appstream

access to machine-readable software metadata

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  1. Package version
    appstream-1.0.2
  2. Maintainer
    Antoine Jacoutot

AppStream makes machine-readable software metadata easily accessible. It is a
foundational block for modern Linux software centers, offering a seamless way to
retrieve information about available software, no matter the repository it is
contained in. It can provide data about available applications as well as
available firmware, drivers, fonts and other components. This project it part
of freedesktop.org.

What AppStream Offers:

- Specifications & Standards: Describes the XML-based MetaInfo files for use by
upstream projects, as well as AppStream catalog metadata in XML or YAML for
use by repository providers.
- Reference Implementation: Provides GLib/GObject libraries for easy
manipulation of metadata, with features for quick metadata indexing, querying
and system compatibility checks. A Qt interface and other language bindings
are provided as well.
- Tools: Includes `appstreamcli` for metadata queries, data verification and
diagnostics. The `appstreamcli compose` tool can be used for simple catalog
metadata composition.

  • devel/gettext,-tools
  • devel/gobject-introspection
  • devel/gperf
  • lang/vala
  • textproc/gi-docgen
  • textproc/gtk-doc
  • textproc/itstool
  • STEM->=1.3.2v0:devel/meson
  • STEM->=5.4.0:archivers/xz