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46 lines
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# Integrating jhalfs Source Metadata
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- Goal: reuse jhalfs wget-list and md5sums to populate package `source.urls` and
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auto-fill checksums when harvesting metadata for MLFS/BLFS/GLFS packages.
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- Data source: `https://anduin.linuxfromscratch.org/` hosts per-release
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`wget-list`/`md5sums` files already curated by the jhalfs project.
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- Approach:
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1. Fetch (and optionally cache under `ai/cache/`) the lists for each book.
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2. When harvesting, map `<package>-<version>` against the list to gather all
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relevant URLs.
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3. Pull matching checksum entries to populate `source.checksums`.
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4. Keep the existing HTML scrape for chapter/stage text; jhalfs covers only
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sources.
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- Benefits: avoids fragile HTML tables, keeps URLs aligned with official build
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scripts, and ensures checksums are up-to-date.
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# Metadata → Rust Module Strategy
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Goal: emit Rust modules under `src/pkgs/by_name` directly from harvested
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metadata once MLFS/BLFS/GLFS records are validated.
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Outline:
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1. **Schema alignment** – Ensure harvested JSON carries everything the
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`PackageDefinition` constructor expects (source URLs, checksums, build
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commands, dependencies, optimisation flags, notes/stage metadata).
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2. **Translation layer** – Implement a converter (likely in a new module,
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e.g. `src/pkgs/generator.rs`) that reads a metadata JSON file and produces a
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`ScaffoldRequest` or directly writes the module source via the existing
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scaffolder.
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3. **Naming/layout** – Derive module paths from `package.id` (e.g.
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`mlfs/binutils-pass-1` → `src/pkgs/by_name/bi/binutils/pass_1/mod.rs`) while
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preserving the prefix/slug conventions already used by the scaffolder.
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4. **CLI integration** – Add a subcommand (`metadata_indexer generate`) that
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accepts a list of package IDs or a glob, feeds each through the translator,
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and optionally stages the resulting Rust files.
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5. **Diff safety** – Emit modules to a temporary location first, compare
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against existing files, and only overwrite when changes are detected; keep a
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`--dry-run` mode for review.
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6. **Tests/checks** – After generation, run `cargo fmt` and `cargo check` to
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ensure the new modules compile; optionally add schema fixtures covering edge
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cases (variants, multiple URLs, absent checksums).
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Open questions:
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- How to represent optional post-install steps or multi-phase builds inside the
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generated module (additional helper functions vs. raw command arrays).
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- Where to store PGO workload hints once the PGO infrastructure is defined.
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