Bruce Dubbs wrote these words on 01/13/07 15:40 CST: > In the make file, we already have a way to extract patches: > [snip] > With a little work, we could probably do the same thing for packages.
I think you hit it on the nose when you mentioned getting Manuel involved. :-) It just doesn't seem that difficult to semi-automate, and Manuel is the guy that could make it happen; he's an XML and bash expert. Need I say more? Anyway, I see having to: 1) Parse general.ent for package updates (comparing to a master list). 2) Use the download URL in the package XML to update the tarball on the master server if a change is noted. 3) Parse all the XML files for changes to any additional downloaded files in each package (examining XML similar to the patches technique, however it probably is a bit more difficult than the patches) Seem reasonable? -- Randy rmlscsi: [bogomips 1003.26] [GNU ld version 2.16.1] [gcc (GCC) 4.0.3] [GNU C Library stable release version 2.3.6] [Linux 2.6.14.3 i686] 23:45:01 up 3 days, 23:59, 1 user, load average: 0.19, 0.09, 0.08 -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
