[gomd-devel] Re: Chpox: request

[Eugen Meshcheryakov]

Hi all.

Gian Paolo Ghilardi wrote:
> Hi Eugen
>
> After a long time, I've just started working again on chpox support for the
> gomd daemon. I've a (minimal) request for you.
>
> I need to use chpox.magic file to test dumpfile integrity (following the
> procedure you told me in the mail below) so: can you add the installation of
> this file in a directory like /etc/chpox/ ?
   I can fix make system in order to install chpox.magic into directory
$datadir/chpox which defaults to /usr/local/share/chpox. But this 
directory is configurable by user and you will need point this directory
in config file.

   Alternatively you can analyze file header in the daemon. I will not 
change meaning of the following fields in future versions of chpox:
  magic (string, offset 0, length 5)
  major_version (byte, offset 5)
  minor_version (byte, offset 6)
  arch (byte, offset 7) (but other architectures will be supported)
  corrupted (byte, offset 8)

> Of course, I could do this job but I think this solution is not as elegant
> as to add this installation directly in the Makefile.
> Is this possible?
>
> BTW, I thought to include the chpox.magic file directly in the daemon code
> (as harcoded stuff) but this is not a valid solution as the daemon, IMHO,
> must be fully version-independent.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Best regards,
> Gian Paolo Ghilardi
> <rejected>

Regards,
Eugeniy Meshcheryakov