[Rpm-metadata] createrepo suggestion

[Gustavo Niemeyer]

> > I noticed that the current createrepo tool is including the rpm
> > namespace information in every package, as a 'format' attribute.
> > I'd like to suggest the inclusion of this information in the
> > global metadata tag. This will save about 45 bytes per package,
> > without changing the current scheme.
> 
> in the global metadata tag? Wouldn't that preclude any eventual mixed
> package-type repositories? Or do you mean in the <format> tag?

Yes, in the global metadata tag.  Something like that:

<metadata xmlns="..." xmlns:rpm="..." xmlns:deb="...">

I don't understand why you belive doing so would limit mixed type
repositories.

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