-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >Received: by smtp3 for jklecker > (with Cubic Circle's cucipop (v1.21 1997/08/10) Tue Dec 30 09:59:08 1997) >X-From_: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue Dec 30 06:11:21 1997 >Return-Path: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Received: from theta.pair.com (theta.pair.com [209.68.1.17]) by >smtp4.teleport.com (8.8.7/8.7.3) with ESMTP id GAA19091 for ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Tue, 30 Dec 1997 06:11:20 -0800 (PST) >Received: from paradigm.uor.edu ([EMAIL PROTECTED] [192.251.139.229]) >by theta.pair.com (8.8.8/8.6.12) with ESMTP id JAA28877 for <[EMAIL >PROTECTED]>; >Tue, 30 Dec 1997 09:11:18 -0500 (EST) >X-Envelope-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Received: from sl001.infi.net (sl001.infi.net [205.219.238.210]) > by paradigm.uor.edu (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id GAA29683 > for <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Tue, 30 Dec 1997 06:08:22 -0800 >Received: (from [EMAIL PROTECTED]) > by sl001.infi.net (8.8.8/8.8.8) id JAA14879; > Tue, 30 Dec 1997 09:04:28 -0500 (EST) >Date: Tue, 30 Dec 1997 09:04:28 -0500 (EST) >From: "James Lowe Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: package format standard >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >MIME-Version: 1.0 >Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII > >I am working on an implementation of the POSIX package standard >(POSIX.7.2). I already have a parser for the metadata files, a >cpio2tar translator, and some C++ classes which model the software >information structures as described in the standard. I am working on >some SGML(-tools) manpages for the >format,metadata files, keywords etc. > >I hope to have a partial working >version of swpackage() and a rpm-like utility in a few months. I >really want to get out some documentation to be posted somewhere and >so others can contribute without having to buy the standard from IEEE. > >My plan is to provide a system which can be a backend for existing >package managers (i.e rpm, dpkg). This will atleast create a common >package format leaving the utility itself, and installed package database >as components which distribution vendors can use to differentiate themselves. > >/ Jim Lowe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >
- -- Joel "Espy" Klecker Debian GNU/Linux Developer <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.espy.org/> <http://www.debian.org/> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP for Personal Privacy 5.0 Charset: noconv iQCVAwUBNKk7UgoYIlYX1XaBAQGLHgP/eelYgizbsS3FM785/haFwFSsBqUGiMEG qRqvD9WuAaqc2oT0Ot3/lMgr6ULtWVNG5TUILElq9s8MKxop11c/2QNS0iKTmvgy 8+7ZFa2NtA+HKWeTXL8fBXJn59wq2DTPDHxgodeN2nTWPgV6V9BzkhUwHAro7tG0 /USq0MXoC90= =6yJT -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
