Re: XML RedHat and Debian Package Creation

[Martin Schulze <joey@finlandia.Infodrom.North.DE>]

Andrew Dvorak wrote:
> I've been asked by Kevin Fox <bob@thestuff.net> to post to this list 
> about an idea of a packaging program to ease the creation of Packages 
> for all packaging systems.
> 
> The general idea is that a file containing XML would be used to input 
> all of the options needed to create a simple package.  Then, a program, 
> which has yet to be written, would interpret the XML and create the 
> necessary files to create either a RedHat or Debian or other package.  
> I realize that there may be some potential problems, but this may prove 
> to be a valuable tool.

This sounds good.  Thinking of the .deb part of it, it's not difficult.

Regards,

	Joey

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