Hi Richard/Eric,
I wanted to take a moment to express my sincere gratitude for your invaluable
contributions to "libguestfs" project.
And assistance with current issue "mount_local: unknown option 684826080".
The issue has been successfully resolved and our project is back on track.
Just to give one glimpse of what was error : It was a silly mistake while using library.
We were not passing -1 as last parameter to guestfs_mount_local(guestfs *, basedir, -1);
due to which error was not consistent.
Your commitment to the open-source community is truly commendable. Your willingness to
share your time, knowledge, and skills with others has a profound impact on community.
Your guidance and support not only helped us overcome a technical challenge but also
enriched our understanding of "libguesfs" project.
If there is anything we can do to support your projects or initiatives, please do not
hesitate to let us know. Your work is essential, and we are here to assist in any way we
can.
Once again, we greatly appreciate your help and look forward to many more collaboration in
the future.
Marking this mail to an end milestone. Please forgive for any un-comfortability caused by
us.
Thanks
Raja Ram (ArbitCode)
-----Original Message-----
From: Eric Blake <eblake(a)redhat.com>
Sent: Monday, September 25, 2023 7:39 PM
To: Richard W.M. Jones <rjones(a)redhat.com>
Cc: Teja Konapalli <tkonapalli(a)opentext.com>; Divyanshu Kumar
<dkumar3(a)opentext.com>; libguestfs(a)redhat.com; Raja Ram Sharma
<rsharma6(a)opentext.com>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] - Re: [Libguestfs] [EXTERNAL] - Re: Libguestfs desired version
installation
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On Mon, Sep 25, 2023 at 10:16:10AM +0100, Richard W.M. Jones wrote:
On Mon, Sep 25, 2023 at 09:09:32AM +0000, Teja Konapalli wrote:
> Hi Richard,
>
> Yes, you are correct my ask is without upgrading OS version(from 8.2
> to 9.0) is it possible to upgrade libguestfs alone to different
> versions.
No, that is not supported.
Worded differently:
Libguestfs is open source. Therefore, you have the freedom to install whatever libguestfs
version you want on whatever underlying system you want - and it may even work the way you
want. However, if you choose to install a version of libguestfs on a distro that is
different than the version that your distro already provides, then you will be stuck
debugging any issues that arise on your own, and cannot reasonably expect either your
distro or upstream to help you (your distro's answer will likely be "use the
version we already debugged for you").
Upstream support is a limited resource - there are no contractual guarantees that anyone
has to help you, and while it may be low cost when it works in your favor, you are far
more likely to get responses based on the quality of effort you have put in to reporting
problems accurately, rather than expecting others to do your homework for you.
You mention using RHEL; since you are already paying to use a distro, you might as well
make the most of your support contract. However, this is the upstream mailing list, and
not the point of contact with your RHEL support contract. Then as Rich has already
mentioned:
>
> Since you have (still) not described the exact environment you're using, or even
accurately described the problem you're having, I don't know if this will make any
difference.
your distro support contract will likewise expect you to put in more effort of describing
the actual scenario you are trying to solve, rather than the secondary problem of
"can I upgrade libguestfs" that may or may not address the primary problem that
you are facing.
--
Eric Blake, Principal Software Engineer
Red Hat, Inc.
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