From: Georgi Georgiev <chutz@gg3.net>
To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] namespace and categories ( was: Media-music category)
Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2003 01:27:36 +0900 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20030602162736.GA14984%chutz@gg3.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1054569924.19464.7.camel@phaze>
On 02/06/2003 at 12:05:24(-0400), Todd Berman used 1.4Kbytes just to say:
> > 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.
Greatness!
It was about time we got to that conclusion. A tree-like category view is what
portage needs. I add my vote in support for that. It seems lots of packages
would have to be renamed though - app-emacs/vm -> vm-emacs, app-xemacs/ispell
-> ispell-xemacs etc.
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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
2003-06-02 16:27 ` Georgi Georgiev [this message]
2003-06-02 16:46 ` Rolf Veen
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