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Date:      Fri, 12 Dec 2008 18:42:51 -0600
From:      "Rick C. Petty" <rick-freebsd2008@kiwi-computer.com>
To:        Palle Girgensohn <girgen@pingpong.net>
Cc:        Alec Kloss <alec@setfilepointer.com>, freebsd-afs@FreeBSD.org, "Jason C. Wells" <jcw@highperformance.net>, Derrick J Brashear <shadow@dementia.org>
Subject:   Re: OpenAFS on FreeBSD Progress (Works)
Message-ID:  <20081213004251.GA88954@keira.kiwi-computer.com>
In-Reply-To: <DC87E29101195307B372C4F5@c-3157e155.1521-1-64736c12.cust.bredbandsbolaget.se>
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On Sat, Dec 13, 2008 at 12:34:49AM +0100, Palle Girgensohn wrote:
> 
> >Replying to myself. Seems I found out why this port may be needed:
> >Both server and client have common files (i.e. should be marked
> >as have CONFLICTS and can't be installed with each other).
> 
> You don't need a meta port, you a client and a server port, and let the 
> client install all common files, and let the server depend on the client, 
> which is reasonable anyway.

I think you have that backwards.  The client contains a kernel module.  The
server is all run in userland.  I think in this case, have the client depend
upon the server and have the server install all common files.  I agree that
there should not be a metaport.

-- Rick C. Petty



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