From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 MIME-Version: 1.0 Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2013 15:50:13 +1000 Message-ID: From: Shane Morris To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=f46d043c7f56ef4aa404e61531ea Subject: [9fans] Any ANTS Users? Topicbox-Message-UUID: 7dc31406-ead8-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 --f46d043c7f56ef4aa404e61531ea Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Hello 9fans, I am using the version of the Advanced Namespace ToolS available from the website, and of course gawking at it going "Well, how in the Hell do I...?" Todays revelation involved using "addsources" to populate my /bin directory, and of course, when I run "faces" I am told that /bin/faces doesn't exist. First up, where is my Plan 9 VM getting these files in the /bin directory? After the "addsources" command is executed, I wait for a couple of minutes, and then the /bin directory is populated. Can I hazard that they're being downloaded, or perhaps even namespaced in? If so, where are they coming from? The 9gridchan venti? If this sounds like a load of BS, correct me, I'm just very curious to understand what is happening. So addsources executes, lo and behold, I have my programs. I am able to "ls -l" - yup, they're there, execute the program in question, and the file doesn't exist. So whats causing this? Again, I'm just curious, eager to understand the inner workings of this thing I only barely know the outline of. Now, I know the best person to ask would be mycroftiv, but he seems to be unavailable at the moment, which is fair enough. Does anyone else use ANTS, can they answer my questions, and can they please lend a hand? Many thanks all! Shane. --f46d043c7f56ef4aa404e61531ea Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hello 9fans,

I am using the version of = the Advanced Namespace ToolS available from the website, and of course gawk= ing at it going "Well, how in the Hell do I...?" Todays revelatio= n involved using "addsources" to populate my /bin directory, and = of course, when I run "faces" I am told that /bin/faces doesn'= ;t exist.

First up, where is my Plan 9 VM getting these files in = the /bin directory? After the "addsources" command is executed, I= wait for a couple of minutes, and then the /bin directory is populated. Ca= n I hazard that they're being downloaded, or perhaps even namespaced in= ? If so, where are they coming from? The 9gridchan venti? If this sounds li= ke a load of BS, correct me, I'm just very curious to understand what i= s happening.

So addsources executes, lo and behold, I have my progra= ms. I am able to "ls -l" - yup, they're there, execute the pr= ogram in question, and the file doesn't exist. So whats causing this? A= gain, I'm just curious, eager to understand the inner workings of this = thing I only barely know the outline of.

Now, I know the best person to ask would be mycro= ftiv, but he seems to be unavailable at the moment, which is fair enough. D= oes anyone else use ANTS, can they answer my questions, and can they please= lend a hand?

Many thanks all!

Shane.
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