Apani Contivity client cvc_linux-rh-gcc3-3.3 fails to build with 2.6.14-1.1644_FC4 kernel.

[fredex]

On Tue, Dec 06, 2005 at 02:49:48PM -0500, Dave Jones wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 06, 2005 at 12:43:47PM -0600, Stephen Hess wrote:
> 
>  > I did check with Apani Customer Support and received the following
>  > response...

Dumb question: Who is Apani and how are they related to Nortel?

Fred

>  > 
>  > Stephen,
>  > 
>  > There were changes starting in the 2.6.13 kernel that caused the Client to
>  > no longer work.  For Fedora Core 4, we recommend using the 2.6.11 kernel
>  > that was provided with the original release.
>  > 
>  > Sincerely,
>  > Janet
>  > 
>  > $95 for the client and 1 year maintenance....  yeah, right...
> 
> The joys of relying on binary modules.
> I'm overwhelmed by the sense of irony by someone working for a company
> selling a security related product recommending use of a kernel with
> known security bugs.
> 
>  > Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> Cluebat Apani.  As their driver isn't easily downloadable, you're
> pretty much stuck until either they fix it, or someone in a similar
> situation to yourself fixes it. If you're lucky it will be just
> a few struct member name changes, but if you're unlucky, you're
> entirely at the whim of Apani.
> 
> 		Dave
> 
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