[Samba 4] Separate the WINS server from smbd

[Jelmer Vernooij]

Hi Matthias,

Am Freitag, den 07.09.2007, 14:46 +0200 schrieb Matthias Dieter
Wallnöfer:
> I would like to propose the idea to separate the new WINS server from 
> the core smbd in the branch. My reasons:
> 
>     * WINS isn't an essentially part for an AD domain, but for a NT4
>       style one
>     * also the DNS naming service wasn't and isn't are core part of SAMBA
>     * I could have a WINS server when I wouldn't have it as a file
>       sharing or domain controller machine
> 
> Basically we have there the SAMBA4WINS package, which I find is the 
> right example. Maybe we should name the new executable for the WINS 
> server not "smb4wins" but "winsd" or so. Thoughts?
Do you mean as a separate package or as a separate binary? A separate
binary doesn't gain us anything (you can already disable wins in smbd if
you like). A separate package is a lot of work, as there is so much code
shared between the two, and it would make the process of building Samba
harder.

Cheers,

Jelmer
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