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From: Roy Bamford <neddyseagoon@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] [pre-GLEP r3] Gentoo binary package container format
Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2018 21:43:30
Message-Id: 5l1xr4gGjg5LHE8VhBwfpV@yVtvLZWzIlCqU9yrDYSrM
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] [pre-GLEP r3] Gentoo binary package container format by "Michał Górny"
1 On 2018.11.26 18:58, Michał Górny wrote:
2 > Here's the newest version.
3 >
4 > Changes:
5 >
6 > - added explicit notion of parent directory (missing in previous GLEP
7 > but present in implementation),
8 >
9 > - explicitly named GNU tar format with list of permitted extensions,
10 >
11 > - changed volume label to 'gpkg-1.txt' file to improve portability;
12 > made
13 > it explicit version identifier as well,
14 >
15 > - added info on other package formats to rationale.
16 >
17 [snip]
18
19 The image archive stores all the files to be installed by the binary
20 package. It should be included as the last of the files in the binary
21 package container.
22
23 [snip]
24 >
25 > --
26 > Best regards,
27 > Michał Górny
28 >
29
30 Its a nit today but that says that any future extensions, none
31 yet planned, should be placed before the image archive.
32
33 The specification needs to avoid the use of relative references.
34
35
36 --
37 Regards,
38
39 Roy Bamford
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Re: [gentoo-dev] [pre-GLEP r3] Gentoo binary package container format "Michał Górny" <mgorny@g.o>