Streamlined application/script development [Re: coding an Application in perl]

On 06/05/17 17:03, Chapman Flack wrote:
> On 06/02/2017 02:07 PM, Chapman Flack wrote:
> 
>> I am nearly at the point of pushing this stuff to a github fork
>> for possible eventual consideration. It has been running for me
>> in actual backups for the better part of a year (down to a month
>> or two for the newest scripts), so there is experience behind it.

After finally reaching agreement (I think!) that BSD language is ok
at the tops of the files, I have made a pull request of this; the
comments there present the goals and results.

  https://github.com/zmanda/amanda/pull/78

I think this could significantly simplify development of new
Amanda applications and scripts, enough that more 'ordinary' Amanda
users (who are not -hackers) could approach creating and sharing them
for special backup circumstances they face. I hope, with more people
able to contribute and a less steep learning curve, it can lead to more
progress on the list of proposed applications on the developer Tasks
wiki page!

Cheers,
-Chap