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Re: [Savannah-hackers] savannah.gnu.org: submission of invoke
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Loic Dachary |
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Re: [Savannah-hackers] savannah.gnu.org: submission of invoke |
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Wed, 16 Jan 2002 09:12:58 +0100 |
Hi,
Could you please send the current code via e-mail ?
Thanks in advance,
address@hidden writes:
> A package was submitted to savannah.gnu.org.
> This mail was sent to address@hidden, address@hidden
>
>
> Gerall Kahla <address@hidden> described the package as follows:
> License: gpl
> Other License:
> Package: invoke
> System name: invoke
> This package does NOT want to apply for inclusion in the GNU project
>
> I have written a program, which I call \'invoke\', that is used from the
> commandline. Invoke hands off a target file to its mime-type handler
> application. There are several unique things about this application
> currently:
>
> 0) supports open standards (mime.types and mailcap files)
> 1) it is written in C (POSIX compliant) -- not Perl like other apps of this
> type.
> 2) the stdout and stderr streams from the handler application can be
> re-routed or silenced with a commandline switch
> 3) it fully supports the \'test=\' argument of the mailcap RFC1343 (unlike
> lynx and similar)
>
> Currently, invoke remains running while the handler application does its
> thing. However, in future versions I hope to make invoke smart with regard
> to threading off a child process for the handler. Dealing with this
> behavior from a console has turned out to be a little beyond me at the
> moment...
>
> I\'m almost finished with a detailed explanation of how to write mailcap
> rules that invoke can take advantage of. I\'m planning on putting this
> documentation under an appropriate Free Software / Documentation License
> when it\'s ready for posting.
>
> Invoke already exists, and I\'m in the process of putting it on the web.
> It\'s out of reach at the moment, but I can email anyone who wants it a copy
> of the source code tarball. I suspect invoke will be accessible on the
> Internet within the next week. (by 01/19/02)
>
> Invoke is distributed under the GNU General Public License. Invoke is also
> already using the GNU autoconf and automake tools to make a simple
> \'./configure && make && make install\' installation...
>
>
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