Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2009 20:58:16 -0400 From: Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus@marcuscom.com> To: larry@kiputers.com Cc: gnome@freebsd.org Subject: Re: System-tools-backends Message-ID: <1240189096.1356.30.camel@shumai.marcuscom.com> In-Reply-To: <49EB8D4B.6040603@kiputers.com> References: <49EB8D4B.6040603@kiputers.com>
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--=-D5GRz2LNeLT778Uw1VAH Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sun, 2009-04-19 at 13:44 -0700, Larry Maloney wrote: > Markus, >=20 > I would like to get an idea of the scope of work before committing myself= . >=20 > If it's just path conflict, and integration work, maybe it's not too bad. >=20 > At first thought, seems like this could be easily done in some C code. >=20 > Can anyone give me an idea of the scope of work, and identify a todo list= ? Anything at all to help > me evaluate this project? >=20 > One of the problems I have, is that when I run users and groups within gn= ome, and I try to modify an existing > user, the changes aren't persistently. I don't see any changes that I ma= ke with "Users and Groups" reflected in=20 > /etc/passwd. >=20 > Is this a typical issue with system-tools-backends, or do I have somethin= g wrong in my environment/config? As I said in my email, these kind of problems are typical due to the code rot in system-tools-backends when it comes to FreeBSD. That code is written in Perl. If anyone on this list has tried to use the Administration tools in GNOME, and ran into problems, please post the specifics so a scope of work can be collected. Joe >=20 > Thank you. >=20 > Larry >=20 > On Sat, 2009-04-18 at 17:29 -0700, Larry Maloney wrote: >=20 > > > Marcus, > > >=20 > > > I am trying to use gnomes "users and groups" app in gnome on BSD, but= =20 > > > I'm having problems. > > >=20 > > > I do have the latest and greatest system-tools-backends, but based on= =20 > > > this summer of code recommendation, it seems that my problem might be= =20 > > > everyones problem. > > >=20 > > > What exactly is NOT working in System-tools-backends for freebsd with= gnome? > > >=20 > > > I may have to work on this, just to get what I need done. > > =20 >=20 > Thanks for your interest. As you have already seen, "Users and Groups" > has problems. Essentially, every module needs to be made to work. This > means hacking the backend Perl code to respect FreeBSD paths, helper > applications, etc. >=20 > If you're serious about fixing this code, I recommend you send an email > out to gnome@FreeBSD.org and ask for specific problems. I haven't used > these tools in a while since I've known they did not work. In > particular, modifying services used to mess up the box so bad, it would > just crash. >=20 > You're the first to step up to this challenge, so I certainly hope > you'll consider doing the work. If you do, I would like you to take > ownership of this module moving forward. That is, you would be the one > responsible for making sure the FreeBSD support doesn't rot. The > FreeBSD GNOME team is hurting for contributors right now, so we're very > eager to get new blood. >=20 > Joe >=20 > -- Joe Marcus Clarke FreeBSD GNOME Team :: gnome@FreeBSD.org FreeNode /=20 > #freebsd-gnome http://www.FreeBSD.org/gnome >=20 --=20 PGP Key : http://www.marcuscom.com/pgp.asc --=-D5GRz2LNeLT778Uw1VAH Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (FreeBSD) iEYEABECAAYFAknryKcACgkQb2iPiv4Uz4fT+gCdHSRuBWGg1j3/x1Av0ZzGjacV Of8AoJFBV+a7+ot++0h2kaElm4Wx1bXT =qLYC -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-D5GRz2LNeLT778Uw1VAH--
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