#12917: get_package_dependencies needs to be refactored
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Reporter: kallisti5 | Owner: kallisti5
Type: enhancement | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone: Unscheduled
Component: Kits/Package Kit | Version: R1/Development
Resolution: | Keywords:
Blocked By: | Blocking:
Has a Patch: 0 | Platform: All
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Description changed by kallisti5:
Old description:
It appears the entire reason the url exists in the repo file
(BRepositoryInfo blob) is to appease the get_package_dependencies binary.
The requirements of get_package_dependencies could be greatly cleaned up.
**Current Behaviour**
get_package_dependencies takes in the following arguments:
* Several binary local repo files which contain the url, and repo
package inventory
* These are pretty much http://packages.haiku-
os.org/haikuports/master/repo/x86_64/current/repo generated from
http://packages.haiku-
os.org/haikuports/master/repo/x86_64/current/repo.info.
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* Every local hpkg file to be placed into the image.
get_package_dependencies then 'solves' the dependencies and links to
where the package should be based on the url in repo.info.
get_package_dependencies seems to be the only thing that actually uses
the url field in the repo.info / repo manifest. (this url field makes
repo's unportable to other locations)
**How it should work**
* A series of remote repo URL's are provided to the tool
* Tool downloads repo manifest from each remote repo.
* Tool now knows "where repos exist, and what packages they contain"
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* Every local hpkg file to be placed into the image.
