CVS update: samba/testsuite/build_farm

[Andrew Bartlett]

Andrew Bartlett wrote:
> 
> Martin Pool wrote:
> >
> > Date:   Tue Nov 13 21:12:03 2001
> > Author: mbp
> >
> > Update of /data/cvs/samba/testsuite/build_farm
> > In directory va:/tmp/cvs-serv11724/testsuite/build_farm
> >
> > Modified Files:
> >         basicsmb.fns
> > Log Message:
> > Doc.
> >
> > Try not to run tests if the user specified --prefix=/usr* or something
> > similar, because it would not be nice(!) to clobber their
> > configuration file and passwords.  Eventually I think we want to run
> > the installed versions, but specify different paths for everything.
> 
> Random thoughts:
> 
> smbd supports a -s option.  LIBSMB_PROG runs its argument with /bin/sh
> so smbd will indeed get any arguments we specify.
> 
> Most of the client tools also take arguments to thae effect.
> 
> Almost every path can now be specifed in smb.conf.
> 
> So, in theory, this should be quite practical.

Further random thoughts...

Given that the -s isn't as well implemented as we would like, why don't
we just allow a SMB_LP_PATH environment variable?  This might also
assist those doing libsmb client installations without the root privs to
make $prefix/smb.conf.

Andrew Bartlett

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