Hi Robert, On Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 07:14:35PM +0100, Robert Millan wrote: > [ CCing debian-bsd; if someone can test the patched version of PPTP > on GNU/kFreeBSD, please do and report. Thanks! ]
Yes that would be very welcome! > Hi Ola, > > 2011/11/13 Ola Lundqvist <o...@debian.org>: > > Have you tested to install this package and actually seen that it > > works in practice? The reason I ask is that as far as I know this > > tool depends on the mppe support in the Linux kernel. I may be > > wrong however. > > > > I do not want to apply this until I have it confirmed that it actually > > works to have a fully working mppe tunnel. > > I'm afraid I can't test it myself. However, IMHO presence in the > FreeBSD ports collection is a good indicator that the (patched) > version of pptp actually works with the kernel of FreeBSD. That is an interesting point. I found an interesting one as well here on the pptpclient home page: http://pptpclient.sourceforge.net/ "PPTP Client is a Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD and OpenBSD client..." There is also information available here http://www.freebsddiary.org/pptp.php There the installation seems to be simple: cd /usr/ports/net/pptpclient make install > Notice how my patch enables "-DUSER_PPP" in CFLAGS. This has a > significant impact on the codepaths, most likely disabling the > kernel-specific code you had in mind. When looking deeper into this it looks like your change is only applicable to GNU/kFreeBSD, right? > Given the situation, I would find it reasonable if my explanation is > not sufficient and you need further reassurance that pptp works on > GNU/kFreeBSD before providing it. If that's the case, note that its > current state doesn't fit with this intent either (since it's > currently not just uninstallable but also unusable in case this was > overriden). I thought the package was linux only, but obviously I was wrong. > An alternate solution would be to disable pptp on GNU/kFreeBSD by > marking it Linux-specific (Architecture: linux-any) until someone can > properly test it. Oh. My mistake I thought this one was linux only. My bad. In this case I think I should apply this as a first step. However I have one note on the patch. I see that you use some patches/series function. I have not used that before. I have simply applied the patches in the old fashioned way. Is it ok if I continue that way? I find the new patch mechanism a bit too slow and not very fail safe. Best regards, // Ola > -- > Robert Millan > -- --- Inguza Technology AB --- MSc in Information Technology ---- / o...@inguza.com Annebergsslingan 37 \ | o...@debian.org 654 65 KARLSTAD | | http://inguza.com/ Mobile: +46 (0)70-332 1551 | \ gpg/f.p.: 7090 A92B 18FE 7994 0C36 4FE4 18A1 B1CF 0FE5 3DD9 / --------------------------------------------------------------- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-rc-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
