On 2017-07-03 18:13, Gionni FireGarden wrote:
> hi all!
> by now we don't have a place like packages.debian.org [1] or
> packages.ubuntu.com [2] so i create with a friend a PoC for that.
> We work on this idea just two nights, after work: it's really a
> primitive Proof of Concept so please be merciful [gh], but we are
> improving day by day.
> The system is composed by a python parser job that import all packages
> info from apt lists files into a mariadb and a bit of php to render
> that on web.
> No framework used, no ORM: we create little libs for db and templating
> [to avoid spaghetti code], very KISS & DRY so it will be easy mantain
> this code... i hope :D
>
> you can find what we have done here
> http://devuanpackages.viralds.it [3]
>
> do you like the idea? and this primitive implementation?
> if you have any hints or suggests or bad words: we are here :)
>
> thanks to all for the great work with devuan.
>
> firegarden
>
> Links:
> ------
> [1] http://packages.debian.org
> [2] http://packages.ubuntu.com
> [3] http://devuanpackages.viralds.it
>
>

I heard that this was in the works. Yes, it is much needed. But I
don't see it as part of the main website. IMO, it would be better to
have that DB on a separate site with its own url (good for search
engines) that could be linked to from devuan.org and other Devuan
related sites. I would also vote for a sparser, more compact look with
the nav bar linking to various aspects of the DB structure.

golinux