[Rails] Rails auth systems using LDAP?

Wilson Bilkovich wilsonb at gmail.com
Wed Feb 1 13:53:53 GMT 2006


ActiveLDAP depends on Ruby/LDAP which doesn't compile on Win32 without
running inside Cygwin.

On 2/1/06, Jason Kraus <zbyte64 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Isn't there ActiveLDAP? basically lets u plugin a LDAP database as you would
> with ActiveRecord. Tweak the login generator forms around (or the schema)
> and you should be good to go. Ofcourse, nothing works as smoothly as it does
> in theory....
>
>
> On 1/31/06, Wilson Bilkovich <wilsonb at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > On 1/31/06, Ben Munat <bent at munat.com> wrote:
> > > Wilson Bilkovich wrote:
> > > > One irritation is that the ruby-ldap library doesn't build on Windows.
> > > >  If anyone wants to fix that, I'd be happy to talk about paying for
> > > > that to happen.
> > >
> > > Hey that's great. You might want to repost that as a new thread and with
> an appropriately
> > > tagged subject (like "[job offer] will pay to port ldap code to windows
> platform").
> > >
> > > I think the most crucial challenge ruby/rails faces is that it is behind
> the curve as far
> > > as a solid base of utility libraries and such are concerned. And the
> patronage model will
> > > get that done faster than just wishing!
> > >
> >
> > I'm going to take one more shot at fixing the build process this week,
> > with my rusty C skills.  If I can't make it happen, I will definitely
> > take your advice.
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