From: Todd Berman <tberman@gentoo.org>
To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] namespace and categories ( was: Media-music category)
Date: 02 Jun 2003 12:05:24 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1054569924.19464.7.camel@phaze> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <3EDB74CB.4010406@helide.com>
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> I would separate namespace and categories: let portage work with a
> *flat* namespace that does not depend on categorization. A package may
> well fit in more than one category, as you say.
As far as I know, portage does work on a flat namespace, well, relatively flat at least :)
> I find categorization too arbitrary to include in a robust tool like
> portage. So, give the users a 'category view' on top a flat namespace,
> but use these categories only for information. In fact, categories can
> be made of only a hierarchy of symlinks to the main directory:
>
> ¿ Too much files in the main directory then ? That's is a different
> problem. But not one that justifies, on its own, the use of categories.
>
> Rolf
>
> (My first post here: hi all)
wrt to the rest of that, I am actually in favor of MORE categorization.
I think instead of having dev-this, dev-that, etc, it should be dev/this
and dev/that.
--Todd
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2003-06-02 16:06 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2003-06-02 10:19 [gentoo-dev] Media-music category Jon Ellis
2003-06-02 10:58 ` Georgi Georgiev
2003-06-02 12:28 ` rob holland
2003-06-02 11:46 ` Ian Phillips
2003-06-02 12:55 ` rob holland
2003-06-02 12:17 ` Georgi Georgiev
2003-06-02 12:37 ` Troy Dack
2003-06-02 12:58 ` Jon Ellis
2003-06-02 13:24 ` Georgi Georgiev
2003-06-02 15:11 ` rob holland
2003-06-02 15:36 ` Todd Berman
2003-06-02 16:28 ` rob holland
2003-06-02 15:43 ` Todd Berman
2003-06-02 16:01 ` [gentoo-dev] namespace and categories ( was: Media-music category) Rolf Veen
2003-06-02 16:05 ` Todd Berman [this message]
2003-06-02 16:27 ` Georgi Georgiev
2003-06-02 16:46 ` Rolf Veen
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