On Friday 02 June 2006 18:47, Marius Mauch wrote: > Actually this is probably the main problem of all the "package manager > compability" gleps: We don't have a proper specification, all existing > docs more or less are based on the existing portage implementation. So > right now the implementation is the authorative specification, which of > course creates some problems. > IMO before any such glep can be considered we need a proper > specification about our package and repository formats, otherwise you > can't really validate any package manager (the statespace is a bit > large for equivalence checks).
The problem is actually that such a document is a living thing and it must not only exist initially but be maintained continuously. Paul -- Paul de Vrieze Gentoo Developer Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage: http://www.devrieze.net
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