[Patches] nismodule.c patches

Barry A. Warsaw bwarsaw@cnri.reston.va.us (Barry A. Warsaw)
Tue, 29 Feb 2000 12:15:19 -0500 (EST)


>>>>> "FG" == Fred Gansevles <gansevle@cs.utwente.nl> writes:

    >> Thanks, Fred!  All checked in.  One note: I can't use this
    >> here, because we're using NIS+.  I don't know anything about
    >> NIS+ but apparently it's not compatible.  Any chance of a NIS+
    >> version?

    FG> I've never looked at NIS+ (we only run NIS) but I could give
    FG> it a shot.  Maybe in a few weeks time when I get around to it.

I looked at it very briefly a few years ago.  IIRC, NIS+ is more OO
than NIS and what you really want is a more object-y API than a
straight revelation of the C API.  It would be cool to have, but I
think it's a lot of work to do right.

-Barry