Re: libd-i updates
On Sat, Jul 21, 2007 at 10:42:23PM +0200, Bastian Blank wrote:
> As I have a bit more free time now, I'm going back to do the following
> changes on libd-i:
>
> - Split libd-i-packages.
> - Drop hash table. B-Trees are not really worser to use.
Please switch over existing code using hash tables if you do this. (For
instance, main-menu uses di_hash_table.)
> - Drop memory chunk allocator (may increase memory usage).
What's this for?
> - Completely drop use of mapped memory in structures.
> - Reorganize package support:
> - Representation for a Packages file, no write support.
> - Representation of a dpkg status file.
> - Merged representation of the above things; used for dependency
> resolving and such.
Will this include the ability to merge multiple retrieved Packages
files?
Also, while you're changing the ABI anyway, support for Debconf-Frontend
would be great. It was on your to-do list a while back:
http://lists.debian.org/debian-boot/2006/05/msg00616.html
(and following thread)
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Colin Watson [cjwatson@debian.org]
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