Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2007 21:23:59 -0800 (PST) From: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> To: "Aryeh M. Friedman" <aryeh.friedman@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Ports Re-engineering: Semi-official statement of scope and schedule Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.0.999999.0712192113360.22776@qbhto.arg> In-Reply-To: <476662BF.9040109@gmail.com> References: <476662BF.9040109@gmail.com>
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Perhaps it's implicit somewhere in your stuff, but one thing that I have not seen mentioned is along the lines of what Mike Makonnen is doing with his prototype new installer. Namely divorcing the parts of the system that do the work and the UI. http://docs.freebsd.org/cgi/getmsg.cgi?fetch=627025+0+current/freebsd-current Irrespective of the perceived value of any of the other goals, this kind of work would really add value to the system, since it would allow for building fancier front ends, including HTML, X applications, etc. >From my perspective (as someone writing tools to interact with the ports system) a well defined API for interacting with the system would be enormously valuable, and spur further innovation. I also think that the work to define the API would go a long way toward helping to structure the system. hth, Doug -- This .signature sanitized for your protection
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