hello, I find the current 'Packages' file format rather impractical and not complete compared to the index used on www.rpmfind.net for example.
If I develop a new XML based format and add it to dpkg-scanpackages, is there a chance to see is used? (concurently with the current format for example). Not only this would allow to unify the format of the Packages and Sources files, but it will make the life easier for people who are developping indexing tools supposed to work on Linux software. NB: I've attached one sample xml file as used on rpmfind.net. The complete master repository is at: ftp://rufus.w3.org/linux/RDF/ Cordialement, -- "Si ca sent bon : mange-le, sinon pisse dessus..." [Proverbe chien]
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