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diff --git a/web/README.txt b/web/README.txt index f6d90575..35c54e84 100644 --- a/web/README.txt +++ b/web/README.txt @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ -Setup on ArchLinux: -=================== +Setup on Arch Linux: +==================== 1) Install Apache, MySQL, PHP, and git # pacman -Sy apache mysql php git @@ -108,25 +108,17 @@ Scripts: the account type (regular user or TU). If a Dev is logged in, they can also set the account type to Dev. TUs and Devs are able to delete accounts. If an account is deleted, all "Unsupported" - packages are orphaned (the Users.ID field in the UnsupportedPackages + packages are orphaned (the MaintainerUID field in the Packages table is set to Null). - html/packages.php PHP script to search the package database. It should support - searching by location ("unsupported", "AUR", "extra"), name, + searching by location ("unsupported", "community", "extra"), name, category, maintainer, popularity, etc. It should resemble the packages.php script on archlinux.org. A checkbox should be included next to each package to allow users to flag a package out of date, adopt it, and vote for it (and reverse operations). -- html/pkgmgmnt.php - This script is not accessed directly, but is invoked when a - visitor clicks the 'manage' link from the 'packages.php' script. - The user can edit the package information stored in the database - such as the description, url, category, and location (a TU can move - it to/from "unsupported" and the "AUR"). This is where TUs can - adopt packages that are in the "unsupported" area. - - html/pkgsubmit.php This is the PHP script that allows users to upload a new package. The package format will be a tgz containing the PKGBUILD, @@ -135,14 +127,21 @@ Scripts: its category (network, devel, etc) but that can be modified later by the adopting TU. The script makes appropriate entries into the database (and perhaps notifies interested users of the - new package - see question above). + new package). -New terms/definitions: +Terms and Definitions: ====================== -TU - No change (trusted by the community, if anyone asks what trust - means) -TUR - renamed to Arch User-community Repo (AUR) (so we can use -u for - versions) -Incoming - renamed to "Unsupported" +AUR - Arch Linux User-Community Repository + Includes: + - the AUR web site, + - the [unsupported] 'repository' + - the [community] repository managed by the TUs + +TU - Trusted User + A user that can add binary packages to the [community] + repository and administer AUR. + +[unsupported] + The collection of package build files hosted via the AUR web site. |