Re: [patch 1/3] libsemanage: genhomedircon replacement

[James Antill <jantill@redhat.com>]

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On Mon, 2007-07-02 at 17:26 -0400, Joshua Brindle wrote:
> Karl MacMillan wrote:

> > Ustr is intended to be pulled into projects - that's why it is a single
> > file.
> > 
> 
> eh?
> 
> [root@scarecrow ustr-0.99.3]# ls *.c | wc -l
> 23
> 
> this does not include tests or examples.

 Karl was "consulted" on very earl versions, at which point it was
entirely contained within a single sub 1,000[1] line .h file. You can
still install the developer rpm and use:

 ustr-import main

...which will get you the smallest local copy possible (basically just
the ustr_add, ustr_dup, ustr_del and accessor functions).
 For libselinux usage though, I'd assume you can go for linking to the
shared lib. when[2] that's in the main Fedora repo?

> >>  Additionally ustr's documentation is a 
> >> bit lacking: http://www.and.org/ustr/functions . Stuff like "This 
> >> function does nothing." in the docs is a bit disconcerting as well.
> > 
> > I'm certain James can answer any questions.
> > 
> > More to the point - what do you think of using some string library?
> 
> We are deciding if ustr is the right answer right now, and will report 
> our findings later.

 Well, as Karl said I'd be happy to provide any answers to make the
choice easier for you. I can also be pursuaded to do some code to help
your choice, if you have something in mind?


[1] It's bigger now, but at least it doesn't send email yet :).

[2] I'm looking to do a 1.0, with "significant"[3] documentation and a
stable API within the next week or so.

[3] Ie. maybe not every function, but enough that a normal person could
work out the rest. Also I make no promises about my skill to make you
understand everythign I say :).

-- 
James Antill <jantill@redhat.com>

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