TPM Directory???

[Arne Jørgensen]

"Sebastian Rahtz" <sebastian.rahtz@computing-services.oxford.ac.uk> writes:

> If it isn't obvious, a `TPM' is an XML file (hopefully RDF-conformant)
> which lists the files contained in a given package. It breaks them up
> into source, documentation and runtime, gives sizes, and includes
> summary documentation (drawn from the Williams catalogue)
> 
> TPMs are at the heart of the TeX Live installation procedure, and will
> be increasingly used in fpTeX and TeXLive. We will add, for instance,
> dependency information, and virtual packages. The aim is that you will
> ask for package "Russian", and it will cover all the individual
> packages a typical Russian user might want.
> 
> Anyone who wants to build utilities (like uninstalls, or sanity
> checkers) based on TPMs is *very* welcome.
> 
> Sebastian Rahtz

Is it possible to find some information about this TPM format and/or
system? Is there a mailing list where it is discussed?

        /arne
-- 
stud. scient. Arne Jørgensen
DK-TUG / Danish TeX Users Group

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