copyfs needlessly looks for a fuse kernel module

[AndreasDavour]

Binary package hint: copyfs

I have tried to use the fuse based versioning file system copyfs. It fails to mount, instead insisting I use a fuse kernel module, even though I should have fuse support in my kernel.

Notable is that I can use other fuse based file systems.

This package is broken.

Note: I also tried to download the source and compile it, which failed with some other interesting problem.

davour@tsathoggua:~/copyfs$ copyfs-mount /home/davour/Hack/src /home/davour/Hack/src/vs
/home/davour/Hack/src
You need the fuse kernel module to run this. As you are
not root, I can't load it. Become root and run :

    modprobe fuse
davour@tsathoggua:~/copyfs$

root@tsathoggua:~/copyfs# modprobe fuse
FATAL: Module fuse not found.
root@tsathoggua:~/copyfs#

davour@tsathoggua:~/copyfs$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 9.10
Release: 9.10

davour@tsathoggua:~/copyfs$ apt-cache policy copyfs
copyfs:
  Installed: 1.0.1-4
  Candidate: 1.0.1-4
  Version table:
 *** 1.0.1-4 0
        500 http://se.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/universe Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

[AndreasDavour (koraq)]

Bug have been verified with fuse-devel and copyfs is too blame, trying to be too smart for its own good and loading a module on a kernel with built-in support.

Apparently copyfs is unmaintained, but the closest living relative have been notified.

The package is broken.