Bacula client? - comp.sys.mac.system

In article <howard-980F1C.01513111052011@pppoe-94.136.209.74.ttel.ru>, Howard S Shubs <howard@shubs.net> wrote: > Where can I find a usable bacula client for 10.6? http://www.bacula.org/en/dev-manual/main/main/Supported_Operating_Systems ..html says they don't actively support MacOS X, so you're either going to have to get the one that's in Fink to work or write your own. I'm guessing you tried the Fink port and it didn't work? Have you posted results on the Bacula mailing lists to ask for help? That's the thing with open source tools. You have to be able to at least debug when something doesn't work in order to intelligently ask for help. IIRC, you're a former VMS developer (me to). This should be fine for you. -- DeeDee, don't press that button! DeeDee! NO! Dee... [I filter all Goggle Groups posts, so any reply may be automatically ignored]

On Wed, 11 May 2011, Howard S Shubs wrote: > Where can I find a usable bacula client for 10.6? I usually compile from source. It seems to work OK, modulo my bacula director and storage daemon being on Linux boxes. Steve

In article <alpine.LRH.0.9999.1105131927170.27594@helios.vgersoft.com>, Steve Thompson <smt@vgersoft.com> wrote: > I usually compile from source. It seems to work OK, modulo my bacula > director and storage daemon being on Linux boxes. That's where mine is too. The page mentioned by Michael Vilain shows that they support Mac OS X for a client, but when it comes down to it, IIRC they expect the user to be running Fink, which I refuse to do. Ah well, guess I better put on my programming hat. -- May all your good dreams and fine wishes come true! - The Wizard May joy be yours all the days of your life! - Phina

Howard S Shubs <howard@shubs.net> wrote: > In article <alpine.LRH.0.9999.1105131927170.27594@helios.vgersoft.com>, > Steve Thompson <smt@vgersoft.com> wrote: > > > I usually compile from source. It seems to work OK, modulo my bacula > > director and storage daemon being on Linux boxes. > > That's where mine is too. The page mentioned by Michael Vilain shows > that they support Mac OS X for a client, but when it comes down to it, > IIRC they expect the user to be running Fink, which I refuse to do. > > Ah well, guess I better put on my programming hat. I imagine yours as a brown velvet fedora with a generation one iPod shuffle tucked in the band. I'm close, aren't I? -- If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.

On Sat, 14 May 2011, Howard S Shubs wrote: > In article <alpine.LRH.0.9999.1105131927170.27594@helios.vgersoft.com>, > Steve Thompson <smt@vgersoft.com> wrote: > >> I usually compile from source. It seems to work OK, modulo my bacula >> director and storage daemon being on Linux boxes. > > That's where mine is too. The page mentioned by Michael Vilain shows > that they support Mac OS X for a client, but when it comes down to it, > IIRC they expect the user to be running Fink, which I refuse to do. I am running the client on OS X without fink, using the Xcode compilers. Steve

On 05-15-2011 08:11, Steve Thompson wrote: > On Sat, 14 May 2011, Howard S Shubs wrote: > >> In article <alpine.LRH.0.9999.1105131927170.27594@helios.vgersoft.com>, >> Steve Thompson <smt@vgersoft.com> wrote: >> >>> I usually compile from source. It seems to work OK, modulo my bacula >>> director and storage daemon being on Linux boxes. >> >> That's where mine is too. The page mentioned by Michael Vilain shows >> that they support Mac OS X for a client, but when it comes down to it, >> IIRC they expect the user to be running Fink, which I refuse to do. > > I am running the client on OS X without fink, using the Xcode compilers. I have compiled probably a dozen open-source applications on Mac OS without fink or Darwin ports or anything like that. In fact without XCode (well, without the IDE). Just 'make' or 'configure; make' Only one required any modification (and that was trivial, due to the developers having used an obsolete version of Berkeley DB). -- Wes Groleau There are two types of people in the world … http://Ideas.Lang-Learn.us/barrett?itemid=1157

In article <1k1bhoa.vcx5a1lefbw7N%jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz>, jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) wrote: > Howard S Shubs <howard@shubs.net> wrote: > > > Ah well, guess I better put on my programming hat. > > I imagine yours as a brown velvet fedora with a generation one iPod > shuffle tucked in the band. I'm close, aren't I? Mine's a leather cowboy hat a little too small. I've never owned an iPod. IDE? Programmers should understand what's going on underneath all that graphical jazz. Steve, when was the last time you wrote a makefile for your projects? I used the configure/make combination. It's *running*, but it's not yet *working*. I think there's a configuration issue I've yet to discover. -- May all your good dreams and fine wishes come true! - The Wizard May joy be yours all the days of your life! - Phina

Just out of personal curiosity, when this thread started did anyone else wonder why they named a client after an early 70s Blaxploitation horror movie??? -- "Even I realized that money was to politicians what the ecalyptus tree is to koala bears: food, water, shelter and something to crap on." ---PJ O'Rourke

In article <I8udnTsoCL9vk0zQnZ2dnUVZ_t-dnZ2d@earthlink.com>, Kurt Ullman <kurtullman@yahoo.com> wrote: > Just out of personal curiosity, when this thread started did anyone else > wonder why they named a client after an early 70s Blaxploitation horror > movie??? It's "Bacula", not "Blackula". I want to know why it's named after a penile bone. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baculum> -- Tea Party Patriots is to Patriotism as People's Democratic Republic is to Democracy.

In article <I8udnTsoCL9vk0zQnZ2dnUVZ_t-dnZ2d@earthlink.com>, Kurt Ullman <kurtullman@yahoo.com> wrote: > Just out of personal curiosity, when this thread started did anyone > else wonder why they named a client after an early 70s Blaxploitation > horror movie??? That was "Blackula" (1972) <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068284/> The company, Bacula Systems, is Swiss, and they appear to be playing off the word "backup". I couldn't find anything in the various FAQ that further disclosed their intentions.

On 5/16/11 9:09 AM, in article michelle-27A41B.07092616052011@news.eternal-september.org, "Michelle Steiner" <michelle@michelle.org> wrote: > In article <I8udnTsoCL9vk0zQnZ2dnUVZ_t-dnZ2d@earthlink.com>, > Kurt Ullman <kurtullman@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> Just out of personal curiosity, when this thread started did anyone else >> wonder why they named a client after an early 70s Blaxploitation horror >> movie??? > > It's "Bacula", not "Blackula". > > I want to know why it's named after a penile bone. > > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baculum> It says: "The baculum (also penis bone, penile bone or *os penis*)". Maybe it concerns it's operating system?

In article <iqov0f$qen$1@dont-email.me>, Wes Groleau <Groleau+news@FreeShell.org> wrote: > On 05-15-2011 08:11, Steve Thompson wrote: > > On Sat, 14 May 2011, Howard S Shubs wrote: > > > >> In article <alpine.LRH.0.9999.1105131927170.27594@helios.vgersoft.com>, > >> Steve Thompson <smt@vgersoft.com> wrote: > >> > >>> I usually compile from source. It seems to work OK, modulo my bacula > >>> director and storage daemon being on Linux boxes. > >> > >> That's where mine is too. The page mentioned by Michael Vilain shows > >> that they support Mac OS X for a client, but when it comes down to it, > >> IIRC they expect the user to be running Fink, which I refuse to do. > > > > I am running the client on OS X without fink, using the Xcode compilers. > > I have compiled probably a dozen open-source applications on Mac OS > without fink or Darwin ports or anything like that. In fact without > XCode (well, without the IDE). Just 'make' or 'configure; make' > > Only one required any modification (and that was trivial, due to the > developers having used an obsolete version of Berkeley DB). I've compiled quite a few too. The compilers used were in the main the ones that came with XCode*, though like you I used configure, make etc. ImageMagick was a swine, simply because of the number of dependencies. * I've also come across the occasional makefile that looks for a FORTRAN compiler. I can't remember whether the build would have failed without, but it was a good excuse to get it (nostalgia kicked in). -- Paul Sture

In article <howard-59264D.19575214052011@news.newsguy.com>, Howard S Shubs <howard@shubs.net> wrote: > Ah well, guess I better put on my programming hat. I figured it out. When the instructions say "Don't use 'localhost' here," they're serious. Even for systems communicating only with themselves, they should at least have their own IP address there. When I added a client on the MBP, it received "localhost" or maybe 127.0.0.1 instead of the IP address for the storage demon. When I changed this to the IP address of the server ON THE SERVER'S SIDE, things started working properly. -- May all your good dreams and fine wishes come true! - The Wizard May joy be yours all the days of your life! - Phina