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[Taler] signature (purpose) refactoring


From: Thien-Thi Nguyen
Subject: [Taler] signature (purpose) refactoring
Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2022 11:25:03 -0400
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I've just now modified gana.git format.sh to take a second
optional arg SELEXP:

- https://git.gnunet.org/gana.git/commit/?id=6ece5330af02170401c

This is in preparation for the signature (purpose) refactoring
on the horizon, which immediate aim is to generate exchange.git
src/include/taler_signatures.h (offloading the chore to gana).
Other benefits of centralizing will follow, i'm sure.

So, the mechanism is in place.  Now, to clarify the policy.

In discussion w/ CG, we touched on two approaches:

(a) Add another directory to gana.git w/ Taler-specific Stuff.

(b) Augment gana.git gnunet-signatures w/ Taler-specific Stuff
    and put in place a mechanism for partial extraction and
    generation of caller-specified subset (GNUnet vs Taler, at
    this point) of the single registry.

The above changes to format.sh assume we are going w/ (b), but
if i'm mistaken, then please let me know!

Presuming (b), my plan is to:

(1) Change the gana.git gnunet-signatures/Makefile to specify a
    GNUnet-specific SELEXP, something like:

     ../format.sh h.template 'Subsystem ~ "^GNUnet"'

    so that "make" in that dir continues to DTRT.

(2) Add a call in exchange.git src/include/Makefile to extract
    Taler-specific Stuff, something like:

     $(top_srcdir)/contrib/gana/format.sh \
       h.template 'Subsystem ~ "^Taler"'

    and write the output to src/include/taler_signatures.h.

(3) Add to gana.git gnunet-signatures/registry.rec all the
    #define:s from the former taler_signatures.h, rewritten
    in proper recfile syntax, each w/ 'Subsystem: Taler' in it.

(4) Repeat (2) and (3) for Anastasis (in anastasis.git, this
    time, and with 'Subsystem: Anastasis' as appropriate) and
    also Sync (sync.git, 'Subsystem: Sync').

My questions are:
(x) Does this plan look OK?
(y) Am i missing anything?
(z) Is there a better approach?

@CG I'm writing to the Taler list in case anyone else would like
    to add something -- hope you don't mind.

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