Any volunteers for SF#1657848?

[Alain Spineux]

I'll take a look this weekend and help if I can

On 3/20/07, Michael Ströder <michael at stroeder.com> wrote:
>
> HI!
>
> I'd like to release python-ldap 2.3 within the next weeks. For this
> release I'd like to get rid of using deprecated OpenLDAP C SDK functions.
>
> Since my C skills are limited I'd appreciate if somebody could take over
> implementing a new C function l_ldap_str2dn(). I've collected my
> thoughts in the SF tracker item SF#1657848 (see current content below).
>
> Ciao, Michael.
>
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> Michael Ströder
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> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: [ python-ldap-Bugs-1657848 ] ldap_value_free() deprecated
> Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2007 04:49:49 -0700
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> Bugs item #1657848, was opened at 2007-02-12 11:16
> Message generated for change (Comment added) made by stroeder
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> Status: Open
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> Submitted By: Michael Ströder (stroeder)
> Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
> Summary: ldap_value_free() deprecated
>
> Initial Comment:
> Current ldap.h lists ldap_value_free() as deprecated.
> ldap_values_free_len() shall be used instead.
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> >Comment By: Michael Ströder (stroeder)
> Date: 2007-03-18 12:49
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> Hmm, since Python strings are similar to struct berval probably OpenLDAP's
> function ldap_bv2dn() should be used instead ldap_str2dn() within
> l_ldap_str2dn().
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> Comment By: Michael Ströder (stroeder)
> Date: 2007-03-18 11:52
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> It seems ldap_value_free() is solely used in l_ldap_explode_dn() and
> ldap_explode_rdn(). These functions in turn use OpenLDAP's functions
> ldap_explode_dn() and ldap_explode_rdn() which are also marked as
> deprecated.
>
> So the best thing is for upcoming python-ldap 2.3
> 1. to add a new function l_ldap_str2dn() to functions.c,
> 2. add a new Python wrapper function str2dn() to Lib/ldap/functions.py,
> 3. to remove l_ldap_explode_dn() and ldap_explode_rdn() from functions.c
> and
> 4. modify pure Python wrapper function explode_dn() and explode_rdn() in
> ldap.functions to use the new Python function ldap.functions.str2dn() for
> preserving backward compability.
>
> This might change the behaviour of ldap.explode_dn() to return hex-escaped
> chars for NON-ASCII chars. This is odd anyway so personally I don't care.
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Alain Spineux
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