Re: ebuilds in XML

Woah! That's pretty cool!
I'm still digging around though to enhance this one more level by getting=
 it
not only into xml but into rdf to have the ultimate flexibility and
backwards compatibility... Bejamin, do you have any experience with it or
ideas for/against? I'm working on the start of a page describing the
format, feel free to comment/enhance whatever that page too!

http://wiki.zynot.org/zynot/moin.cgi/PackageFormatIdeas

Chris (archetype)

Benjamin Judas wrote:

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> Here is my idea of the ebuilds in XML:
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> I am thinking of an ebuild completely written in XML.
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> When "emerging" a special xslt is applied to the XML-file which transla=
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> the XML-file into a regular shell-script which then is executed.
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> Pleas see the attachments. I know, they aren't very impressive - it's j=
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> an example, how to translate them into a shell-script.
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> Take this as an impressive idea.
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> regards,
> Benjamin "beejay" Judas
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> P.S. : I call the ebuilds "receipts" since they are receipts how to
> compile and install a package
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