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Date:      Fri, 12 Dec 2008 19:51:42 -0500
From:      "Derrick Brashear" <shadow@gmail.com>
To:        "Palle Girgensohn" <girgen@pingpong.net>
Cc:        "Jason C. Wells" <jcw@highperformance.net>, freebsd-afs@freebsd.org, Alec Kloss <alec@setfilepointer.com>
Subject:   Re: OpenAFS on FreeBSD Progress (Works)
Message-ID:  <db6e3f110812121651v348aa60anf350c29890f346bf@mail.gmail.com>
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On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 6:34 PM, Palle Girgensohn <girgen@pingpong.net>wrote:

>
>
> --On fredag, fr 12 dec 2008 21.28.19 +0300 Boris Samorodov <bsam@ipt.ru>
> wrote:
>
>  Boris Samorodov <bsam@ipt.ru> writes:
>>
>>> "Tony Jago" <afs@spam.t71.org> writes:
>>>
>>>  I'd like to create two separate ports: openafs-server and
>>>>>> openafs-client. But I don't know right now how to do it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> I would also recommend a openafs metaport that combines the client and
>>>> the server.
>>>>
>>>
>>> What's the purpose of this port? I understand when a big collection
>>> of ports (like xorg, gnome, etc.) are combined together.
>>>
>>
>> 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.
>

Given that an OpenAFS server can be run clientless I don't agree.



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