Re: [gentoo-user] New Portage browser

[Michael Sullivan <michael@espersunited.com>]

On Tue, 2006-05-16 at 18:29 -0300, Arturo 'Buanzo' Busleiman wrote:
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> People,
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> 	I'm working on a new portage browser, and I was looking for ideas from USERS, that's why I'm
> posting here.
> 
> 	I've never found a program that would allow me to browse portage categories, then packages, showing
> in one window description, version, etc, etc.
> 
> 	Thus, I'm working on one now, but I want to develop something that will run in console and X, too,
> like suse's yast.
> 
> 	So, I would like to know:
> 
> 	1) do you prefer a console, a GUI, or both?

I would prefer both.
> 	2) what additional functionality would you like? (mask/unmask packages, install/remove, emerge
> command generator [much like nmapfe], etc)
I'd say as much as you can put in it.
> 
> 	If you have any idea regarding development (because of the both console and X-compatible
> script/program), please let me know. If not, I may end up writing an API, and two different programs.
> 
> 	Sincerely,
> 
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