Hello, 06.11.2007 20:44,, Kern Sibbald wrote::
Thanks for clarifying this. > On Monday 05 November 2007 13:12, Arno Lehmann wrote: ... >>>> True. But chances might be better to find such a person if python was >>>> left in... if we had it in Bacula (as long as possible - Bacula core >>>> development might some day get incompatible with how python is >>>> embedded today - ) that might be a starting point for someone who >>>> knows python's inside well enough. > > There are problems with the embedded Python: > > 1. Very few people use it. Possible. I wouldn't claim to know this, though :-) I suppose there are more users of it than we see here. > 2. I think most people would prefer Perl Actually, I start to prefer python - much more readable after a while, for part-time programmers like I am one. > 3. It doesn't function perfectly since it is impossible to call certain > functions. I forgot the details but it is pretty annoying. Yes, that's something I and others noticed. In fact, this would need to be fixed - by someone who knows how. > 4. The links always print warning messages because they continue for > something > like 4 versions now to use deprecated code for temp files that has security > problems. Yes, I even reported this to you once :-) > 5. The linking code is really quite complicated. Hmm. I've been playing with embedding python into a C program, and found it reasonably straightforward. And that's from someone who ususally only uses ./configure && make && make install :-) > 6. Python is single threaded, which means that if multiple Bacula threads try > to use Python at the same time, I have to block them allowing only one to run > at a time. That's a serious problem, I think. > 7. Given the above I would rather not support it -- and no one else is likely > to come forward and do so. The support issue is probably the thing with the most weight here. But you wrote you "would rather not", so I assume if someone is found who will help you with it, your decision might change? ... > > Both Python and variables for LabelFormat are likely to remain in in the > initial 3.0 release. Unless I have a Python replacement, which is unlikely. So we can plan for about one year now. Good enough for me. Arno > Regards, > > Kern > -- Arno Lehmann IT-Service Lehmann www.its-lehmann.de ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
