Previously Andrew Dvorak wrote: > 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. The idea has come up before, but nobody has implemented it. It won't work for library packages, packages that need an init-script or something else in which Debian differs from Red Hat. But for a lot of packages it should be doable. Wichert. -- ________________________________________________________________ / Generally uninteresting signature - ignore at your convenience \ | wichert@liacs.nl http://www.liacs.nl/~wichert/ | | 1024D/2FA3BC2D 576E 100B 518D 2F16 36B0 2805 3CB8 9250 2FA3 BC2D |
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