[PATCH] creds cache and nt create api in libsmbclient

[Rafal Szczesniak]

On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 01:38:06PM -0500, Derrell Lipman wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 6:56 AM, Rafal Szczesniak <mimir at samba.org> wrote:
> > On Mon, Feb 18, 2008 at 03:21:03PM -0500, Derrell Lipman wrote:
> >  > On Feb 18, 2008 7:42 AM, Rafal Szczesniak <mimir at samba.org> wrote:
> >  > > On Thu, Feb 14, 2008 at 10:25:35PM -0500, Derrell Lipman wrote:
> >  > > > On Thu, Feb 14, 2008 at 8:05 PM, Rafal Szczesniak <mimir at samba.org> wrote:
> >  > > >
> >  > > > Hi.  I'm not sure what you're trying to accomplish.  libsmbclient
> >  > > > provides a POSIX emulation interface, so smbc_nt_create() makes no
> >  > > > sense in this context.
> >  > >
> >  > > It does if you want to open the named pipe. That was the initial motivation
> >  > > for these changes.
> >  >
> >  > Hi.  I can certain see that to open a named pipe, one wouldn't be able
> >  > to use the existing functions.  However, as a POSIX emulation library,
> >  > it still doesn't fit.  You're trying to extend libsmbclient into a
> >  > brand new area.  I believe there's merit in this concept but I want to
> >  > think about it a bit to ensure that additional non-posix features are
> >  > easily handled as well.  I have some ideas, but need to develop them.
> >
> >  If we definitely want to keep libsmbclient as a POSIX emulation library,
> >  then perhaps a separate library for named pipe operations is a better idea.
> 
> I got no answer from anyone yet on my proposal to overhaul
> libsmbclient for the 3.2 release.  I'm working on it anyway. :-)

Oh ? I must have missed it in samba-technical archives. I should dig up some more.


cheers,
-- 
Rafal Szczesniak
Samba Team member   http://www.samba.org
Likewise Software   http://www.likewisesoftware.com

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