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btw, I was thinking of something : |
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maybe we should also think of xml-rpc implementation. Like people in |
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freedesktop.org try to harmonize stuff between desktop (esp. KDE & Gnome), |
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maybe it's time to propose a standart interface to package managment tools. |
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A query could be |
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<search-query> |
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<package-name case-sensitive="false">mypackage</package-name> |
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</search-query> |
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a server response could be |
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<search-result> |
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<package name="mypackage"> |
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<version>0.0.1</version> |
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<licence>GPL</licence> |
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<action>emerge</action> |
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</package> |
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<package> |
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[...] |
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</package> |
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</search-result> |
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With that, you can write a tool (a new kio ?) which simply display the return |
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values, and maybe allow action like emerge / install package, etc. |
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Maybe xml-rpc should only be used to query the db, since it's may be not |
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enough secure to allow managing the package db. |
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This is just an idea ! |
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Philippe |
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