Re: Free software database - freeciv

[Janet Casey <jcasey@xxxxxxx>]

   Date:   Wed, 17 May 2000 18:51:26 +0200
   From: Tomasz Wegrzanowski <maniek@xxxxxxxx>
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   I'm going to submit feeciv entry, but have some question about
   entry format.

   1.
   %%developers: 
   %%contributors: 

   PEOPLE file of all contributors and developers is 20kB plain text
   and seems to have about 300 entries (many repeated it different subsystems,
   about 100-150 present and past developers and contributors).

   What should I put here ?
The URL for the file (I'm assuming it is on the Web somewhere).
   2.
   %%category: 
   %%keywords: 

   Any base list of keywords ?
There's no base list for keywords. There is a base list for category, but our 
program generates that automatically. There have been few complaints so far 
about the categories that the programs have been put in.
   3.
   %%use-requirements: 

   Is X and toolkits libs to be listed on use-requirements list ?
toolkits libs- yes. X- no (if it's an X program, we assume you've
listed X in the interface field, and people will understand what that
means.
   4.
   %%interface: 

   freeciv needs both terminal (for server) and X (for clients).
   Server can be run from a script either.
   What to put here ?
Put all that apply. It's ok to put more than one.
   5.
   %%build-prerequisites:

   list obvious things like make or gettext
   and/or obvious libraries (that of toolkit used)
Yes, please list them. just to make sure.

   6.
   Any plans for including documentation about free software into
   database ?  What about more general documentation having something
   to do with free software ? (tutorials, howtoes ...) 

 Not so far. We
   thought about it, but decided to get welll along with the software
   part of it first, then look at other options. I think it' a good
   idea, though.



Janet Casey
Free Software Foundation
http://www.gnu.org
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