Re: [Secureideas-base-devel] SF CVS Manners and Methods

[Kevin J. <kjo...@se...>]

On Jan 9, 2008, at 1:11 PM, Randal T. Rioux wrote:
> Often, I like to sift around code/docs/comments to find little  
> things that need love. Is there a protocol for developers here for  
> updating misc. stuff? Are emails generated to this list when a file  
> is checked in / updated? Any specific HEAD / Branch details I should  
> be aware of?

No protocol.  just make the changes and check it in.  There is a BASE- 
cvs mailing list that gets emails when things are checked in.  I  
subscribe to it as do some of the others here.

> Example... this bit in base_conf.php:
>
>   64  /* Path to the DB abstraction library
>   65  *  (Note: DO NOT include a trailing backslash after the  
> directory)
>   66  *   e.g. $foo = '/tmp'      [OK]
>   67  *        $foo = '/tmp/'     [OK]
>   68  *        $foo = 'c:\tmp'    [OK]
>   69  *        $foo = 'c:\tmp\'   [WRONG]
>   70  */
>   71 $DBlib_path = '';
>
> I'm assuming the '/tmp/' is indeed, not ok. Is this so? Can I just  
> change OK to WRONG?

That would be a mistake and needs to be fixed.  Good catch.

> Also, I'd like to add DB2 and Sybase support at some point. Just for  
> fun. Doesn't look too hard - thank you SO much for using ADODB :-)

That would be great. I know Snort supports DB2, does it support  
Sybase?  If not, we would probably want to path it also.

> Thanks folks. Sorry for all the questions, I just want to do things  
> right the first time and not mess up anyone's system.
>
> Randy

No problem, I don't mind questions as I am sure others have the same  
ones.

Kevin