On Mon, 29 May 2000, Vincent Renardias wrote: > 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).
Well, uh.. I am nearly finished my dpkg-scanpackages (and others) rewrite/integration so this perl code might not be used anymore. Furthermore, I don't think it is reasonable to have what amounts to a giant contents file [rdf includes a file listing] updated even semi-frequently. These index files add up fast and use lots of bandwidth to mirror. Otherwise, what are you going to gain? Write a Package.gz -> XML translator and people who want to do indexing can use that offline. > 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 Erm, they are 'unified' as well as you can unify this disparate data. Jason
