Re: [MiNT] Update program for MiNT packages.

[Peter Persson <pep.fishmoose@gmail.com>]

I think there's a need for this! I definitely want it. The alternative is surfing to the sparemint site - with a slightly handicapped browser - finding the right package (without being able to search the page properly), downloading it to some place, and running rpm from the command line.

If all this could be merged in one app, it would be awesome.

-- PeP


23 nov 2010 kl. 18.02 skrev ctziotzis@gmail.com:

> Hi,
> I've been thinking of upgrading my program Qextract to include rpm and I also considered the possibility to use it in combination with wget to download and install mint packages through a nice gem interface of sorts. However the way I understand it, it would have to be a cooperative effort with the person that would maintain the packages so that I could get the data I need for the program. Network programming isn't something I am good at. 
> So here are the questions:
> a. Is there a need for this program or is something else in the works? 
> b. What kind of format will be selected for the mint packages and how can data about what's new or available be gathered from the atari side?
> 
> Thanks
> Christos