened to see those few commits recently.<br></div>= <div><br></div><div>Dustin<br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><d= iv dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Thu, May 11, 2023 at 6:51=E2=80=AFPM= gene heskett <<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">gheskett@shentel.= net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"marg= in:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1e= x">On 5/11/23 17:49, Dustin J. Mitchell wrote:<br> > Huh, I missed the initial message on this thread. I wonder if this<br> > mailing-list manager is having trouble delivering things. I imagine it= 's<br> > largely unmaintained?<br> > <br> > Anyway, there's been some changes in the last few weeks to the web= site,<br> > e.g., <a href=3D"https://sourceforge.net/p/amanda/www/512/" rel=3D"nor= eferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://sourceforge.net/p/amanda/www/512/</a> --= so there might be<br> > something going on. I don't know who Shipra is, though (<br> > <a href=3D"https://sourceforge.net/u/developershipra/profile/" rel=3D"= noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://sourceforge.net/u/developershipra/pro= file/</a>).<br> > <br> > Dustin<br> <br> Glad to see you back Dustin<br> <br> I just pulled the 3.5.3 tar.gz from the betsol site but its not all <br> there, autogen has not been run and won't run.<br> gene@coyote:~/src/amanda-tag-community-3.5.3$ ./autogen<br> See DEVELOPING for instructions on updating:<br> =C2=A0 * gettext macros<br> =C2=A0 * gnulib<br> =C2=A0 * libtool files<br> ..creating file lists<br> ..aclocal<br> config/amanda/libs.m4:160: warning: macro 'AM_PATH_GLIB_2_0' not fo= und <br> in library<br> ...aclocal patches<br> ..autoconf<br> configure:46532: error: possibly undefined macro: AM_PATH_GLIB_2_0<br> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0If this token and others are legitimate, please = use m4_pattern_allow.<br> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0See the Autoconf documentation.<br> configure:46533: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_MSG_ERROR<br> autoconf failed<br> <br> is the sourceforge version better?<br> <br> <br> > On Thu, May 11, 2023 at 4:03=E2=80=AFPM Ian Turner <<a href=3D"mail= to:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>> wrote:<br= > > <br> >> I don=E2=80=99t have like any data on this but my guess is that th= ings have<br> >> returned to the status quo around the turn of the century, before = Zmanda,<br> >> when Amanda was widely used but without much development.<br> >><br> >> Though if I had to guess probably both the user and development<br= > >> communities today are smaller than they were then.<br> >><br> >> On May 11, 2023, at 12:36 PM, Chris Nighswonger <<br> >> <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">= [email protected]</a>> wrote:<br> >><br> >> =EF=BB=BF<br> >> So... is Amanda dead?<br> >><br> >> What prompts this is that the client/server download links on the = zamanda<br> >> website are non-functional. (<a href=3D"https://www.zmanda.com/dow= nloads/" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://www.zmanda.com/downlo= ads/</a>) And its<br> >> been ages since I've received any activity from the list.<br> >><br> >> Chris<br> >><br> >><br> > <br> <br> Cheers, Gene Heskett.<br> -- <br> "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty:<br> =C2=A0 soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."<br> -Ed Howdershelt (Author, 1940)<br> If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable.<b= r> =C2=A0 - Louis D. Brandeis<br> Genes Web page <<a href=3D"http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/" rel=3D"norefe= rrer" target=3D"_blank">http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/</a>><br> <br> </blockquote></div> --00000000000098944d05fb746111--