On 06/03/02 22:31 -0500, Matthew O. Persico wrote: > On Wed, 6 Mar 2002 21:41:06 -0500 (EST), Sam Tregar wrote: > >On Wed, 6 Mar 2002, Matthew O. Persico wrote: > > > >>I want to recompile cvs as a library and write just enough > >>Inline::C > >>code to access that library's functions. > > > >This sounds like a really bad idea to me. > What is so 'bad'? That is an awfully vague expression. > > >Wouldn't it be easier to just run cvs commands using system()? > > > Yes. That's what VCS::CVS does. I, however, consider system() to be a > kludge when not using perl in Shell/Glue mode. It will also make some > operations on remote repositories easier to code. I can also extend > CVS functionality w/o having to open up cvs to do it. > This is also a learning exercise.
I support this. (But then again I love "bad" ideas) I say go for it and let us know your experience! It would make a good story for the website. Cheers, Ingy
