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 href="http://www.rpm.org/">RPM</a> packages</h1>  href="http://www.rpm.org/">RPM</a> packages</h1>
 <p>  <p>
 <strong>rpm2html</strong> generate automatically Web pages describing a set of  <strong>rpm2html</strong> generate automatically Web pages describing a set of
 <a href="http://www.rpm.org/">RPM</a> packages given as argument on the  <a href="http://www.rpm.org/">RPM</a> packages. Preliminary results obtained
 command line. The source is not yet available but preliminary result obtained  
 by running it on a local mirror of Redhat-4.2 i386 distribution and the RedHat  by running it on a local mirror of Redhat-4.2 i386 distribution and the RedHat
 i386 contrib directory is available.</p>  i386 contrib directores are available.</p>
 <p>  <p>
 The goal of rpm2html is also to identify the dependancies between various  The goal of rpm2html is also to identify the dependancies between various
 packages, and being able to find the packages providing the ressources you  packages, and being able to find the packages providing the ressources
 need to install a given package. Every package is analyzed to retrieve it's  needed to install another package. Every package is analyzed to retrieve its
 dependancies and the ressources it offers, an these relationship are stored in  dependancies and the ressources it offers. These relationship are expressed
 the generated pages. Finding the package providing the ressource you need to  using hyperlinks in the the generated pages. Finding the package providing
 install another one is just a matter of following the hypertext links :-).</p>  the ressource you need is just a matter of a few clicks!</p>
 <p>  <p>
 The ultimate commodity is ensured by indexing this set of pages, allowing to  The ultimate commodity is ensured by indexing this set of pages, allowing to
 find instantaneously the package profiding the desired functionnalities (as  find instantaneously packages providing the some functionnalities (as
 long as the package maintainer has properly commented the RPM).</p>  long as the package maintainer has properly commented the RPM).</p>
 <p>  <p>
 Here is the result of this indexing for around 1700 RPMs:</p>  Here is the result of this indexing for around 1700 RPMs:</p>
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 distribution</a>  distribution</a>
 </ul>  </ul>
 <p>  <p>
 rpm2html is only in it's infancy, but may prove useful, unfortunately, most of  
 the FTP links won't work yet, this will be fixed soon ! I also expect to ship  
 the code ASAP.</p>  
 <p>  
 Performance-wise, the actual code is Ok, generating the full set of pages from  Performance-wise, the actual code is Ok, generating the full set of pages from
 approximately 1700 packages, took 45 seconds on a PPro, and is clearly I/O  approximately 1700 packages, took 45 seconds on a PPro, and is clearly I/O
 bound.</p>  bound.</p>
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 and Utilities Page</a> has been around for a long time.  and Utilities Page</a> has been around for a long time.
 </ul>  </ul>
 <p>  <p>
   Enjoy !</p>
   <p>
 Daniel</p>  Daniel</p>
 <hr>  <hr>
 <p>  <p>
 <a href="mailto:veillard@w3.org">Daniel Veillard</a>, Tue Nov 11 20:17:37  <a href="mailto:veillard@w3.org">Daniel Veillard</a>, Thu Nov 13 00:09:11 EST 1997</p>
 1997</p>  
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