Is there an official list of goals around somewhere? I plan to write up code and an example package to before the end of break to meet the goals I'm listing below. If I can satisy other people at the same time, it would be even cooler.
* Ability to query a package for configurable options. * Should be able to vary options based on currently installed software, system configuration, etc. (ie, dhcpcd should present the user with a list of valid interfaces to choose from). * Ability to store those options somewhere, for use on the same system, or optionally on other systems as well. * Ability for a package to validate configurable options without actually configuring or installing anything, and present error messages in a presentation-independant format. * Options specified in a presentation-independant format. * Time consuming tasks to provide completion status information in a presentation-independant format. * Minimal modifications to existing package management tools, backwards compatibility where possible. -- Brian Ristuccia [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]