From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.5 required=5.0 tests=DATE_IN_PAST_06_12, INVALID_DATE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,NO_RELAYS autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from pete by cvs.gentoo.org with local (Exim 3.22 #1) id 14nyBl-0006yj-00 for gentoo-dev@gentoo.org; Fri, 13 Apr 2001 01:40:17 -0600 From: Pete Gavin To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] new guides Message-ID: <20010413014017.B16521@cvs.gentoo.org> References: <20010409205504.B17779@cvs.gentoo.org> <20010411004710.A23682@alkaline.anarchy> <3AD3E419.8CDEF274@gentoo.org> <20010410235052.B15536@cvs.gentoo.org> <3AD3F097.77E8750D@gentoo.org> <20010411002815.D15536@cvs.gentoo.org> <20010412161317.A16521@cvs.gentoo.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <20010412161317.A16521@cvs.gentoo.org>; from pete@gentoo.org on Thu, Apr 12, 2001 at 04:13:17PM -0600 Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux development list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Fri Apr 13 01:41:01 2001 X-Original-Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2001 01:40:17 -0600 X-Archives-Salt: a3fcc305-4b0b-4f22-825c-0fe93b99f995 X-Archives-Hash: e0e2dcc868a3c7711a8a6a44a79d4b86 On Thu, Apr 12, 2001 at 04:13:17PM -0600, Pete Gavin wrote: > I'm a pretty decent c++ hacker, I could probably help w/ this, but > I'll need to look at the python extension docs. I also thought it > would be really cool to make a portage manager for X using the python > gtk+ bindings. I think it would be best to use python for this, since > pretty much everything that it would need to do is already written, it > only needs the interface to be written. It would also be alot simpler > than writing it in C and imbedding python :) I've been looking at SWIG a bit, and I think it would be really helpful for this stuff. That way, we might eventually be able to make it so that most portage stuff is also available from perl, and anyone who wants to access portage from perl may do so easily. (I know some of you may cringe at this, but I happen to like perl :) but don't worry, I like python equally... both have their uses) Pete