[Rpm-metadata] discussion of createrepo and repodata format future
Klaus Kaempf
kkaempf at suse.de
Fri Aug 6 12:55:57 UTC 2010
* seth vidal <skvidal at fedoraproject.org> [Aug 06. 2010 14:34]:
>
> When you think about it - the xml format is a cache, too. It's a
> compilation, truncation and compression of the data in the rpm hdrs.
>
Actually, it serves two purposes (requirements)
1. caching of rpm header information
2. providing a universally understood format ("XML's design goals
emphasize simplicity, generality, and usability over the Internet"
(according to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XML)
I'd like to add a third requirement
3. minimize download time required by clients to update their knowledge
about a repository
Having read through the archive of this discussion, the thread started
with a proposal to improve #3, namely adding a better compression
scheme.
Are there other or different requirements for a repository metadata
scheme ?
Klaus
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