[Mageia-dev] maintainers database

Tue Dec 21 12:48:57 CET 2010

nicolas vigier a écrit :
+>
+> On Tue, 21 Dec 2010, andre999 wrote:
+>
+>>
+>> We could have a structure something like this :
+>>
+>> Primary key : name of package
+>>
+>> Other fields, 1:1 relation :
+>> - package rpm category (+ subcategory, if any)
+>
+> What is the category ?
+
+I meant the rpm group tag
+
+>> - repository
+>> - etc
+>>
+>> Other fields, 1:N relation :
+>> - Packager nickname + packager status (primary maintainer, trainee or
+>> whatever) + real name + email
+>> (The last 2 items could be in a separate table keyed by nickname.)
+>
+> Why duplicate infos from ldap database ? And why would we need that in
+> maintainers db ?
+
+Basically info in the packager wiki page.
+what ldap database ?
+
+>> - Package dependancies (names of other packages)
+>
+> Why would we need that in maintainers db ?
+>
+>> - Package provides (names of other packages)
+>
+> Why would we need that in maintainers db ?
+
+These are just ideas thrown out for discussion.
+All info related to packages.
+If all such info were included, it could facilitate the validation of 
+packages - if we were to find that a good idea.
+
+Obviously going a little beyond a bare list of packages and maintainers.
+