Bryan Paxton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Tue, 2002-01-29 at 16:16, Bryan Paxton wrote: > > > > I plan on implementing 'keep current fs state', which will keep > > permissions they you had them before running msec again, something long > > needed. This should solve a lot of the problems of the 'from scratch', > > area, I know first hand that this can be a pain. > > I also intend on making many enhancements, and sh script clean-ups. > > (If you notice, I've already submitted one patch which does just that.). > > Whether these patches will be submitted, that's not up to me... Of > > course you can always apply the patch yourself. > > I will post the next patch (keep current fs state) soon. > > > > > Well, I started to do this, but apparently file_perm.sh is not used > anymore, actually, lib.sh isn't used anymore. > So I am to understand everything is beign ported to python? > If so, why?
Because to add new features, the shell script is a too limited language. BTW only the files modifications are rewritten in python not the daily security checks. > Sadly, I do not know python well enough to go in hacking the scripts all > up, thus I can not work on any of the things I planned on implementing > (KEEP_FS_STAT, find_lib(), find_bin(), many things to be ported over > from the work that was done on BUS, etc...). > > Regardless, I would like to get these things implemented in a sane and > clean way..., not ad hoc them. > How would this be possible? Just describe what modifications you would like and I'll see what I can do. -- Fred - May the source be with you
