2007-08-03 07:25:01 +02:00
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A parser, similar in functionality to [[plugins/inline]] that would find
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and parse debian packages from a repository and include links to
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them. Functionality would be similar to the
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[PHP Apt-file parser](http://php-apt-parser.alioth.debian.org/)
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(for an example of the output, see
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[my repository](http://debian.camrdale.org/)). This would create
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a helpful index page to a small repository, listing all the
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packages, and possibly their descriptions as well, with links to
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download them or their sources.
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I think this is easily possible (and I might be able to work on
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it myself, though Perl is not my strong suit). The trickiest
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part is probably figuring out how and when to parse the packages.
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The packages could be included in the ikiwiki RCS repository,
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which might be difficult when the Packages/Release files need to
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be generated (especially if it's via an external tool like
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reprepro/debarchiver/etc.). Or, the packages could be kept
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separate, with only a link given to the plugin, though changes
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would then not be picked up until the ikiwiki is recompiled.
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Perhaps a better (though infinitely more complicated) solution
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would be to include the reprepro/debarchiver functionality in
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ikiwiki. Packages could be posted, like blog entries, and tagged
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with the target distribution (sid/lenny/etc.). Then compiling
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ikiwiki would generate the needed Packages/Release files
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automatically.
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Just some thoughts I had, hope it's not too crazy.<br>
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2007-08-03 07:27:05 +02:00
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--Cameron
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