[gentoo-dev] RFC: GLEP 64: Export Package Manager Cached Information. (Was: RFC: GLEP 64: Standardize contents of VDB and establish and API for exporting this information.)

[Anthony G. Basile]

Hi everyone,

I've incorporated suggestions from the previous round of discussions in 
the GLEP.  In particular, note that I also changed the title to avoid 
referring to VDB as the means for caching.  Each package manager can 
decide how to cache the information internally.

The working copy is at https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/User:Blueness/GLEP64

The essential point I'm trying to make is: 1) there is information 
generated when a PM builds+installs a package.  2) some of this 
information is expensive to regenerate.  3) there are utilites that 
would like to make use of this information.  4) to spare these utilites 
the expense of regenerating this information, all package managers 
should cache this information and then export it via a common API.

Thanks in advance for your time!

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