Namespace: Samba::LDAP ?

ghenry has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

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Re: Namespace: Samba::LDAP ? by vagnerr (Prior) on Jan 15, 2006 at 12:30 UTC
Right here is probably one good idea. Also the PAUSE FAQ Suggests posting to the news group comp.lang.perl.modules, or the mailing list modules@perl.org to discuss "registering your name space" _______________________________________________________ Remember that amateurs built Noah's Ark. Professionals built the Titanic.	[reply]
Re: Namespace: Samba::LDAP ? by grinder (Bishop) on Jan 15, 2006 at 14:52 UTC
I sort of wonder why you want to do this. I use these tools too, and I've never been particularly bothered that they are not on hosted on CPAN. I suppose you've already done so, but it would be polite to let Idealx know of your plans. My main concern is that this could lead to a code fork. Have you had difficulty in getting patches accepted? That issue aside, I would strongly recommend `module-authors@perl.org` as the best place for advice on module naming issues. It's low-volume and always interesting. • another intruder with the mooring in the heart of the Perl	[reply]
Re^2: Namespace: Samba::LDAP ? by ghenry (Vicar) on Jan 15, 2006 at 15:17 UTC
Hi grinder, I want to do this as I am halfway through writing an application called "SOSA - Samba and Open-xchange Simple Administrator" using Catalyst and I don't want to have to rely on the command line tools being installed, so I want to CPAN-ize them and have the modules installable from there. I have contacted Jerome from Idealx and John from Samba, whom I both know already. I am still waiting for a reply from Jerome, and so won't move forward until we have had a chat. I am also concerned about a code fork, but it might not happen anyway. I'll post to the list just now though. Thanks, Gavin. Walking the road to enlightenment... I found a penguin and a camel on the way..... Fancy a yourname@perl.me.uk? Just ask!!!	[reply]
Re^2: Namespace: Samba::LDAP ? by brian_d_foy (Abbot) on Jan 16, 2006 at 05:31 UTC
Putting something on CPAN gets it tested by CPAN Testers, rated by all sorts of other people, findable by people using CPAN Search, reportable to CPAN RT, and so on. All of those things work together to improve modules and module quality. You should care that things are on CPAN. :) -- brian d foy <brian@stonehenge.com> Subscribe to The Perl Review	[reply]
Re^3: Namespace: Samba::LDAP ? by ghenry (Vicar) on Jan 16, 2006 at 14:20 UTC
So does that mean I am heading the right way? Thanks. Walking the road to enlightenment... I found a penguin and a camel on the way..... Fancy a yourname@perl.me.uk? Just ask!!!	[reply]
Re: Namespace: Samba::LDAP ? by glasswalk3r (Friar) on Jan 16, 2006 at 16:02 UTC
This is not entirely related to your request, but knowing that you don't want to use the command line tools really made me interested about your project. Do you have any intention to release an API that uses the DCE/RPC commands that are available in the Active Perl Win32::NetAdmin module? I'm very interested about that but I lack the knowlegde to create the necessary glue using XS and the C libraries from Samba team (libmsrpc.h). I'm asking that because I'm not using Samba with LDAP support, but still using the smbpasswd (and in the future the tdbsam). Nowadays I'm suffering from having to edit the smbpasswd mannually, since Samba doesn't honor the lock created by my Perl application (see `flock()`). Using DCE/RPC would solve this but I'm not running the application from a Windows box (actually is a Linux one). Now related to your question... I don't think so I'm the correct person to tell about that but I think using CPAN features (and probably manually creating a mailing list) is a better option. You could use a Sourceforge's account for the project too. Alceu Rodrigues de Freitas Junior --------------------------------- "You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life." - Sir Winston Churchill	[reply] [d/l]
Re^2: Namespace: Samba::LDAP ? by ghenry (Vicar) on Jan 16, 2006 at 22:11 UTC
Hi, No my intent is to turn the command line tools into OO code to go on the CPAN and then in my application using Catalyst. And yes, it will also go on sf. Gavin. Walking the road to enlightenment... I found a penguin and a camel on the way..... Fancy a yourname@perl.me.uk? Just ask!!!	[reply]