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=1.1 required=5.0 tests=DATE_IN_PAST_12_24,DMARC_NONE, INVALID_DATE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from tsunx.ctn.cogs.susx.ac.uk ([139.184.50.12]) by cvs.gentoo.org with smtp (Exim 3.22 #1) id 14o2LS-00081d-00 for gentoo-dev@gentoo.org; Fri, 13 Apr 2001 06:06:35 -0600 Received: from thomasfl by tsunx.ctn.cogs.susx.ac.uk with local (Exim 1.82 #1) id 14o2Kp-0003v3-00; Fri, 13 Apr 2001 13:05:55 +0100 From: Tom Flavel To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] new guides Message-ID: <20010413130555.A15024@tsunx.ctn.cogs.susx.ac.uk> 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> <20010413014017.B16521@cvs.gentoo.org> <20010413052441.A29405@kabbu.thehutt.org> <3AD6C914.D8CA6C3F@gentoo.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.4i In-Reply-To: <3AD6C914.D8CA6C3F@gentoo.org>; from AGottinger@t-online.de on Fri, Apr 13, 2001 at 11:38:28AM +0200 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 06:07:02 2001 X-Original-Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2001 13:05:55 +0100 X-Archives-Salt: cec0119b-6053-4e24-88a8-b81521c409eb X-Archives-Hash: 77cac910dbe57b9466262ddad3fad1aa On Fri, Apr 13, 2001 at 11:38:28AM +0200, Achim Gottinger wrote: > > We had a discussion about allowing other languages like perl or tcl/tk > to be used for ebuild. And decided that > it makes more sense converting stable parts of python code to c++. Once > it's all c++ we can make modules > for other scripting languages. I personal prefer perl as a scripting > language and did not investigate much > time in learning python. But as long as daniel is the developer of > ebuild it is his right do choose his > preferend language for development I think. > Our biggest problem is still that we can not spend all our time in > gentoo development as long as we do not have > sponsors. > > There is a install-gui in development that will use qt first, but it > will be designed in a manner that the gui > parts are separated from the configuration backend, so it should be easy > to write ncurses or gtk frontends too. > But do not expect that stuff next week. :-) > Hi, on a similar note, I remember discussing seperating the backend of portage from interfaces a while ago, but I think it may have been a bit too early :) To recap, the idea was to have a C/C++ program listen on a pipe, then have interfaces (in the language of your choice) do things like "echo packagename>/thatpipe" - the backend would listen and install the package. This would mean one could churn out gui's using the wigit tool of personal prefence, for example, with relative ease. A bouns is that as the protocol would be simple (basically just a package name/version and what to do with it) the actual behaviour would be consistent across all interfaces. - Tom