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[Savannah-hackers] savannah.gnu.org: submission of invoke |
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Sat, 12 Jan 2002 22:12:04 -0500 |
A package was submitted to savannah.gnu.org.
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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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