Op woensdag 12 oktober 2005 21:50, schreef houghi: > > On the other hand, what speaks for apt is that it has been used a lot, > > since a long time, it's definately a very stable and well functioning > > piece of software, although those arguments are voided a little because > > apt(rpm) is a port, not the one used by all the Debian folks. > > Another very importand difference is that yum repo's are usable with YaST > and apt is not.
The only thing apt(-rpm) actually needs is someone to implement a repomd (md = metadata) parser. The parser must convert the repomd format to apt's internal format. As the debian apt developers attended the repomd format discussion all needed information is in the repomd format. It's up to the apt community (suse and beyond, including debian) to keep apt-rpm usable in the future too... > (at least for 10.0 onwards) and YaST is from a users point > of view the ultimate instalation tool for SUSE. As long as Eberhard is generating the apt repository, apt can be used. But I can imagine that Eberhard will stop generating the apt repository for newer suse versions as soon as the repomd format is fully implemented (including the clients). As you have noticed it's quite some work for the server to create the repository! If apt is extended with a repomd parser, apt could be used much longer. > > The longterm plan is this: http://smartpm.org > > Will this be usable with YaST as well? Difficult to answer. I think the real answer is no, but if I think I understand what you want to ask, than the answer is yes... YAST, smartpm, red-carpet and yum are all client programs (you see, smartpm can not be used by yast, thence my 'no' answer)... They all use and query the same package repository (at least in the future). That package repository is repomd formatted. As such it does not matter what tool you use. (you see, hence my 'yes' answer). > As a user I am not really > interested wether a repo is yum, apt, smartpm, YaST or a bunch of zip > files. As long as I can use it with YaST I am happy. See above, this remark does not make sense. There is no yum, apt or smartpm now or in the future. There is only repomd. > I understand that for the repo maintainers it is an issue and I hope that > smartpm can satisfy both parties. No smartpm does not satisfy the server side. It is the repomd format that makes Eberhard happy and you as well. Because with less load on the server, there is more processor and io capacity available for you. -- Richard Bos Without a home the journey is endless --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
