[Rpm-metadata] metadata layout problems and some history

[seth vidal]

On Thu, 2010-08-12 at 13:39 +0300, Panu Matilainen wrote:
> > So help me understand what would make your situation better? What would
> > make the rpm-md less problematic for smart?
> 

> XML works fine for the raw dump part, except that it's hideously bloated 
> format for what it's used for and expensive to parse (dejavu 
> yum-metadata-parser again), and isn't good for indexing or searching.
> Heck, a dumb tagged plain-text file would be much better suited for apt 
> (and I assume smart). I've vague memories of Suse actually having such a 
> format at some point before switching to repodata.

Yes, that was my point in starting this discussion.

But what I've been hearing so far is "don't change anything, just let it
be".

-sv