https://github.com/msabramo/dropbox_linux_x86_64_glibc2.4_buildout

A zc.buildout that installs the Dropbox daemon and glibc-2.4 on a Linux x86_64 system without glibc-2.4 (e.g.: DreamHost VPS)
https://github.com/msabramo/dropbox_linux_x86_64_glibc2.4_buildout

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A zc.buildout that installs the Dropbox daemon and glibc-2.4 on a Linux x86_64 system without glibc-2.4 (e.g.: DreamHost VPS)

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/msabramo/dropbox_linux_x86_64_glibc2.4_buildout
• Owner: msabramo
• Created: 2011-04-30T16:46:02.000Z (over 13 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2011-08-30T20:06:30.000Z (about 13 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-05-09T20:44:48.190Z (6 months ago)
• Language: Python
• Homepage: http://marc-abramowitz.com/archives/2011/05/09/dropbox-glibc-2-4-buildout/
• Size: 97.7 KB
• Stars: 1
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md

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# dropbox_linux_x86_64_glibc2.4_buildout

A zc.buildout that installs the Dropbox daemon and glibc-2.4 on a Linux x86_64 system without glibc-2.4 (e.g.: DreamHost VPS)

By Marc Abramowitz [http://marc-abramowitz.com](http://marc-abramowitz.com)

This is an attempt to make repeatable [the process that I followed to install Dropbox on my DreamHost VPS](http://marc-abramowitz.com/archives/2011/04/19/running-dropbox-on-dreamhost/). This was tricky because the Dropbox software is closed-source and it contains binaries compiled against glibc 2.4, whereas my VPS server is using glibc 2.3. This buildout downloads and compiles glibc 2.4 and installs it in a sandbox with the Dropbox software. It also sets up Supervisor and uses it to manage the Dropbox daemon.

## Installation


$ export TMPDIR=$(pwd)/tmp; mkdir ${TMPDIR}; python bootstrap.py && bin/buildout

...

Installing dropbox.

Downloading http://www.dropbox.com/download/?plat=lnx.x86_64

dropbox: Extracting package to /home/msabramo/dropbox_linux_x86_64_glibc2.4_buildout/parts/dropbox

Installing dropbox-fix.

patching file parts/dropbox/.dropbox-dist/dropboxd

Installing supervisor.

Develop distribution: supervisor 3.0a10

uses namespace packages but the distribution does not require setuptools.

Generated script '/home/msabramo/dropbox_linux_x86_64_glibc2.4_buildout/bin/supervisord'.

Develop distribution: supervisor 3.0a10

uses namespace packages but the distribution does not require setuptools.

Develop distribution: supervisor 3.0a10

uses namespace packages but the distribution does not require setuptools.

Generated script '/home/msabramo/dropbox_linux_x86_64_glibc2.4_buildout/bin/supervisorctl'.


$ bin/supervisord

$ bin/supervisorctl

dropbox                         RUNNING    pid 15199, uptime 0:00:05