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33<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Title:</th><td class="field-body">Per-Category metadata.xml Files</td> 29<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Title:</th><td class="field-body">Per-Category metadata.xml Files</td>
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37<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Author:</th><td class="field-body">Ciaran McCreesh &lt;ciaranm&#32;&#97;t&#32;gentoo.org&gt;</td> 33<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Author:</th><td class="field-body">Ciaran McCreesh &lt;ciaranm&#32;&#97;t&#32;gentoo.org&gt;</td>
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55<p class="topic-title first"><a name="contents">Contents</a></p> 51<p class="topic-title first"><a id="contents" name="contents">Contents</a></p>
56<ul class="simple"> 52<ul class="simple">
57<li><a class="reference" href="#abstract" id="id9" name="id9">Abstract</a></li> 53<li><a class="reference" href="#abstract" id="id9" name="id9">Abstract</a></li>
58<li><a class="reference" href="#motivation" id="id10" name="id10">Motivation</a></li> 54<li><a class="reference" href="#motivation" id="id10" name="id10">Motivation</a></li>
59<li><a class="reference" href="#specification" id="id11" name="id11">Specification</a><ul> 55<li><a class="reference" href="#specification" id="id11" name="id11">Specification</a><ul>
60<li><a class="reference" href="#examples" id="id12" name="id12">Examples</a></li> 56<li><a class="reference" href="#examples" id="id12" name="id12">Examples</a></li>
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64<li><a class="reference" href="#backwards-compatibility" id="id14" name="id14">Backwards Compatibility</a></li> 60<li><a class="reference" href="#backwards-compatibility" id="id14" name="id14">Backwards Compatibility</a></li>
65<li><a class="reference" href="#references" id="id15" name="id15">References</a></li> 61<li><a class="reference" href="#references" id="id15" name="id15">References</a></li>
66<li><a class="reference" href="#copyright" id="id16" name="id16">Copyright</a></li> 62<li><a class="reference" href="#copyright" id="id16" name="id16">Copyright</a></li>
67</ul> 63</ul>
68</div> 64</div>
69<div class="section" id="abstract"> 65<div class="section">
70<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id9" name="abstract">Abstract</a></h1> 66<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id9" id="abstract" name="abstract">Abstract</a></h1>
71<p>A <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">metadata.xml</span></tt> file <a class="footnote-reference" href="#id6" id="id1" name="id1">[1]</a> is currently used to provide extra metadata 67<p>A <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">metadata.xml</span></tt> file <a class="footnote-reference" href="#id6" id="id1" name="id1">[1]</a> is currently used to provide extra metadata
72(long descriptions, herd and maintainer information) about a package. It 68(long descriptions, herd and maintainer information) about a package. It
73is proposed that these files also be used to describe the purpose of a 69is proposed that these files also be used to describe the purpose of a
74category.</p> 70category.</p>
75</div> 71</div>
76<div class="section" id="motivation"> 72<div class="section">
77<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id10" name="motivation">Motivation</a></h1> 73<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id10" id="motivation" name="motivation">Motivation</a></h1>
78<p>Category names are short and not entirely clear. Adding arbitrary length 74<p>Category names are short and not entirely clear. Adding arbitrary length
79long descriptions to categories would provide several advantages:</p> 75long descriptions to categories would provide several advantages:</p>
80<ul class="simple"> 76<ul class="simple">
81<li>It would clarify the meaning of categories for users, who may not be 77<li>It would clarify the meaning of categories for users, who may not be
82aware of some of the abbreviations or acronyms we use.</li> 78aware of some of the abbreviations or acronyms we use.</li>
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88<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">app-misc</span></tt> as is done currently.</li> 84<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">app-misc</span></tt> as is done currently.</li>
89<li>It would help illustrate which categories are too broad or badly defined 85<li>It would help illustrate which categories are too broad or badly defined
90in scope, making any future category splits easier.</li> 86in scope, making any future category splits easier.</li>
91</ul> 87</ul>
92</div> 88</div>
93<div class="section" id="specification"> 89<div class="section">
94<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id11" name="specification">Specification</a></h1> 90<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id11" id="specification" name="specification">Specification</a></h1>
95<p>It is proposed that the existing <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">metadata.xml</span></tt> format <a class="footnote-reference" href="#id6" id="id2" name="id2">[1]</a> be used. 91<p>It is proposed that the existing <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">metadata.xml</span></tt> format <a class="footnote-reference" href="#id6" id="id2" name="id2">[1]</a> be used.
96Even though XML sucks, there is already a framework in place for these 92Even though XML sucks, there is already a framework in place for these
97files. The filename will be <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">blah-misc/metadata.xml</span></tt>. The character set 93files. The filename will be <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">blah-misc/metadata.xml</span></tt>. The character set
98used shall be UTF-8 for consistency with GLEP 31 <a class="footnote-reference" href="#id7" id="id3" name="id3">[2]</a>.</p> 94used shall be UTF-8 for consistency with GLEP 31 <a class="footnote-reference" href="#id7" id="id3" name="id3">[2]</a>.</p>
99<p>A new top level <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">&lt;catmetadata&gt;</span></tt> element shall be added to the DTD. This 95<p>A new top level <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">&lt;catmetadata&gt;</span></tt> element shall be added to the DTD. This
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107English (<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">en</span></tt>) description.</p> 103English (<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">en</span></tt>) description.</p>
108<p>The <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">&lt;herd&gt;</span></tt> and <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">&lt;maintainer&gt;</span></tt> elements are not generally relevant at 104<p>The <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">&lt;herd&gt;</span></tt> and <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">&lt;maintainer&gt;</span></tt> elements are not generally relevant at
109the category level. They may be specified as a fall-back &quot;assume that 105the category level. They may be specified as a fall-back &quot;assume that
110everything in this category is maintained by these people&quot;, but this must 106everything in this category is maintained by these people&quot;, but this must
111not be used as a replacement for proper per-package metadata.</p> 107not be used as a replacement for proper per-package metadata.</p>
112<div class="section" id="examples"> 108<div class="section">
113<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id12" name="examples">Examples</a></h2> 109<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id12" id="examples" name="examples">Examples</a></h2>
114<p>The <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">app-vim</span></tt> category could use a <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">metadata.xml</span></tt> file like the 110<p>The <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">app-vim</span></tt> category could use a <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">metadata.xml</span></tt> file like the
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130</div> 126</div>
131<div class="section" id="implementation-requirements"> 127<div class="section">
132<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id13" name="implementation-requirements">Implementation Requirements</a></h2> 128<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id13" id="implementation-requirements" name="implementation-requirements">Implementation Requirements</a></h2>
133<p>The DTD file would need to be updated to include the <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">&lt;catmetadata&gt;</span></tt> 129<p>The DTD file would need to be updated to include the <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">&lt;catmetadata&gt;</span></tt>
134element.</p> 130element.</p>
135<p>A metadata file would have to be added to every category in the tree. This 131<p>A metadata file would have to be added to every category in the tree. This
136could be done over a period of time.</p> 132could be done over a period of time.</p>
137<p><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">repoman</span></tt> would need a few small changes to be able to handle 133<p><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">repoman</span></tt> would need a few small changes to be able to handle
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139<p>The &quot;packages.gentoo.org metadata&quot; bug <a class="footnote-reference" href="#id8" id="id4" name="id4">[3]</a> would need to be 135<p>The &quot;packages.gentoo.org metadata&quot; bug <a class="footnote-reference" href="#id8" id="id4" name="id4">[3]</a> would need to be
140updated to ask for category descriptions as well.</p> 136updated to ask for category descriptions as well.</p>
141<p>The metadata documentation <a class="footnote-reference" href="#id6" id="id5" name="id5">[1]</a> would require some additions.</p> 137<p>The metadata documentation <a class="footnote-reference" href="#id6" id="id5" name="id5">[1]</a> would require some additions.</p>
142</div> 138</div>
143</div> 139</div>
144<div class="section" id="backwards-compatibility"> 140<div class="section">
145<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id14" name="backwards-compatibility">Backwards Compatibility</a></h1> 141<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id14" id="backwards-compatibility" name="backwards-compatibility">Backwards Compatibility</a></h1>
146<p>The metadata DTD will remain backwards compatible.</p> 142<p>The metadata DTD will remain backwards compatible.</p>
147<p>The category metadata files will need to be considered &quot;optional until 143<p>The category metadata files will need to be considered &quot;optional until
148implemented&quot; rather than immediately becoming mandatory.</p> 144implemented&quot; rather than immediately becoming mandatory.</p>
149</div> 145</div>
150<div class="section" id="references"> 146<div class="section">
151<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id15" name="references">References</a></h1> 147<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id15" id="references" name="references">References</a></h1>
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154<tbody valign="top"> 150<tbody valign="top">
155<tr><td class="label"><a name="id6">[1]</a></td><td><em>(<a class="fn-backref" href="#id1">1</a>, <a class="fn-backref" href="#id2">2</a>, <a class="fn-backref" href="#id5">3</a>)</em> Gentoo Metadata, 151<tr><td class="label"><a name="id6">[1]</a></td><td><em>(<a class="fn-backref" href="#id1">1</a>, <a class="fn-backref" href="#id2">2</a>, <a class="fn-backref" href="#id5">3</a>)</em> Gentoo Metadata,
156(<a class="reference" href="http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/devrel/handbook/handbook.xml?part=2&amp;chap=4">http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/devrel/handbook/handbook.xml?part=2&amp;chap=4</a>)</td></tr> 152(<a class="reference" href="http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/devrel/handbook/handbook.xml?part=2&amp;chap=4">http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/devrel/handbook/handbook.xml?part=2&amp;chap=4</a>)</td></tr>
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169<tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id4" name="id8">[3]</a></td><td>Gentoo bug 66917 165<tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id4" name="id8">[3]</a></td><td>Gentoo bug 66917
170(<a class="reference" href="http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=66917">http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=66917</a>)</td></tr> 166(<a class="reference" href="http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=66917">http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=66917</a>)</td></tr>
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