I like python, but I only see it becoming a limitation once the system reaches an embedded device. Python does not like to run on systems with 64 megs or less. If the final goal is to have a cli with the ability to run without even an x server then I see the embedded space a large target user space of this feature and writing it in c would be highly beneficial. Dan had alluded to having the cli run in conjunction with nm-applet for user-settings services, but I do not know if that would be for the first pass through.
I am willing to help on this, but it is still unclear to me what people refer to as a cli. My goal would be to run network manager with no dependency on gtk and I realize this may not be accomplished on the first pass through. I am glad to see others have interest in a cli and look forward to seeing if this goes anywhere. -- John On Fri, Jul 3, 2009 at 10:41 PM, Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre < mathieu...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 9:27 AM, Dan Williams<d...@redhat.com> wrote: > > > > The use of python for cnetworkmanager, which while it does make > > development a *lot* quicker, is a blocker for most of the people that > > I'd consider prime candidates for a CLI client. The target for a CLI > > client are users of headless machines that don't necessarily run a GUI, > > or even casual users of a desktop that spend most of their time in a > > terminal, or for those users of a DE (enlightenment, XFCE) that don't > > yet have a native GUI client. > > > > I'm not really one to care much for what language this or that > software is written in, as long as it works... > > But for my personal knowledge, how is cnetworkmanager using python a > problem or a blocker for candidates to use it as a CLI client? Python > is quite common on just about all systems. Most (or at least a lot) of > system configuration or administration utilities are written in it > (yum, etc.) afaik... I definitely understand how it makes development > quicker to roll out something like cnetworkmanager, but wouldn't it > also be pretty much on a standard (read minimal) server install, where > you're likely to see a headless setup? I just don't see how a language > forces people to use a GUI :) > > Don't mind me, I'm just curious. I would probably have written a quite > nm utility like the one you described in python, if anything because > it seems quicker to me to get the necessary DBus bits working, for > example. I'll probably even write a simple thing to begin with and > update current procedures on the servers I manage. > > / Matt > _______________________________________________ > NetworkManager-list mailing list > NetworkManager-list@gnome.org > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list >
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