Unmaintained implementations Antero Mejr (13 May 2024 14:25 UTC)
Re: Unmaintained implementations Arthur A. Gleckler (13 May 2024 14:39 UTC)
Re: Unmaintained implementations Lassi Kortela (13 May 2024 15:17 UTC)
Re: Unmaintained implementations Lassi Kortela (13 May 2024 17:46 UTC)
Re: Unmaintained implementations Antero Mejr (13 May 2024 18:05 UTC)
Categorizing and describing implementations Lassi Kortela (13 May 2024 18:24 UTC)
Re: Categorizing and describing implementations Jakub T. Jankiewicz (13 May 2024 20:16 UTC)
Re: Categorizing and describing implementations Arthur A. Gleckler (13 May 2024 20:23 UTC)
Re: Categorizing and describing implementations Lassi Kortela (13 May 2024 20:37 UTC)
Re: Categorizing and describing implementations Arthur A. Gleckler (13 May 2024 20:39 UTC)
Re: Categorizing and describing implementations Jakub T. Jankiewicz (13 May 2024 21:19 UTC)
Re: Categorizing and describing implementations Arthur A. Gleckler (13 May 2024 21:26 UTC)
Containers Lassi Kortela (13 May 2024 21:37 UTC)
Re: Containers Arthur A. Gleckler (13 May 2024 21:41 UTC)
Re: Categorizing and describing implementations John Cowan (13 May 2024 21:51 UTC)
Re: Categorizing and describing implementations Stephen De Gabrielle (14 May 2024 08:23 UTC)
Re: Categorizing and describing implementations Jakub T. Jankiewicz (14 May 2024 11:55 UTC)
Snap and Lisp Lassi Kortela (14 May 2024 12:15 UTC)
Re: Snap and Lisp Stephen De Gabrielle (14 May 2024 12:45 UTC)
Re: Snap and Lisp Lassi Kortela (14 May 2024 13:33 UTC)
Re: Categorizing and describing implementations Marc Feeley (14 May 2024 12:48 UTC)
Re: Categorizing and describing implementations Stephen De Gabrielle (14 May 2024 13:09 UTC)
Re: Categorizing and describing implementations Marc Feeley (14 May 2024 13:29 UTC)
Re: Categorizing and describing implementations Jakub T. Jankiewicz (14 May 2024 14:03 UTC)
Re: Categorizing and describing implementations Stephen De Gabrielle (14 May 2024 17:45 UTC)
Re: Categorizing and describing implementations Lassi Kortela (19 May 2024 13:47 UTC)
Re: Categorizing and describing implementations Antero Mejr (20 May 2024 14:03 UTC)
Re: Categorizing and describing implementations Arthur A. Gleckler (20 May 2024 14:24 UTC)
Definition of "Scheme" Lassi Kortela (14 May 2024 13:21 UTC)
Re: Categorizing and describing implementations Jakub T. Jankiewicz (14 May 2024 13:53 UTC)
Re: Unmaintained implementations Arthur A. Gleckler (13 May 2024 19:12 UTC)
Re: Unmaintained implementations Jakub T. Jankiewicz (13 May 2024 20:40 UTC)
Re: Unmaintained implementations Arthur A. Gleckler (13 May 2024 20:43 UTC)
Re: Unmaintained implementations Lassi Kortela (13 May 2024 20:49 UTC)
Re: Unmaintained implementations Arthur A. Gleckler (13 May 2024 20:55 UTC)
Re: Unmaintained implementations Lassi Kortela (13 May 2024 21:07 UTC)
Re: Unmaintained implementations Antero Mejr (13 May 2024 21:18 UTC)
Metadata files Lassi Kortela (13 May 2024 21:34 UTC)
Re: Metadata files Antero Mejr (13 May 2024 21:41 UTC)

Metadata files Lassi Kortela 13 May 2024 21:34 UTC

> IMO this would be best done in a package.scm/json file, which would
> specify dependencies, documentation locations, etc. It could also be
> used to build and install the implementation (including inside
> containers) in a package-manager-nonspecific way.
>
> There's already the "Snow.md" spec in the R7RS large repo, and I started
> my own package management SRFI (links below).  I agree that a package
> management/metadata SRFI is desperately needed. But it would need buy-in
> from the likes of Guix, Akku, etc.
>
> If libraries shipped a package.scm as well, then scheme.org could become
> a repository for both implementation and library documentation, without
> having to update it by hand.
>
> https://github.com/johnwcowan/r7rs-work/blob/master/Snow.md
> https://git.antr.me/srfi-package/tree/srfi-2XX.html

This is exactly the sort of thing I've had in mind.

Here is some preliminary work: https://github.com/pre-srfi/package-scm

Let me know if you want to be added to the pre-srfi GitHub organization.