Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Mon, 6 Nov 2000 16:18:27 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Mon, 6 Nov 2000 16:18:18 -0500 Received: from [194.213.32.137] ([194.213.32.137]:2052 "EHLO bug.ucw.cz") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Mon, 6 Nov 2000 16:18:03 -0500 Message-ID: <20001106094307.B128@bug.ucw.cz> Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2000 09:43:07 +0100 From: Pavel Machek To: "Amit S. Kale" , linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Translation Filesystem In-Reply-To: <3A0109D6.4DFA2F62@veritas.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.93i In-Reply-To: <3A0109D6.4DFA2F62@veritas.com>; from Amit S. Kale on Thu, Nov 02, 2000 at 11:59:42AM +0530 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi! > I have started a new virtual filesystem project, Translation Filesystem > at > http://trfs.sourceforge.net/ Description of the project is given below. > > It's still at a concept stage. If someone has any ideas about any useful > translators that fit in this framework please write to me. > Any feedback is most welcome. Well, take a look at uservfs.sourceforge.net (used to be called podfuk) and probably avfs. We are doing things like tarfs using CODA and userspace servers -- that has big advantages on not crashing machines, plus being portable (currently Linux and Solaris). [Do not try podfuk on latest kernels: something went wrong. 2.4.0-test5 should be okay]. Here's example session: pavel@Elf:/$ cd "/tmp/unarj241a.tar.gz#utar/unarj241a"/ pavel@Elf:/tmp/unarj241a.tar.gz#utar/unarj241a$ ls Makefile os2unarj.mak tccunarj.mak unarj.doc Makefile.orig patch241a technote.doc unarj.exe decode.c qclunarj.mak unarj.c unarj.h environ.c readme.doc unarj.def unarj.h.orig pavel@Elf:/tmp/unarj241a.tar.gz#utar/unarj241a$ cd /tmp pavel@Elf:/tmp$ head mc.diff.gz#ugz --- /dev/null Sun Jun 2 15:30:20 1996 +++ mmc/vfs/shared.c Mon Mar 30 23:41:55 1998 @@ -0,0 +1,267 @@ +/* ... Pavel -- I'm pavel@ucw.cz. "In my country we have almost anarchy and I don't care." Panos Katsaloulis describing me w.r.t. patents at discuss@linmodems.org - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/