On Fri, Mar 30, 2001 at 07:26:12AM -0500, Dave Oberholtzer wrote:
> I am QUITE amenable to "FameHLI::API" since, as you point out, more modules
> are likely to be added, albeit by the small incestuous community of FAME
> programmers (including me).
>
> The "Fame::*" namespace is already in use with "Fame::HLI", "Fame::LANG" and
> "Fame::<something else>" by TRIAS.
Ah, didn't know/check that.
> The actual Fame product which I am porting is called the "Fame C-HLI". It
> seems that the "Fame" language was written by a bunch of economatricians and
> (10 to 20 years ago) "API" wasn't as 'in vogue' as it is now (at least with
> their crowd).
Seems best to share the Fame::* namespace, in which case you can call it
anything you like under there.
Tim.
> --daveo
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tim Bunce [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, March 30, 2001 3:49 AM
> To: Oberholtzer, Dave
> Cc: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'; '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> Subject: Re: New Perl Module: FameHLI
>
>
> Any XS API module tends to spawn purp-perl module built over it.
> I think a Fame::* (or better still FameHLI::*) category should be added
> to provide a natrual home for those. Your module could be FameHLI::API
> or similar.
>
> Tim.
>
> On Wed, Mar 28, 2001 at 02:11:34PM -0500, Oberholtzer, Dave wrote:
> > NAME
> > David Oberholtzer
> > E-Mail
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Homepage
> > www.obernet.com
> > Preferred ID
> > DAVEO
> > Contribute:
> > I expect to contribute at least one module aiding in access to the
> > FAME language from Perl.
> >
> > Module: DSLI Description
> > Info
> > FameHLI adcf Ports Fame's C-API to Perl (With no 4GL) ????
> >
> > What Exists:
> >
> > There currently exists a module (last updated Nov 1999) from TRIAS
> which
> > provides access to most of the Fame v7.6 C-HLI (Host Language Interface)
> > functions. That module was written in using some methods which seemed
> less
> > than intuitive and it has not been updated to take into consideration
> > improvements in Fame v8.0 and beyond. One of my intentions is that anyone
> > who understands XS will be able to submit modifications/improvements
> easily
> > for this module.
> >
> > I am a former Fame employee and had been discussing (internally)
> > developing a Perl/FameHLI written entirely in XS which implements the
> C-HLI
> > completely. It wasn't until I left Fame and started working at a startup
> > that I "got the time" to write the port.
> >
> > At this point, I have been talking to Fame folks again and they are
> > interested in "Blessing" my port of the C-HLI for Perl and they look
> forward
> > to it becoming available. They have been evaluating several ports and
> there
> > seems to be consensus on "blessing" mine.
> > To serve this end, there are two options:
> > 1) distribute the module from the Fame site (www.fame.com)
> > 2) make the module available via CPAN
> >
> > We (Fame folk and I) have discussed it and it looks like the better
> > approach (from all points of view) is to provide the port on CPAN. I will
> > continue to do the development work as I can and Fame will provide the
> > 'C-like interface support'.
> >
> > --daveo
> >
> >
>
>
