[Nut-upsuser] Problem with Multiple USB UPSs, including multiple apparent CyberPower

[Jim Klimov]

FWIW, https://github.com/networkupstools/nut/pull/1709 (when merged) should
over time make custom rebuilds to replace standard packages (or older
custom builds) easier by tracking CONFIG_FLAGS involved in the existing
binary build.

Jim


On Sun, Jan 15, 2023 at 11:49 AM Jim Klimov <jimklimov+nut at gmail.com> wrote:

> What Charles said ;)
>
> Generally (for any random OS) it is about a couple of things:
> * Getting build environment/prerequisites set up as needed:
>   - reading NUT docs/config-prereqs.txt can go a long way for many OSes
> that CI regularly tests (or does not to regularly, but were touched upon
> once since that document started): section K in the rendered docs at
> https://networkupstools.org/docs/user-manual.chunked/index.html
>   - reading OS packaging recipes, if they define build prerequisites and
> procedure (RPM, DEB do)
> * Getting "configure" script parameters (mostly paths) right, especially
> if you want to replace the package rather than do a one-off test with a new
> driver or tool without installing at all (may still want the right
> sysconfdir, statepath, user/group) - also from packaging recipes
>
> Jim
>
>
> On Sun, Jan 15, 2023 at 4:27 AM Charles Lepple via Nut-upsuser <
> nut-upsuser at alioth-lists.debian.net> wrote:
>
>> On Jan 14, 2023, at 6:51 PM, Bruce Pleat via Nut-upsuser <
>> nut-upsuser at alioth-lists.debian.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>> (Any clue how to get 2.8 included in the package provider for my
>> Raspberry Pi is presumably beyond the scope of this list, but if someone
>> knows and wants to let me know, I wouldn't complain...)
>>
>>
>> Raspbian (assuming that's the OS you're using for the Pi) basically
>> repackages Debian, so it's up to the Debian maintainers as to when they
>> deem 2.8.x ready. Apparently it is in the works:
>> https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/nut
>>
>> However, we do have documentation on building from Git sources, which
>> will include the more recent PRs that Jim mentioned:
>>
>>
>> https://github.com/networkupstools/nut/wiki/Building-NUT-on-Debian,-Raspbian-and-Ubuntu
>>
>> --
>> Charles Lepple
>> clepple at gmail
>>
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