Re: Upgrading internal samba

[Pavel Roskin <proski gnu org>]

On Sun, 2005-12-04 at 15:10 +0100, Leonard den Ottolander wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Would it be a good idea to upgrade the internal version of samba? See
> also
> https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/index.php?func=detailitem&item_id=5142

We'll have this problem as long as mc uses Samba configuration files.
Every time Samba changes the format of its configuration files, mc will
have to be upgraded (not just recompiled).

I see two solutions:

1) Use libsmbclient.  This way, upgrading Samba will upgrade the client
library, and mc will recognize new configuration.

2) Don't use Samba configuration files in mc.  Use a separate
configuration file or store all configuration in ~/.mc/ini

I would prefer that we at least try to use libsmbclient, and if it
doesn't work, let's report it to Samba maintainers.  This way,
libsmbclient will be ready for mc some day.

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Regards,
Pavel Roskin