Samba 3.2/3.3 scratchpad

• Samba 3.2.x
  • can read smb.conf (psmedley)
  • compiled successfully 3.2.2, 3.2.3, 3.2.4, 3.2.5, 3.2.6, 3.2.7, 3.2.8, 3.2.9, 3.2.10, 3.2.11
  • reads interfaces successfully
  • can login successfully
  • Problems:
    • directories are shown as files
    • cannot create/read/write files
    • smbstatus cannot read/lock .tdb files
    • loops with LPQ background thread in printing.c
    • eCS (OS/2) specific patches from 3.0 since 08/2008 changeset #149 missing
  • no significant changes in behaviour noticed between 3.2.2 and 3.2.6
  • with 3.2.7 libreplace_network.m4 is added, if it is present during configure, Samba 3.2 doesn't compile.
  • Removing it makes 3.2.7, 3.2.8, 3.2.9, 3.2.10, 3.2.11 compile and work like previous builds.
  • This file is present in Samba 3.3.x too, nevertheless these do compile!

• Samba 3.3.x
  • can read smb.conf (psmedley)
  • compiled successfully 3.3.0, 3.3.1, 3.3.2, 3.3.3, 3.3.4 already committed)
  • Problems:
    • cannot read interfaces (requires: interfaces = x.x.x.x in order to start at all)
    • cannot login
    • eCS (OS/2) patches from 3.0 since 01/2009 missing

• Samba 3.4pre1
  • not compilable at the moment (no work done yet)