python-ldap-dev

distutils

[David L. <dav...@cs...>]

fellas,

I have committed two files (setup.py and setup.cfg) into CVS.

this is because I want to use Python's distutils package for
distributing future python-ldap modules.
distutils should make it easier to build binary distributions that
do the right thing when installing. much less hassle to build releases.

(people who add new stuff to CVS may also have to edit setup.py now!)

So, to build python-ldap in the new way, simply type

	python setup.py build

You may need to edit setup.cfg first. Full documentation for distutils is
on the python web site.

fortunately, (or unfortunately depending on how you look at it) there is
no support in distutils for autodetecting features about the ldap library.

i plan to
	* move towards just supporting OpenLDAP 2, and
	* delete all the gnu autoconf gunk

If someone wants to support mozilla's or solaris' library etc
they should speak up now and be willing to help add support. (email me now!)

for this contingency, I have created rough, manual descriptions of what
#defines etc to enable when OpenLDAP2 is selected. By default, openldap is
selected in setup.cfg, which is a file that looks like this:
	[_ldap]
	class = OpenLDAP2

perhaps in the future, python programs will be able to check what library
is being used by doing something with it; e.g.:

	if _ldap.libclass == "OpenLDAP2":
		do_something_openldap_specific()

your comments?

d
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Re: distutils

[Michael <mi...@st...>]

David Leonard wrote:
> 
> i plan to
>         * move towards just supporting OpenLDAP 2, and
>         * delete all the gnu autoconf gunk

How about thread-safety only possible with Mozilla SDK?

Hmm, I thought of the following:

SWIG modules for every LDAP C SDK out there which should not be
directly used by an application. The SWIG modules should wrap *all*
functions provided by a C SDK.

Python LDAPObject class as an abstraction layer which hides the
SWIG-ed functions of the C SDK providing an API compatible to recent
python-ldap. For each underlying C SDK there should be a specific
implementation class.

Now the SWIG folks could start wrapping the OpenLDAP 1.2.x, 2.0.x
and Mozilla C SDK without having to provide a nice Python API and I
promise to write Python wrapper classes compatible to recent
python-ldap.

This is just an quick idea. Let me know what you all think.

Ciao, Michael.

Re: distutils

[Joe L. <jl...@op...>]

I've been conversing with sasha at free.de, who has a rough cut
python-ldap swig module done. He has had it work against Netscape,
OpenLDAP, etc. to various extents (you can build out separate modules for
each SDK). Maybe we can finish that work and thus allow for what you ask..
Especially if you are willing to finish off the python-ldap api stuff :)


On Sat, 12 May 2001, Michael Str=F6der wrote:

> David Leonard wrote:
> >
> > i plan to
> >         * move towards just supporting OpenLDAP 2, and
> >         * delete all the gnu autoconf gunk
>
> How about thread-safety only possible with Mozilla SDK?
>
> Hmm, I thought of the following:
>
> SWIG modules for every LDAP C SDK out there which should not be
> directly used by an application. The SWIG modules should wrap *all*
> functions provided by a C SDK.
>
> Python LDAPObject class as an abstraction layer which hides the
> SWIG-ed functions of the C SDK providing an API compatible to recent
> python-ldap. For each underlying C SDK there should be a specific
> implementation class.
>
> Now the SWIG folks could start wrapping the OpenLDAP 1.2.x, 2.0.x
> and Mozilla C SDK without having to provide a nice Python API and I
> promise to write Python wrapper classes compatible to recent
> python-ldap.
>
> This is just an quick idea. Let me know what you all think.
>
> Ciao, Michael.
>
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Re: distutils

[Michael <mi...@st...>]

Joe Little wrote:
> 
> I've been conversing with sasha at free.de, who has a rough cut
> python-ldap swig module done. He has had it work against Netscape,
> OpenLDAP,

Sascha,

please give us a status report which vendors/versions of LDAP C SDKs
you wrapped with your SWIG approach and which functionality it has.

Ciao, Michael.

Re: distutils

[Sascha G. <sas...@op...>]

On Sat, 12 May 2001 23:11:55 +0200
Michael Ströder <mi...@st...> wrote:

> Joe Little wrote:
> > 
> > I've been conversing with sasha at free.de, who has a rough cut
> > python-ldap swig module done. He has had it work against Netscape,
> > OpenLDAP,
> 

Just openldap1.x.
I have send a plan to jl...@op..., how swig-ldap-0.2 *could* look
like. This plan didn't have much text going with it - I just thought its clear
it couldnt match current swig-ldap, since no interface for netscape, sun or whatever
is included. Sorry for not communicating clear enough.

> Sascha,
> 
> please give us a status report which vendors/versions of LDAP C SDKs
> you wrapped with your SWIG approach and which functionality it has.
> 
Nothing compared to python-ldap. Some basic stuff to handle some simple
adding, searching and deletion of records.


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