LinearTapeFileSystem/ltfs

ltfs_ordered_copy support for freebsd

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#285 opened on May 20, 2021

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Description

When trying to run ltfs_ordered_copy on my FreeBSD 12.2 it says unsupported platform 'FreeBSD'..

I would love that tool to work here, as python is well supported and has been forever.

Thanks for all the hard work, hope this will be possible in the future.

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Explore the ltfs ordered copy source code to identify platform dependent sections and implement FreeBSD support, including necessary system calls and library equivalents.
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infrastructure
Issue type
Feature
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3
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Half day
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Active
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Clear
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C programmingFreeBSD environment
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70