From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-ID: <46C3621F.2060005@manicmethod.com> Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2007 16:29:19 -0400 From: Joshua Brindle MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Stephen Smalley CC: Mark Goldman , selinux@tycho.nsa.gov, Karl MacMillan Subject: Re: [POLICYREP] [Patch 0/3] remove modular policy support for policy rep branch References: <20070815194633.208081111@tresys.com>> <1187208870.20485.123.camel@moss-spartans.epoch.ncsc.mil> In-Reply-To: <1187208870.20485.123.camel@moss-spartans.epoch.ncsc.mil> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Sender: owner-selinux@tycho.nsa.gov List-Id: selinux@tycho.nsa.gov Stephen Smalley wrote: > On Wed, 2007-08-15 at 15:46 -0400, Mark Goldman wrote: > >> This patchset removes module support from libsepol. This >> patchset is in support of the policyrep work. >> >> Patch one removes the files that are solely for supporting modular >> policies. >> >> Patch two eliminates the various structures that supported modular >> policies. All functional changes occur in this patch. >> >> Patch three puts dispol in libsepol's utils directory. >> Dispol was not modified in this move. >> > > So then how will you add back read-side support for providing > compatibility with older module/package files? > Policyrep will have compatibility code that reads the old module format into the new representation. Hopefully this will allow one to combine 'old' style modules and new modules during the transition phase. -- This message was distributed to subscribers of the selinux mailing list. If you no longer wish to subscribe, send mail to majordomo@tycho.nsa.gov with the words "unsubscribe selinux" without quotes as the message.