[Bitpim-devel] Update on BitFling

[Roger Binns]

After a humunguous amount of effort, I have given up trying to
use XML-RPC over HTTP over SSL using the Python standard library
and M2Crypto. Although I mostly had them playing together, it
was horrid.

The good news is that I have figured out how to do it using
XML-RPC over SSH, and will be using the paramiko library
(pure Python implementation of SSH). My prototype code has
worked well. It also has the connection oriented semantics
I wanted, and was trying to get with HTTP/1.1 keepalives.

I will be using a private copy of Paramiko initially. This
is because the standard version doesn't support Python 2.2
as needed on Redhat. Paramiko also depends on pycrypto
(which is a binary package).

The code I commit over the next few days may or may not
cause issues if you don't have stuff installed. Here is
what you should do:

- Double-check that Paramiko is okay to use (it is LGPL)
(ie would you be happy exposing it to the open Internet?)

- Install pycrypto package from
http://www.amk.ca/python/code/crypto.html

On Linux and Mac:

$ python setup.py install

On Windows (hard way):

- Install VC++6 or MinGW

python setup.py build --compiler=mingw32 bdist_wininst

- The package is in the dist directory (--compiler not needed
for VC++6)

On Windows (easy way):

- There is one I prepared earlier at
http://sf.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=75211&package_id=113804

- If using Python earlier than 2.3 (eg on Redhat), install the
logging package. You can copy it from a Python 2.3 install
or grab it from the above link. I suggest extracting the
zip into the site-packages directory in Python eg
/usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages

You don't need to do anything yet until stuff starts falling over
due to lack of these.

If any Windows guru is looking for a small project, I would like
a standalone binary of ssh-keygen from OpenSSH (I can use one
from Cygwin, but would prefer something smaller and needing less
DLLs).

If there is any crypto guru out there, I would be ever happier
with code that generates SSH2 DSA keys (that is all I need
ssh-keygen for). I would recommend contributing it to paramiko.

Roger

[Steven Palm]

Post by Roger Binns
- Double-check that Paramiko is okay to use (it is LGPL)
(ie would you be happy exposing it to the open Internet?)

Are you going to check this, or is this something you are suggesting
we do? Are you asking for another set of eyes to go over it's code, or
is this a licensing issue question?

Post by Roger Binns
- Install pycrypto package from
http://www.amk.ca/python/code/crypto.html

Well, that installed on MacOS X just fine, at least Panther... I'll
try Jaguar tomorrow, but that will also require the logging module as
Jaguar uses Python 2.2.

[Roger Binns]

Post by Steven Palm

Post by Roger Binns
- Double-check that Paramiko is okay to use (it is LGPL)
(ie would you be happy exposing it to the open Internet?)

Are you going to check this, or is this something you are suggesting
we do? Are you asking for another set of eyes to go over it's code, or
is this a licensing issue question?

I have checked the license and that the code works. However I may
have missed something (else?) so would appreciate an extra set of
eyes seeing if there is anything I missed.

Post by Steven Palm
as Jaguar uses Python 2.2.

I thought you had to use 2.3 to get wxPython to work?

Roger

[Steven Palm]

Post by Roger Binns

Post by Steven Palm
as Jaguar uses Python 2.2.

I thought you had to use 2.3 to get wxPython to work?

Oh, my aching brain... ;-) I actually can't remember right now, I'll
have to check. Well, one way or the other, the pieces are there to make
it work, now it's just a matter of seeing if it *will* work or not.
Thanks!