> 2010/10/7 Martin PelikC!n <martin.peli...@gmail.com>: >> 2010/10/7, Hugo Osvaldo Barrera <h...@osvaldobarrera.com.ar>: >>> I don't intend to make a huge daemon like the linux's NetworkManager, >>> but, instead, just a simple application you open, connect, and close. >>> Done. B No bloat, and definitely ***NO*** requirement for stuff like >>> HAL. >> >> Amen. >> >>> I wanted to get a few pointers before I started: >>> 1) First of all, I want to be sure no one's already working on >>> something like this. >> >> I occasionaly develop one for ncurses. But don't feel any special need >> for it, pfctl mostly works just fine. Oh, and it focuses more on pf(4) >> manupulation rather than wireless (but it's modular). >> >>> 2) I initially considered just parsing the output of "ifconfig ****". >>> This does seem rather hackish, but would get the job done fast and can >>> still be very maintainable code. B However, what's the proper >>> alternative (just a few pointer to know what to start reading will do) >>> to do this sort of this. >> >> man getifaddrs >> man style >> Please, do NOT parse ifconfig output and invest the work into proper C >> code. You'll hopefully learn some stuff at least and you have higher >> chance you won't write crap. Many people have been there. Just don't. >> >> -- >> Martin Pelikan >> > > Thanks, using man getifaddrs, I've managed to find some pretty > valuable information (and will probably find most of what I need with > enough time). > Gotta love OpenBSD's man documentation. > > Again, thanks :-) > > > @Edho: > I don't think wicd would work. It uses wpa_supplicant, and some other > linux-only stuff as backend. > I haven't been able to find much on PCBSD's doc, it seems their > standards for documentation are quite low, for example, see: > http://wiki.pcbsd.org/index.php/PC-BSD_FAQS#Networking > or > http://wiki.pcbsd.org/index.php/Wireless_Settings > > From what I've seen on just screenshots, It's probably QT based. But > I'll download it tonight and take a look, there might be some useful > parts, at least for studying. > > @Guillaume: > I was considering Python, but since I need to call system functions, > it's either going to be C or Python calling a C module, the latter > being more likely, since I could learn more, and still use python for > the front-end. > Tell me if you're interested on doing something, we might be able to > help each other :)
Hi Hugo, If I understand you think to combine C and Python ? Do you think is good to code the tool in C, with only shell interface, and add the graphical front-end in Python ? In this case Python will call on each click the C binary with parameter, like : ./assistant --list-wireless-network It's a good idea [Grrrr! keyboard shortcut :p] So, it's a good idea if we work together on this project if you are ok ? Regards, Guillaume. > > > -- > Hugo Osvaldo Barrera
