appdata-tools is dead

PSA: If you’re using appdata-validate, please switch to appstream-util validate from the appstream-glib project. If you’re also using the M4 macro, just replace APPDATA_XML with APPSTREAM_XML. I’ll ship both the old binary and the old m4 file in appstream-glib for a little bit, but I’ll probably remove them again the next time we bump ABI. That is all. :)

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Richard has over 10 years of experience developing open source software. He is the maintainer of GNOME Software, PackageKit, GNOME Packagekit, GNOME Power Manager, GNOME Color Manager, colord, and UPower and also contributes to many other projects and opensource standards. Richard has three main areas of interest on the free desktop, color management, package management, and power management. Richard graduated a few years ago from the University of Surrey with a Masters in Electronics Engineering. He now works for Red Hat in the desktop group, and also manages a company selling open source calibration equipment. Richard's outside interests include taking photos and eating good food.

3 thoughts on “appdata-tools is dead”

  1. What is the best way to conditionnaly use APPSTREAM_XML in configure.ac ? In my project, Im’ using APPDATA_XML, and someone working on a pltaform without appdata sent me the following patch:

    +ifdef(`APPDATA_XML’,”,
    +[
    +AC_DEFUN([APPDATA_XML],
    +[
    + AC_SUBST(APPDATA_XML_RULES)
    +])])
    APPDATA_XML

    Does that looks correct ?

  2. Hi,

    rpmlint in F21 is appears to be calling “appdata-validate”, a bug should be filed against that if there isn’t one already.

    Mat

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