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=0.2 required=5.0 tests=DATE_IN_PAST_12_24, DMARC_MISSING,FREEMAIL_FROM,INVALID_DATE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H3,RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from mailout02.sul.t-online.com ([194.25.134.17]) by cvs.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 3.22 #1) id 14o2ze-0008CH-00 for gentoo-dev@gentoo.org; Fri, 13 Apr 2001 06:48:06 -0600 Received: from fwd04.aul.t-online.de by mailout02.sul.t-online.com with smtp id 14o2z3-00010E-09; Fri, 13 Apr 2001 14:47:29 +0200 Received: from helios.bagwan (320095285153-0001@[62.226.149.38]) by fwd04.sul.t-online.com with smtp id 14o2yt-0esEjIC; Fri, 13 Apr 2001 14:47:19 +0200 Received: (qmail 11902 invoked by uid 0); 13 Apr 2001 15:30:39 -0000 Received: from sadchitananda2.bagwan (HELO gentoo.org) (achim@192.168.2.1) by helios.bagwan with SMTP; 13 Apr 2001 15:30:39 -0000 Message-ID: <3AD6EED1.2FA81FEB@gentoo.org> From: AGottinger@t-online.de (Achim Gottinger) X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.7 [en] (X11; I; Linux 2.2.14 i686) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] new guides 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> <20010413130555.A15024@tsunx.ctn.cogs.susx.ac.uk> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Sender: 320095285153-0001@t-dialin.net 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 X-Reply-To: achim@gentoo.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux development list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Fri Apr 13 06:49:01 2001 X-Original-Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2001 14:19:29 +0200 X-Archives-Salt: 88d11872-497e-454c-af3c-b2d0e725a06d X-Archives-Hash: 4309beea977405edbd3eefb3f9b3101e Tom Flavel wrote: > > 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. > Hi, There will be two separate libs, one for portage and one for the configuration system. So that pipe thing whould be a alternative frontend for the portage libs. achim~ > - Tom > > _______________________________________________ > gentoo-dev mailing list > gentoo-dev@gentoo.org > http://www.gentoo.org/mailman/listinfo/gentoo-dev