Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 00:53:11 +0200 From: Ernst de Haan <ernst@jollem.com> To: Thierry Thomas <thierry@thomas.as> Cc: freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: XML-based ports system ? Message-ID: <20010529005311.A17126@c187104187.telekabel.chello.nl> In-Reply-To: <20010528230655.A27331@graf.pompo.net>; from thierry@thomas.as on Mon, May 28, 2001 at 11:06:55PM %2B0200 References: <20010528105709.A9284@c187104187.telekabel.chello.nl> <20010528230655.A27331@graf.pompo.net>
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Thomas, > > What are your ideas/opinions with respect to using XML for the ports system? > > *If* we want FreeBSD to be an XML-based OS in 5 years, then we could start > > working towards that right now. IMHO it would be awesome if FreeBSD would > > indeed use XML to replace a lot of custom file formats. > > Such a project exists, for TeX / LaTeX distributions. Look at > <URL:http://ftp.fr.freebsd.org/FDNTeX/>. I find it hard to judge what this URL is all about, but it does not seem to be an XML-based package management system? Ernst -- Ernst de Haan Java Architect Jollem Information Technology "Come to me all who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest" -- Jesus Christ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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