Re: Is Amanda Dead?

Chris Nighswonger <[email protected]> Fri, 12 May 2023 09:31:49 -0400 (EDT)
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Has it been a decade already? Man, time flies.=20

Amanda is still doing the job for us at this point. Every few years somethi=
ng borks, and I hold back a good set of tapes, clean everything up, and sta=
rt over. But its so seldom its worth the trouble. No time to hack on code t=
hough unfortunately.=20

Chris=20


From: "Dustin J. Mitchell" <[email protected]>=20
To: "gene heskett" <[email protected]>=20
Cc: "Ian Turner" <[email protected]>, "cnighswonger" <cnighswonger@foundati=
ons.edu>, "Hackers List Amanda" <[email protected]>=20
Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2023 8:41:38 PM=20
Subject: Re: Is Amanda Dead?=20

I wouldn't say I'm back by any means. I haven't used Amanda, or autoconf, i=
n well over a decade :)=20

I'm just still on the distribution list for sourceforge commits to the webs=
ite, so I happened to see those few commits recently.=20

Dustin=20

On Thu, May 11, 2023 at 6:51 PM gene heskett < [ mailto:[email protected]=
t | [email protected] ] > wrote:=20


On 5/11/23 17:49, Dustin J. Mitchell wrote:=20
> Huh, I missed the initial message on this thread. I wonder if this=20
> mailing-list manager is having trouble delivering things. I imagine it's=
=20
> largely unmaintained?=20
>=20
> Anyway, there's been some changes in the last few weeks to the website,=
=20
> e.g., [ https://sourceforge.net/p/amanda/www/512/ | https://sourceforge.n=
et/p/amanda/www/512/ ] -- so there might be=20
> something going on. I don't know who Shipra is, though (=20
> [ https://sourceforge.net/u/developershipra/profile/ | https://sourceforg=
e.net/u/developershipra/profile/ ] ).=20
>=20
> Dustin=20

Glad to see you back Dustin=20

I just pulled the 3.5.3 tar.gz from the betsol site but its not all=20
there, autogen has not been run and won't run.=20
gene@coyote:~/src/amanda-tag-community-3.5.3$ ./autogen=20
See DEVELOPING for instructions on updating:=20
* gettext macros=20
* gnulib=20
* libtool files=20
..creating file lists=20
..aclocal=20
config/amanda/libs.m4:160: warning: macro 'AM_PATH_GLIB_2_0' not found=20
in library=20
...aclocal patches=20
..autoconf=20
configure:46532: error: possibly undefined macro: AM_PATH_GLIB_2_0=20
If this token and others are legitimate, please use m4_pattern_allow.=20
See the Autoconf documentation.=20
configure:46533: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_MSG_ERROR=20
autoconf failed=20

is the sourceforge version better?=20


> On Thu, May 11, 2023 at 4:03 PM Ian Turner < [ mailto:[email protected] |=
 [email protected] ] > wrote:=20
>=20
>> I don=E2=80=99t have like any data on this but my guess is that things h=
ave=20
>> returned to the status quo around the turn of the century, before Zmanda=
,=20
>> when Amanda was widely used but without much development.=20
>>=20
>> Though if I had to guess probably both the user and development=20
>> communities today are smaller than they were then.=20
>>=20
>> On May 11, 2023, at 12:36 PM, Chris Nighswonger <=20
>> [ mailto:[email protected] | [email protected] ] >=
 wrote:=20
>>=20
>>=20
>> So... is Amanda dead?=20
>>=20
>> What prompts this is that the client/server download links on the zamand=
a=20
>> website are non-functional. ( [ https://www.zmanda.com/downloads/ | http=
s://www.zmanda.com/downloads/ ] ) And its=20
>> been ages since I've received any activity from the list.=20
>>=20
>> Chris=20
>>=20
>>=20
>=20

Cheers, Gene Heskett.=20
--=20
"There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty:=20
soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."=20
-Ed Howdershelt (Author, 1940)=20
If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable.=
=20
- Louis D. Brandeis=20
Genes Web page < [ http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/ | http://geneslinuxbox.ne=
t:6309/ ] >=20






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<html><body><div style=3D"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-s=
ize: 12pt; color: #000000"><div>Has it been a decade already? Man, time fli=
es.<br></div><div><br data-mce-bogus=3D"1"></div><div>Amanda is still doing=
 the job for us at this point. Every few years something borks, and I hold =
back a good set of tapes, clean everything up, and start over. But its so s=
eldom its worth the trouble. No time to hack on code though unfortunately.<=
br data-mce-bogus=3D"1"></div><div><br data-mce-bogus=3D"1"></div><div>Chri=
s<br data-mce-bogus=3D"1"></div><div><br></div><hr id=3D"zwchr" data-marker=
=3D"__DIVIDER__"><div data-marker=3D"__HEADERS__"><b>From: </b>"Dustin J. M=
itchell" &lt;[email protected]&gt;<br><b>To: </b>"gene heskett" &lt;ghesket=
[email protected]&gt;<br><b>Cc: </b>"Ian Turner" &lt;[email protected]&gt;, "cn=
ighswonger" &lt;[email protected]&gt;, "Hackers List Amanda" &lt=
;[email protected]&gt;<br><b>Sent: </b>Thursday, May 11, 2023 8:41:=
38 PM<br><b>Subject: </b>Re: Is Amanda Dead?<br></div><div><br></div><div d=
ata-marker=3D"__QUOTED_TEXT__"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>I wouldn't say I'm bac=
k by any means. I haven't used Amanda, or autoconf, in well over a decade :=
)</div><br><div>I'm just still on the distribution list for sourceforge com=
mits to the website, so I happened to see those few commits recently.<br></=
div><br><div>Dustin<br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=
=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Thu, May 11, 2023 at 6:51=E2=80=AFPM gene =
heskett &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank" rel=
=3D"nofollow noopener noreferrer">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></=
div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;bor=
der-left:1px solid rgb( 204 , 204 , 204 );padding-left:1ex">On 5/11/23 17:4=
9, Dustin J. Mitchell wrote:<br>
&gt; Huh, I missed the initial message on this thread. I wonder if this<br>
&gt; mailing-list manager is having trouble delivering things. I imagine it=
's<br>
&gt; largely unmaintained?<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; Anyway, there's been some changes in the last few weeks to the website=
,<br>
&gt; e.g., <a href=3D"https://sourceforge.net/p/amanda/www/512/" rel=3D"nor=
eferrer nofollow noopener noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://sourceforge=
.net/p/amanda/www/512/</a> -- so there might be<br>
&gt; something going on. I don't know who Shipra is, though (<br>
&gt; <a href=3D"https://sourceforge.net/u/developershipra/profile/" rel=3D"=
noreferrer nofollow noopener noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://sourcefo=
rge.net/u/developershipra/profile/</a>).<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; 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>
&nbsp; * gettext macros<br>
&nbsp; * gnulib<br>
&nbsp; * libtool files<br>
..creating file lists<br>
..aclocal<br>
config/amanda/libs.m4:160: warning: macro 'AM_PATH_GLIB_2_0' not found <br>
in library<br>
...aclocal patches<br>
..autoconf<br>
configure:46532: error: possibly undefined macro: AM_PATH_GLIB_2_0<br>
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;If this token and others are legitimate, please =
use m4_pattern_allow.<br>
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;See 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>
&gt; On Thu, May 11, 2023 at 4:03=E2=80=AFPM Ian Turner &lt;<a href=3D"mail=
to:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"nofollow noopener noreferrer=
">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt;&gt; I don=E2=80=99t have like any data on this but my guess is that th=
ings have<br>
&gt;&gt; returned to the status quo around the turn of the century, before =
Zmanda,<br>
&gt;&gt; when Amanda was widely used but without much development.<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; Though if I had to guess probably both the user and development<br=
>
&gt;&gt; communities today are smaller than they were then.<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; On May 11, 2023, at 12:36 PM, Chris Nighswonger &lt;<br>
&gt;&gt; <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank" =
rel=3D"nofollow noopener noreferrer">[email protected]</a>&gt; w=
rote:<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; <br>
&gt;&gt; So... is Amanda dead?<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; What prompts this is that the client/server download links on the =
zamanda<br>
&gt;&gt; website are non-functional. (<a href=3D"https://www.zmanda.com/dow=
nloads/" rel=3D"noreferrer nofollow noopener noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">=
https://www.zmanda.com/downloads/</a>) And its<br>
&gt;&gt; been ages since I've received any activity from the list.<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; Chris<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt; <br>
<br>
Cheers, Gene Heskett.<br>
-- <br>
"There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty:<br>
&nbsp; 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>
&nbsp; - Louis D. Brandeis<br>
Genes Web page &lt;<a href=3D"http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/" rel=3D"norefe=
rrer nofollow noopener noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">http://geneslinuxbox.n=
et:6309/</a>&gt;<br>
<br>
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