Re: [wmii] Inferno/Styx

On Sun, May 14, 2006 at 09:57:51PM -0400, Kris Maglione wrote:
> Has anyone on this list tried using the wmii fs with Inferno? If so, have
> you had success?
>
> I've tried it and I'm able to mount it, but there are some weird problems.
> First of all, I can't create directories, though I can delete them. Second,
> if I cd to a directory and type lc, I get the listing of the mount point,
> not the directory I'm in. I can, for instance, `lc bar` from the mount
> point and get listings for /bar, but when I cd to bar, lc gives the mount
> point listing and `lc bar` gives a no such file error. Third, acmee can't
> seem to read or write any files below the mount point, which is probably
> related to the cd problem above. It also freezes when I try to read
> /event, but that's a problem with acme (no eof).
>
> It would be very convenient for me to be able to script wmii from inside
> Inferno, so I'd really like to clear this up if possible.

Yea, I suspected this behavior, because the afid isn't touched
in fs.c of wmii, that seems to be the reason for what you notice.
I'd like to delay this issue for after wmii-3 release, but if
you are willing to recheck, I propose you to look into this
issue right after the release on Wednesday, ok?

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