I am sponsoring this case for Joe Townsend and have set the timer to
expire on next Tuesday, August 26. This case requests a patch release
binding.
-Alan Coopersmith- alan.coopersmith at sun.com
Sun Microsystems, Inc. - X Window System Engineering
Template Version: @(#)sac_nextcase 1.66 04/17/08 SMI
This information is Copyright 2008 Sun Microsystems
1. Introduction
1.1. Project/Component Working Name:
Perl gettext
1.2. Name of Document Author/Supplier:
Joseph Townsend
1.3. Date of This Document:
8 Aug 2008
1.3.1. Date this project was conceived:
3 Mar 2008
1.4. Name of Major Document Customer(s)/Consumer(s):
1.4.1. The PAC or CPT you expect to review your project:
Solaris PAC
1.4.2. The ARC(s) you expect to review your project:
LSARC
1.4.3. The Director/VP who is "Sponsoring" this project:
Andrew Roach
1.4.4. The name of your business unit:
Software
1.5. Email Aliases:
1.5.1. Responsible Manager: Philip Edge
1.5.2. Responsible Engineer: Joseph A Townsend
1.5.3. Marketing Manager:
1.5.4. Interest List:
2. Project Summary
2.1. Project Description:
Perl gettext is a perl5 module quickly written to gain access to
the C library functions for internatialization. They work just like
the C versions.
2.2. Risks and Assumptions:
This is an opensource project that is licensed under either the
GNU General Public License or the Artistic License, as specified in
the Perl README file. An Open Source Review will be submitted to
address this.
perl gettext will be part of the JDS consolidation
3. Business Summary
This project is part of the larger Linux familarity project for
opensource within Solaris.
3.1. Problem Area:
This is a perl5 module quickly written to gain access to the C library
functions for internatialization. They work just like the C versions.
3.2. Market/Requester:
See Linux familarity project for opensource within Solaris.
3.3. Business Justification:
See Linux familarity project for opensource within Solaris.
3.4. Competitive Analysis:
See Linux familarity project for opensource within Solaris.
3.5. Opportunity Window/Exposure:
3.6. How will you know when you are done?:
Solaris packages will be available, that will install the
perl gettext module onto a Solaris system
4. Technical Description:
4.1. Details:
This project will follow the Linux familarity project for opensource
within Solaris methodology to integrate gnome build into Solaris. The
URL for the opensource project is
http://www.cpan.org/modules/by-module/Locale
4.2. Bug/RFE Number(s):
4.3. In Scope:
This project will only provide functionality that is already in
the opensource version.
4.4. Out of Scope:
This project will NOT provide any additional functionality that is
not already in the opensource version.
There is currently a perl gettext available in Sun::Solaris::Utils.
Bugid 6736989 ("Should perl module Locale::gettext replace gettext
in perl module Sun::Solaris::Utils") has been filed to investigate
the replacement of gettext in Sun::Solaris::Utils with the version
in this project, but this project does not include such a replacement.
4.5. Interfaces:
Exported interfaces:
Locale::gettext volatile Perl module
SUNWperl-gettext uncommitted perl gettext package
Imported interfaces
Perl PSARC 2004/037 Update Perl to version 5.8.3
4.6. Doc Impact:
New man page Locale::gettext.3
4.7. Admin/Config Impact:
N/A
4.8. HA Impact:
N/A
4.9. I18N/L10N Impact:
N/A
4.10. Packaging & Delivery:
This project is delivered via the SUNWperl-gettext. This packagename
have been registered.
4.11. Security Impact:
N/A
4.12. Dependencies:
See 4.5 above
5. Reference Documents:
http://www.cpan.org/modules/by-module/Locale
6. Resources and Schedule:
6.1. Projected Availability:
Prototype available in Jul 2008 and RTI in Sep 2008
6.2. Cost of Effort:
One staff month
6.3. Cost of Capital Resources:
N/A
6.4. Product Approval Committee requested information:
6.4.1. Consolidation or Component Name:
JDS
6.4.3. Type of CPT Review and Approval expected:
FastTrack
6.4.4. Project Boundary Conditions:
6.4.5. Is this a necessary project for OEM agreements:
6.4.6. Notes:
Other opensource projects are dependent upon this project,
they will each have their own case and reference this one.
6.4.7. Target RTI Date/Release:
Sep 2008
6.4.8. Target Code Design Review Date:
6.4.9. Update approval addition:
6.5. ARC review type:
FastTrack
6.6. ARC Exposure:
open
6.6.1. Rationale:
7. Prototype Availability:
7.1. Prototype Availability:
Prototype available
7.2. Prototype Cost:
