Automatic download of new data source scripts

[Robby Stephenson]

On Wednesday 27 May 2009, Raphaël Fischer wrote:
> I am running Tellico 1.3.5, and I discovered only recently the feature
> that allow to automatically download data source scripts from kde-files
> (appeared in v1.2).
> In particular, tellico is supposed to configure the scripts by itself,
> but I can't figure out how to provide the information.
> I'am about to post updates of some of my scripts, so I'd like to get that
> issue solved as well.
> Is it some specially formatted lines in the script itself ?

No, there's a spec file included in the script download. But that's not part 
of the download from kde-files.org. For the scripts, since they're liable to 
executed directly on a users system, I didn't want to have Tellico 
downloading and running any and every script that got put on kde-files. So 
as I have a chance, I scan new scripts, use the metadata from kde-files, and 
add a download on periapsis.org that tellico will use. Essentially, the only 
scripts that Tellico will download right now are ones that I repackage, and 
digitally sign on periapsis.org. I don't make any guarantees about my own 
knowledge of detecting security issues, but at least it doesn't leave the 
door wide open.

There are still a few new scripts on kde-files in the last several months 
that I have not added. There's no way to add a script on kde-files and have 
it show up in Tellico without me repackaging and signing it first.

The configuration should be straight-forward, though. Most of the kde-files 
listings show exactly what to put in the config box for the data sources.

Hope that helps!
Robby