From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by nuthatch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1E7mFO-0001t6-6C for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Wed, 24 Aug 2005 03:48:18 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with SMTP id j7O3jZ8j027293; Wed, 24 Aug 2005 03:45:35 GMT Received: from zproxy.gmail.com (zproxy.gmail.com [64.233.162.199]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id j7O3cWar001808 for ; Wed, 24 Aug 2005 03:38:33 GMT Received: by zproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id x7so16272nzc for ; Tue, 23 Aug 2005 20:39:31 -0700 (PDT) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; b=gEDSqbGDFeftCNp7mp1jWxXKH8g0P/RhBOuVe+ltxOCZuC0dFQJpJ/7d2YVd+MfJPmwwSfv7hynHqVXuK9t7kGYE+47bw5oaopE1JTV2lRCC5ohL1opNsIeKJMhx0XJTQRxZ8/FJuuuZAnLciPEhdiHTsg7Wn0/Y3P8V3Pzl/os= Received: by 10.36.18.5 with SMTP id 5mr1370360nzr; Tue, 23 Aug 2005 20:39:31 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.36.7.13 with HTTP; Tue, 23 Aug 2005 20:39:31 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <558b73fb05082320393c29effc@mail.gmail.com> Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2005 23:39:31 -0400 From: Michael Crute To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] why gentoo doesn't have long description? In-Reply-To: <20050823224756.667089f1@snowdrop.home> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_555_3444489.1124854771376" References: <20050823112654.GA31003@lugmen.org.ar> <20050823224756.667089f1@snowdrop.home> X-Archives-Salt: fb8b8196-d55e-4c89-8d5a-3c7043bc87be X-Archives-Hash: 9da0ec1268cd1b5b1844aa06c81c0833 ------=_Part_555_3444489.1124854771376 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Or you could use http://packages.gentoo.org/ or http://gentoo-portage.comboth of which tend to provide decent information about the packages in portage. -Mike On 8/23/05, Ciaran McCreesh wrote: >=20 > On Tue, 23 Aug 2005 08:26:54 -0300 conan@lugmen.org.ar wrote: > | - why gentoo has decided that one line description is enough? >=20 > We don't. >=20 > | - it's possible to implement long descriptions? (i mean in the > | political decision to do so, i know is technically viable with some > | LONG_DESCRIPTION item in ebuilds) >=20 > Already there. Check metadata.xml. It supports long descriptions in > multiple languages. >=20 > -- > Ciaran McCreesh : Gentoo Developer (Vim, Shell tools, Fluxbox, Cron) > Mail : ciaranm at gentoo.org > Web : http://dev.gentoo.org/~ciaranm >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 --=20 ________________________________ Michael E. Crute Software Developer SoftGroup Development Corporation Linux, because reboots are for installing hardware. "In a world without walls and fences, who needs windows and gates?" ------=_Part_555_3444489.1124854771376 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Or you could use http://packages.ge= ntoo.org/ or http://gentoo-portage.com both of= which tend to provide decent information about the packages in portage.

-Mike

On 8/23/05, Ciaran McCreesh <= ciaranm@gentoo.org> wrote:
On Tue, 23 Aug 2005 08:26:54 -0300 c= onan@lugmen.org.ar wrote:
| - why gentoo has decided that one line d= escription is enough?

We don't.

| - it's possible to implemen= t long descriptions? (i mean in the
|   political decision to do so, i know is technically viable= with some
|   LONG_DESCRIPTION item in ebuilds)

Alread= y there. Check metadata.xml. It supports long descriptions in
multiple l= anguages.

--
Ciaran McCreesh : Gentoo Developer (Vim, Shell tools, Fluxbox, Cron)<= br>Mail           &n= bsp;: ciaranm at gentoo.org
Web &= nbsp;           : http://dev.gentoo.org/~ciaranm






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___= _____________________________
Michael E. Crute
Software Developer
= SoftGroup Development Corporation

Linux, because reboots are for ins= talling hardware.
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