Re: Add attribute with static value to search results

[Howard Chu <hyc@symas.com>]

Emmanuel Dreyfus wrote:
> Howard Chu<hyc@symas.com>  wrote:
>
> > Those items are intentionally omitted; collect.c is a piece of demo code and
> > is not intended for real use. In fact, it's intended for exactly what you've
> > done - modifying it to fit a real use, and teaching how overlays are written.
>
> I tend to be unconfortable with running with such custom code, because
> it can be troublesome to maintain through OpenLDAP updates, if the API
> used by the overlay changes.
>
> Is there a set of stable API that an overlay can use without the fear to
> break on the next update?
I suppose you could always use SLAPI instead of native overlays. But that's 
the tradeoff - the stable API is also pretty limited compared to the native API.

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