Re: [gentoo-user] New Portage browser

["b.n." <brullonulla@gmail.com>]

>>
>>	1) do you prefer a console, a GUI, or both?
> 
> 
> GUI primarily, but a console for scripting.

I agree.

>>	2) what additional functionality would you like? (mask/unmask packages, install/remove, emerge
>>command generator [much like nmapfe], etc)
> 
> mask/unmask would be nice, but it's not absolutely necessary
> install/remove is necessary ;-)
> emerge command generator might be useful in a scripting application

Everything you can think about, however I'd find most useful:
- mask/unmask
- install/remove
- list of all installed packages
- use flags for each package + description of what an use flag is doing
- dependencies for each package

>>	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.
> 
> Python can handle both scripting and GUI, and of course portage is
> written (mostly? completely?) in python, so I'd suggest ... python

I'd suggest Python too.
You can write an API and then 2 wrappers:
- a console-based ncurses one
- an X-based wxpython one (I recommend wx because it's quite easy to 
program, powerful and it works really well)

I have some Python knowledge and I did some (very elementary) thing with 
wxPython, so if you want I could help development (I guess the thing 
will be free software :D )

I personally think a Synaptic-like GUI would be the best (familiar to 
Debian/Ubuntu users;easy to use)

m.
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