Date: Thu, 09 Sep 2021 04:38:14 +0000 From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: [Bug 257222] Cannot use libzfs.h from user space programs due to missing libnvpair.h and other dependencies Message-ID: <bug-257222-227-AG0A969aKA@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/> In-Reply-To: <bug-257222-227@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/> References: <bug-257222-227@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>
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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3D257222 Alan Somers <asomers@FreeBSD.org> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Resolution|--- |Works As Intended Status|New |Closed CC| |asomers@FreeBSD.org --- Comment #1 from Alan Somers <asomers@FreeBSD.org> --- The thing about libzfs is that it is not a stable interface. It was never intended to be one, and never has been. It changes frequently, and in non-backwards compatible ways. That's why its use is highly discouraged by programs outside of the base system. The few that do use it (sysutils/py-iocage for example) typically break during an OS upgrade. libzfs_core, OTOH, _is_ a stable interface. It has a simple API, very simi= lar to what the zfs command line tools provide. And it's guaranteed to preserve backwards compatibility. I suggest you convert your program to use libzfs_= core instead of libzfs. If you don't, you'll continue to need the kernel header= s. --=20 You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.=
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