From: Garrett Goebel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>
> Just yesterday, I took notice of Rational Visual Test
> 6.01's vtctrl.h C header file and vtctrl.bas Visual
> Basic script for accessing the Visual Test API from
> the vtest60.dll. I'm thinking if I find the time this
> weekend that I might try to wrap them for Perl. If you
> don't hear from me Monday, assume I'm not going to do
> it. I thought it'd be nice to start with the Visual
> Test functionality, and allow for a gradual rewrite
> into Perl...
This just goes to show that I'm completely unreliable... even when I tell you I _won't_ follow through.
I have managed to wrap the Rational Visual Test api as defined in the vtctrl.h header. This requires the "redistributable" VTest60.DLL. I'm going to clean it up a little bit, add some documentation and hopefully post it to the list tomorrow. This will be the low level api wrapper only... I'll start working on a higher level wrapper in a bit.
I did pull out the magnifying glass and read the Rational license. Not being a lawyer, I can only guess... but it appears that Rational already owns my first born child ;) Actually, it was vague and ambiguous... wafting between "sure you can redistribute it" and "The 7 Degrees of Kevin Bacon" substituting any connection with Rational for Kevin Bacon.
Now, I might mention that a quick trip to:
http://www.google.com/search?q=%22vtest60.dll%22
Will probably show you where you can download a copy... But I'm not going to go so far as distributing the "redistributable" dll myself. At least not until the legalities are clarified.
Garrett
