[hobbit] Implement bb in perl

[Ralph Mitchell]

On Fri, Aug 1, 2008 at 9:09 AM, Joshua Gatcomb <joshua.gatcomb at gmail.com>wrote:

> Salutations,
> For an insane reason beyond my control, it would be advantageous to me to
> re-implement the bb client executable (send single message to Hobbit) in
> perl.
>
> I have looked at bb.c which includes libbbgen.h which includes sendmsg.h
> etc etc
>
> While I know I could eventually get through all the C, it would be easier
> for me if there was a design document explaining the client message format.
> Then using the man page on bb, I could just implement it from scratch.
>
> Does anyone know if alternatives to the compiled bb executable exist
> (preferrably one in perl)?
>
> Does anyone know if a design document that explains the message format or
> is the source the reference?
>
> Does anyone have any pointers for the best way to go through this exercise
> of insanity?
>
> Cheers,
> Joshua Gatcomb
>


You could start with this:

   http://www.deadcat.net/download.php?fileid=155&filename=bb.pl&location=3

Ralph Mitchell
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