Re: [Leaf-devel] Package description file proposal

2002-04-19 Thread Mike Noyes
On Fri, 2002-04-19 at 09:03, David Douthitt wrote: > On Friday 19 April 2002 08:13 am, you wrote: > > On Fri, 2002-04-19 at 00:19, David Douthitt wrote: > > > > I'm not keen on that either. Maybe I'm influenced by my RPM bias > > > - but a file of: > > > > > > Tag: > > > Tag: > > > Tag: > > >

Re: [Leaf-devel] Package description file proposal

2002-04-19 Thread David Douthitt
On Friday 19 April 2002 08:13 am, you wrote: > On Fri, 2002-04-19 at 00:19, David Douthitt wrote: > > I'm not keen on that either. Maybe I'm influenced by my RPM bias > > - but a file of: > > > > Tag: > > Tag: > > Tag: > > > > Seems good enough to me. > OK. The "Tag: " will be harder for me

Re: [Leaf-devel] Package description file proposal

2002-04-19 Thread Mike Noyes
On Fri, 2002-04-19 at 00:19, David Douthitt wrote: > > Only the LEAF system and shell requirements are problems for XML > > metadata. > > > > What was your opinion of CSV (comma separated values)? > > I'm not keen on that either. Maybe I'm influenced by my RPM bias - > but a file of: > > Tag:

Re: [Leaf-devel] Package description file proposal

2002-04-19 Thread David Douthitt
On 4/18/02 at 8:04 AM, Mike Noyes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, 2002-04-17 at 22:48, David Douthitt wrote: > This sounds like XML metadata to me. > > > ...and with the following requirements: > > > > * Expandability (add tags at will) > > XML can handle this. And can it handle a tag t

Re: [Leaf-devel] Package description file proposal

2002-04-18 Thread Mike Noyes
On Wed, 2002-04-17 at 22:48, David Douthitt wrote: > On 4/17/02 at 7:54 AM, Mike Noyes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > On Tue, 2002-04-16 at 19:50, David Douthitt wrote: > > > Will the .desc/.xml file's primary purpose be indexing our > > packages, or will it be used by the LEAF release/branc

Re: [Leaf-devel] Package description file proposal

2002-04-17 Thread David Douthitt
On 4/17/02 at 7:54 AM, Mike Noyes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, 2002-04-16 at 19:50, David Douthitt wrote: > Will the .desc/.xml file's primary purpose be indexing our > packages, or will it be used by the LEAF release/branch > internally? If its intended use is for indexing, I believe >

Re: [Leaf-devel] Package description file proposal

2002-04-16 Thread David Douthitt
On 4/16/02 at 7:26 AM, Mike Noyes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, 2002-04-16 at 03:46, David Douthitt wrote: > David, > I think we should use the program's name, or place it in what RedHat > calls "Summary". Personally I prefer the deb format, but it doesn't > include summary/program name i

Re: [Leaf-devel] Package description file proposal

2002-04-16 Thread Mike Noyes
On Tue, 2002-04-16 at 09:46, guitarlynn wrote: > > Who determines what keywords and categories apply to each package? I > > believe these tags will cause confusion if there is no set > > categorization template. > > Maybe there should be one file templated out with certain information, > like sou

Re: [Leaf-devel] Package description file proposal

2002-04-16 Thread guitarlynn
> Who determines what keywords and categories apply to each package? I > believe these tags will cause confusion if there is no set > categorization template. Maybe there should be one file templated out with certain information, like source version, package revision, packagename, glibc-required,

Re: [Leaf-devel] Package description file proposal

2002-04-16 Thread Mike Noyes
On Tue, 2002-04-16 at 03:46, David Douthitt wrote: > On 4/14/02 at 11:20 AM, Mike Noyes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > David outlines a package description file in his > > "Developing for LRP" guide. The format follows. > > I propose the following changes: > > Comments follow... > > > use

Re: [Leaf-devel] Package description file proposal

2002-04-16 Thread David Douthitt
On 4/14/02 at 11:20 AM, Mike Noyes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > David outlines a package description file in his > "Developing for LRP" guide. The format follows. > > /var/lib/lrpkg/pkg.desc > Name: upx > Version: 1.20 > Release: 1 > Packager: David Douthitt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Packaged: Wed J

Re: [Leaf-devel] Package description file proposal

2002-04-14 Thread Mike Noyes
Everyone, I sent the prior message prematurely. On Sun, 2002-04-14 at 11:20, Mike Noyes wrote: > I propose the following changes: use program name instead of package > name, use ISO 8601 date format, use version format from pkg.version, add > glibc version, remove "Keywords", "Release", and "Grou