dce/rpc "client" api
Cole, Timothy D.
timothy_d_cole at md.northgrum.com
Mon Aug 21 16:43:44 GMT 2000
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gerald Carter [SMTP:gcarter at valinux.com]
> Sent: Monday, August 21, 2000 12:33
> To: Mayers, Philip J
> Cc: 'samba-technical at samba.org'
> Subject: Re: dce/rpc "client" api
>
> "Mayers, Philip J" wrote:
> >
> > The real shame of it is that two DCE/RPC libraries
> > might end up being available. If you're using an
> > IDL compiler, which calls the library to marshall/unmarshall,
> > then the non-Samba library is going to make sense, and
> > the auto-generated codebases (samba and not-samba) are
> > going to diverge. That could be costly in the future.
>
> I don't think we are talking about implementing a dce/rpc
> over SMB library in Samba. Just supporting the necessary
> services that clients require to do our job.
>
...which basically means a DCE/RPC library of some kind, whether or
not Samba is the only consumer.
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