On 11 Jul 2002, Chris Rouch wrote: > I've just downloaded the limbo iso's. I noticed that the comps file is > now comps.xml, and while the format is more obvious, it is also far more > complicated. > > Previously (for 7.2) I customised the comps file to remove all the rpms > that I didn't want to install. I suspect doing this by hand may be a bit > trickier. > > So I have a couple of questions: > > I'm guessing that this file is generated, rather than written by hand - > if so, how? > > Is there a document somewhere that describes the syntax of this file? i would think that file is *almost* self-explanatory, but the full definition of what's allowed would be defined by the "comps.dtd" Document Type Definition file. is that file publicly readable somewhere? i'd be interested in checking it out. rday
