tinc devel - Dec 2016 - Is that possible develop a python version of tinc?

Hi all,

As title, is that possible to develop a python version of tinc, that will
be interesting:)

Tks.
Cong
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On Tue, 13 Dec 2016, Cong Monkey wrote:
> As title, is that possible to develop a python version of tinc, that will
> be interesting:)
Possible?
Sure.

Will it be bigger and slower?
Sure.

Will Guus do it?
Most likely not.

Feel free to do it, but don't expect it to be that easy. And you will 
need to be able to at least read C, to understand the details of how it 
works.

c'ya
sven-haegar

-- 
Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead.
- Ben F.

Yes, the current c implement is not so easy to read,  very old style!

The good part is that the protocol seems very clear:)

2016年12月13日 09:46，"Sven-Haegar Koch" <haegar at sdinet.de>写道：

On Tue, 13 Dec 2016, Cong Monkey wrote:
> As title, is that possible to develop a python version of tinc, that will
> be interesting:)
Possible?
Sure.

Will it be bigger and slower?
Sure.

Will Guus do it?
Most likely not.

Feel free to do it, but don't expect it to be that easy. And you will
need to be able to at least read C, to understand the details of how it
works.

c'ya
sven-haegar

--
Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead.
- Ben F.
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On 12/12/2016 9:46 AM, Cong Monkey wrote
> As title, is that possible to develop a python version of tinc, that 
> will be interesting:)
I'll go out on a limb and say... yes. The unasked question I sense is, 
"is anyone willing to port tinc to python".

I can't speak for anyone else, but personally I'm happy that tinc is 
written in C.  It means I can use it in barebones environments such as 
embedded devices where running python is out of the question for reason 
of size and/or speed. A python version would be interesting for sure, 
and I'm sure people would do interesting things with it. The question is 
whether anyone sees an unfilled need for such a port.

https://www.tinc-vpn.org/platforms/
As-is, it runs practically on any platform you could want, so I think it 
would be difficult to find anyone interested in creating a python 
version, outside perhaps of doing it for academic reasons.

Cheers,
Lance

Rewrite make rethink possible! And,
A python version open other possible like release a bundle version with gui
application, recipient, tinc and other user friendly stuff!

2016年12月13日 10:13，"Lance Fredrickson" <lancethepants at
gmail.com>写道：
> On 12/12/2016 9:46 AM, Cong Monkey wrote
>
>> As title, is that possible to develop a python version of tinc, that
will
>> be interesting:)
>>
>
> I'll go out on a limb and say... yes. The unasked question I sense is,
"is
> anyone willing to port tinc to python".
>
> I can't speak for anyone else, but personally I'm happy that tinc
is
> written in C.  It means I can use it in barebones environments such as
> embedded devices where running python is out of the question for reason of
> size and/or speed. A python version would be interesting for sure, and
I'm
> sure people would do interesting things with it. The question is whether
> anyone sees an unfilled need for such a port.
>
> https://www.tinc-vpn.org/platforms/
> As-is, it runs practically on any platform you could want, so I think it
> would be difficult to find anyone interested in creating a python version,
> outside perhaps of doing it for academic reasons.
>
> Cheers,
> Lance
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