From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: erik quanstrom Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2010 13:50:03 -0500 To: 9fans@9fans.net Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <20101228183937.E04105B5A@mail.bitblocks.com> References: <20101225194105.4D5425B42@mail.bitblocks.com> <20101228183937.E04105B5A@mail.bitblocks.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: [9fans] ape sockets and plan9 Topicbox-Message-UUID: 8e9257ee-ead6-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 > > >> > Indeed. Programs under 9vx can make outgoing connections but > > >> > can't accept incoming ones because it doesn't really create a > > >> > virtual machine -- 9vx makes the connections on behalf of the > > > > > > that's wrong. 9vx can accept connections. > > > The original didn't. The version @ hg.pdos.csail.mit.edu > still doesn't. If you use Ron's repo you don't get the ether > device by default. you misunderstand. regular 9vx without the added network device can accept tcp or udp connections. the fact that ape has some breakage must be a different problem. > It is confusing to have different versions sharing the same > name. It would be better if this branch of 9vx is either > renamed or merged with Russ's. i don't know how you solve this. hg/bitbucket is no panacea. patches are not always folded in in a timely manner, regardless of the technology used. i'm not even sure how to properly submit fixes to bitbucket hosted stuff like drawterm. i think the only option is to fork it. - erik