omshell "starts", "ends"

[Craig]

David W. Hankins wrote:
> On Fri, May 25, 2007 at 02:00:51PM -0700, Craig wrote:
>> Why is omshell going away?
> 
> Because OMAPI is going away.  In vast summary, the system is too
> arcane.  The problem you cited is just one of many.
> 
> Architecturally, we don't think OMAPI is the right way forward.
> 
>> Is there a "newer/better" tool coming?
> 
> Yes, and they will coexist for a time.
> 

What is the "time frame" for the new tool? (I.e. 4.x?)

I see dhcpctl in 4.0.0a1. But, it appears to connect to the omapi port.

Is there a reference you can point me to that discusses the new
architecture/tool? (web page... README... mail list archives... whatever)

The reason I am asking is because I prefer a perl API and was
considering giving the OMAPI perl module a "face lift". (At the very
least some more documentation.) So, if only a C api is going to be
provided with the dist, I'd like to start writing a basic perl interface.

TIA!