[Mageia-dev] maintainers database

[andre999]

nicolas vigier a écrit :
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> On Tue, 21 Dec 2010, andre999 wrote:
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>> We could have a structure something like this :
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>> Primary key : name of package
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>> Other fields, 1:1 relation :
>> - package rpm category (+ subcategory, if any)
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> 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.)
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> 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)
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> Why would we need that in maintainers db ?
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>> - Package provides (names of other packages)
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> 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.