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diff --git a/Demo/rpc/MANIFEST b/Demo/rpc/MANIFEST new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0a91f13 --- /dev/null +++ b/Demo/rpc/MANIFEST @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ + File Name Archive # Description +----------------------------------------------------------- + MANIFEST 1 This shipping list + README 1 + T.py 1 + mountclient.py 1 + nfsclient.py 1 + rpc.py 1 + xdr.py 1 diff --git a/Demo/rpc/README b/Demo/rpc/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000..daa5a26 --- /dev/null +++ b/Demo/rpc/README @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +This is a VERY preliminary release of my Python interface to Sun RPC. +It consists of two library modules, xdr.py and rpc.py, and two example +clients, mountclient.py and nfsclient.py, implementing the NFS Mount +protocol and (part of) the NFS protocol, respectively. + +To test the nfs client, run it from the shell with something like this: + + python -c 'import nfsclient; nfsclient.test()' hostname [filesystemname] + +When called without a filesystemname, it lists the filesystems at the +host (default the local machine). + +For hostname, use e.g. wuarchive.wustl.edu or gatekeeper.dec.com (two +hosts that are known to export NFS filesystems with little restrictions). + +Note: this was developed for Python 0.9.8beta (not yet released). I +have tried to put in compatibility hacks for Python 0.9.7beta +(available from ftp.cwi.nl) but I cannot guarantee that it will work +-- if it doesn't, let me know and I'll see what I can do. In +particular, if you don't have the built-in module "select", UDP +time-outs and retries won't work. |