Hello,
I am currently engaged in coding a suite of modules for manipulation of various
configuration files on a typical unix system. I propose to release all the modules
under the
namespace Nix::. I had considered releasing it under Unix::, similiar to
Unix::Configfile. But
some of my modules like Bind8 go deep and it becomes inconvenient and unweildy. Also,
when I
started off, I had not anticipated releasing these on CPAN. I would like the Nix::
namespace very much, as I have already some modules ready.
Ready modules.
Bind8:
Handles named.conf and its associated records
Sendmail
support for adding/deleting options, macros, class macros, adding/deleting
specific
values from class macros with the ability to do so in specific files (F), or only
those
defined with C, as well on the class macro as a whole.
I am currently working on these
Aliases
handles aliases and any :include: in it, with methods for adding/deleting
email-ids
to aliases, adding/deleting from specific lists or the aliases file itself
PasswdGroup
add/modify/delete user/groups with validation like checks for existence of
group, user.
Will be available as a lump like Nix::PasswdGroup, which will work transparently on
various
systems like Linux/Solaris/FreeBSD. At least that is the intention.
Code for Bind8 and Sendmail are available at www.extremix.net/Nix-pre-rel.tgz.
Docs are in
the docs subdirectory instead of in pod format. No version numbers, not Makefile.pl
etc.. Just
untar and feel free to test it out.
Advice, criticisms welcome, but only after discounting the fact that I am a
Perl/OO tyro.
Regards
Karthik Krishnamurthy
