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From: Rolf Veen <rolf.veen@helide.com>
Cc: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] namespace and categories ( was: Media-music category)
Date: Mon, 02 Jun 2003 18:01:15 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <3EDB74CB.4010406@helide.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20030602132429.GA12256%chutz@gg3.net>

Georgi Georgiev wrote:

> BTW, if the duplicate-names package problem is resolved once and for all, it
> wouldn't be too bad an idea to let a package exist in different categories at
> the same time. A symlink could do the trick, and it would also make sure that
> more people find the package they need. It would also make for categorizing
> those hard to categorize packages.

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.

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)


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  parent reply	other threads:[~2003-06-02 16:03 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             ` Rolf Veen [this message]
2003-06-02 16:05               ` [gentoo-dev] namespace and categories ( was: Media-music category) Todd Berman
2003-06-02 16:27                 ` Georgi Georgiev
2003-06-02 16:46                 ` Rolf Veen

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