Re: [Savannah-hackers] savannah.gnu.org: submission of invoke

[Loic Dachary]

        Hi,

        Could you please send the current code via e-mail ? 

        Thanks in advance,

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 > 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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