From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Subject: Re: [Bluez-devel] New PIN helper, how to include with BlueZ? From: Marcel Holtmann To: bluez-devel@lists.sourceforge.net In-Reply-To: <20060311190606.236f7cbd.fotopiper@o2.pl> References: <20060311190606.236f7cbd.fotopiper@o2.pl> Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1142185809.4620.3.camel@aeonflux.holtmann.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: bluez-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: bluez-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Reply-To: bluez-devel@lists.sourceforge.net List-Unsubscribe: , List-Id: BlueZ development List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2006 18:50:09 +0100 Hi Radek, > a new PIN helper has been born, and I think it's time to include it in > the BlueZ packages (including source packages) either as a default > helper, or as an option. The problem is neither me, nor the author have > a good sense of how such things happen for BlueZ. you post a patch to mailing list and it will be discussed and if it is a sane approach it will be included. As simple as that. > For those who haven't fallowed our discussion I will gave a short > summary of the situation: > > Dave Mielke has been working for some time on a new PIN helper for > BlueZ, one that deals in a more complex, and in my opinion complete way, > with the problem. > > The basic approach is to have a list of pins and device addresses in a > file, form which the helper will extract the correct PIN. If the device > is not on the list a prompt is started on a new terminal, that asks for > PIN (giving all the standard information). In case the terminal prompt > is not welcomed, a secondary helper can be called (for instance the > python script already shipped with BlueZ, or other for KDE/GPE/OPIE or > any other). The prompt can be fully disabled. The script can be > configured either with a config file, or by command line parameters. The /var/lib/bluetooth//pincodes file is supported for outgoing connection for quite some time. The default /etc/bluetooth/pin has been already removed and the complete PIN helper script support will be remove really soon, too. The new way for the having a flexible way of PIN handling will be over D-Bus. At some not so far point in the future the bluez-utils package will depend on D-Bus anyway. Regards Marcel ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting language that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live webcast and join the prime developer group breaking into this new coding territory! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=110944&bid=241720&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Bluez-devel mailing list Bluez-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bluez-devel