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Subject:    Re: [Libguestfs] [EXTERNAL] - Re: [EXTERNAL] - Re: Libguestfs desired version installation
From:       Raja Ram Sharma <rsharma6 () opentext ! com>
Date:       2023-09-25 15:04:51
Message-ID: YQBPR01MB107377C8A77147D6AADB1DB23FCFCA () YQBPR01MB10737 ! CANPRD01 ! PROD ! OUTLOOK ! COM
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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@redhat.com> 
Sent: Monday, September 25, 2023 7:39 PM
To: Richard W.M. Jones <rjones@redhat.com>
Cc: Teja Konapalli <tkonapalli@opentext.com>; Divyanshu Kumar <dkumar3@opentext.com>; \
                libguestfs@redhat.com; Raja Ram Sharma <rsharma6@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.
Virtualization:  qemu.org | libguestfs.org

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