[Xorp-hackers] De-facto xorprtm dll / "RTMv2" -- is [IMHO] very _experimenal_ feature Re: xorprtm dll.

[Ben Greear]

On 03/15/2012 09:34 AM, Victor Miasnikov wrote:
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> Hi!
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>> Do you think you
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> I'm think what .dll / module(!) for MS Software ( RRAS) need be compile with MS VC , and _best_ with version what corresponded Windows
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> IMHO, need personal .dll for NT52 / NT60 / NT61 / NT62 and may be for even(!) SP / HotFix
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>> could get it to compile using the mingw cross-compiler
>> so that it's automatically compiled?
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> In any case for build xorprtm dll need *..h and *.lib from MS Platform SDK . . .

Well, we can compile the rest of xorp for windows using mingw, so hopefully
the xorprtm part can be made to compile there as well.

It might be a while before I try to do this, but if someone else
gets it working, please send patches.

In the meantime, if you would like to send a patch to optionally
enable the feature in xorp, and document how to compile the module
using MS VC that would be welcome.  Anyone that wants to experiment
or try to fix some of the bugs in that code will have an easier
time that way.

I'm not going to add pre-compiled dlls to the git tree nor to package
them in the standard xorp packages, but perhaps they could be added
to the downloads directory on our web page under 'contributions' or
similar.

> IMHO at this time need be do:
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>>> May be turn off windows_rras_support by default?
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>>> Who can compile xorprtm dll -- can be simply turn on feature by recompile XORP
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>>> And not-developer can be work with XORP on windows comps with RRAS component
>>> ( RRAS very offten not configure as _router_ , usual it simply installed by other MS software )
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> and in [near] future -- start work with upgrade "xorprtm dll" . . .

Sure, that sounds good to me.

Thanks,
Ben

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Ben Greear <greearb at candelatech.com>
Candela Technologies Inc  http://www.candelatech.com