[Openais] can we export coropoll as a library?

[Steven Dake]

On Tue, 2010-03-16 at 18:53 +1100, Angus Salkeld wrote:
> On Tue, 2010-03-16 at 00:34 -0700, Steven Dake wrote:
> > On Tue, 2010-03-16 at 18:30 +1100, Angus Salkeld wrote:
> > > On Tue, 2010-03-16 at 00:14 -0700, Steven Dake wrote:
> > > > On Tue, 2010-03-16 at 17:47 +1100, Angus Salkeld wrote:
> > > > > Hi
> > > > > 
> > > > > I found this a handy library whilst writing the cpg_test_agent
> > > > > for the test harness. Others might find it useful too.
> > > > > We currently have quite a few exposed (generic) libraries
> > > > > perhaps this could be one of them (logsys, ipc/s, etc ...).
> > > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > coropoll is exported currently via a header file, although I am not
> > > sure
> > > > it is packaged as a DSO.  I had hoped people would start to use the
> > > > non-cluster APIs available in Corosync for their own client/server
> > > > applications, but as a developer when I think Corosync I think
> > > "cluster
> > > > software".  This thought pattern may be a general condition of the
> > > other
> > > > client/server-ish apis in Corosync.  It may be that providing those
> > > > reusable components is outside the mission and general audience of
> > > the
> > > > Corosync community.
> > > > 
> > > It might be more useful to remove these more general parts into a
> > > separate library like many other projects have done. It will
> > > help to harden the library and focus corosync on it's prime
> > > mission (clustering).
> > > 
> > > -Angus
> > 
> > They already are separate libraries (except coropoll).  The big things
> > missing are docs, examples, test cases, etc.  ATM I'd rather spend my
> > efforts on fixing up the documentation for corosync, providing test
> > cases there, and examples.
> 
> Maybe I was not clear, move these libraries into a separate project.
> 
> This will help in people adopting them. At the moment you have to
> install corosync if you want to use some cool client/server libraries.
> Unless you are using corosync this really does not make sense.
> 
> Also this could let someone else worry about the examples, test cases,
> docs for the library :)
> 

interesting idea, volunteering to maintain it?

Let me sleep on it

Regards
-steve

> -Angus
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