Re: [gentoo-dev] *-config tool renaming?

[Jason Mobarak <aether@gentoo.org>]

Hi --

I vote config-* and update-* -- the other names seem a little convoluted if the
intent is to make a clear and concise tool naming scheme.

-- Jason A Mobarak (aka Aether on Freenode)

On 00:26 Tue 18 Nov     , Peter Ruskin wrote:
> On Tuesday 18 Nov 2003 00:11, Markus Nigbur wrote:
> > On Tue, 18 Nov 2003 07:18:42 +0800
> >
> > William Kenworthy <billk@iinet.net.au> wrote:
> > > I dont see a problem with branding in this case (other than
> > > gentoo-* sounding a bit ... odd!)
> > >
> > > how many other tools such as g-cpan.pl exist that few know about:
> > > is there a consolidated list of these tools and what they do? If
> > > not, some kind of consistent, hierarchal naming scheme will be a
> > > godsend!
> > >
> > > So I am suggesting
> > > g-update-etc, g-update-opengl
> > > g-install-cpan, g-install-cran
> > > g-config-distcc, g-config-java
> > > and so on
> > >
> > > BillK
> >
> > Well, the whole idea is good, but those names are really considerable
> > stupid-looking :(
> > But apparently i can't think of anything better.
> >
> > -- Markus
> 
> I think the first idea was the best: config-*
> 
> Peter
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