While we are on the subject of splitting auth_ldap, does it still make sense to have mod_auth_ldap and mod_ldap? Would it make more sense to combine these two modules. It seems that the split was initially due to trying to include the ldap connection caching in apr-util. Since that is no longer the case, shouldn't the connection caching be rolled back into auth_ldap? It seems like the purpose for having a submodule like mod_ldap is so that it can be easily replaced. Do we expect someone to implement another connection caching scheme? Another messy point is that auth_ldap includes apr_ldap.h which resides in apr-util/include. Does it make sense to have an apr_ldap.h since auth_ldap seems to be the only thing that uses it? It just seems like ldap functionality was never completely split from APR. I am just wondering if this is something else that should be cleaned up before moving auth_ldap out of experimental.
Brad Nicholes Senior Software Engineer Novell, Inc., the leading provider of Net business solutions http://www.novell.com >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 01/20/03 01:40 AM >>> Will it be the same for user, or will he had to add more modules when he will compile his apache ? I understand it will be the same when he will setup the authentication, the Directives will be the same, but if the user forget to compile authn, maybe i will not understand why some directives are working and not the others. I understand too it's better to split the code, it will be easier to read, so good for all developper like me who are coding apache modules. but the documentation must be uptodate with the split. Last month, i wanted to setup an ldap authentication, i spent many times to understand the gap between now and 3 month before when my setup was working. The auth changed, i had to use basic auth modules instead of before... And i took hours to find a directive, to let auth_basic make the password go to auth_ldap, the directive wasn't on the mod_ldap documentation, and was lost in the auth_basic help.... So splitting the modules is maybe a good idea, but the right documentation must folow... Regards, Matthieu Graham Leggett wrote: > Estrade Matthieu wrote: > >> I read the discussion for few messages, i am not an apache >> developper, so i will speak as a user. IMHO, Splitting into two >> modules will make auth more complex. actually, it's not really easy >> to setup, and the documentation is not always up to date. > > > The configuration for users will remain exactly the same as it is now, > so I don't believe a split will make it any harder for users. It will > however make the code a lot simpler to read, and hopefully more stable > as a result. > > Regards, > Graham _____________________________________________________________________ GRAND JEU SMS : Pour gagner un NOKIA 7650, envoyez le mot IF au 61321 (prix d'un SMS + 0.35 euro). Un SMS vous dira si vous avez gagn�. R�glement : http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/sign.sms
