Re: discussion of createrepo and repodata format future

* seth vidal <[email protected]> [Aug 06. 2010 14:34]:
> 
> When you think about it - the xml format is a cache, too. It's a
> compilation, truncation and compression of the data in the rpm hdrs.
> 

Actually, it serves two purposes (requirements)

1. caching of rpm header information
2. providing a universally understood format ("XML's design goals
   emphasize simplicity, generality, and usability over the Internet"
   (according to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XML)
   
I'd like to add a third requirement

3. minimize download time required by clients to update their knowledge
   about a repository
   
Having read through the archive of this discussion, the thread started
with a proposal to improve #3, namely adding a better compression
scheme.


Are there other or different requirements for a repository metadata
scheme ?

Klaus
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