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 1E7wWx-00045y-0n for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Wed, 24 Aug 2005 14:47:07 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with SMTP id j7OEidIT024167; Wed, 24 Aug 2005 14:44:39 GMT Received: from zproxy.gmail.com (zproxy.gmail.com [64.233.162.207]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id j7OEcEHr013399 for <gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org>; Wed, 24 Aug 2005 14:38:15 GMT Received: by zproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id x7so72423nzc for <gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org>; Wed, 24 Aug 2005 07:39:17 -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=iorIg1QIb49w6Zipn/p7FINtniBLqPSrAxtYRGd+NNz1ODZdVvBXTUbGU82qmpLTonCNAJU+oXUNl15AsR34eO2nBnN9QKeWSkeAQYzOWHiz5e/K7Y+KNmOHMxcwNc9CXn//cK8un1MU8wUk03nDCRUyLoEn8cCZqg4nWW2fMKM= Received: by 10.36.17.18 with SMTP id 18mr1670795nzq; Wed, 24 Aug 2005 07:39:17 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.36.7.13 with HTTP; Wed, 24 Aug 2005 07:39:17 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <558b73fb0508240739216d358b@mail.gmail.com> Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2005 10:39:17 -0400 From: Michael Crute <mcrute@gmail.com> To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] why gentoo doesn't have long description? In-Reply-To: <e3b422ef05082407247656b8cf@mail.gmail.com> Precedence: bulk List-Post: <mailto:gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org> List-Help: <mailto:gentoo-user+help@gentoo.org> List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:gentoo-user+unsubscribe@gentoo.org> List-Subscribe: <mailto:gentoo-user+subscribe@gentoo.org> List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail <gentoo-user.gentoo.org> X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_2211_29856656.1124894357822" References: <20050823112654.GA31003@lugmen.org.ar> <20050823224756.667089f1@snowdrop.home> <558b73fb05082320393c29effc@mail.gmail.com> <430C1848.7020609@gmail.com> <430C1B43.9040108@sdf-eu.org> <20050824110803.GA4532@lugmen.org.ar> <558b73fb050824070378013489@mail.gmail.com> <e3b422ef05082407247656b8cf@mail.gmail.com> X-Archives-Salt: 27202434-037c-4f5e-b27d-08d25a95b83a X-Archives-Hash: 3994229910ea201553ee96de5a77a24a ------=_Part_2211_29856656.1124894357822 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Hey buddy go troll on somebody else's thread. -Mike On 8/24/05, David Morgan <david.morgan@gmail.com> wrote: >=20 > On 8/24/05, Michael Crute <mcrute@gmail.com> wrote: > > First of all, sorry about top posting that's the way Gmail does it and= =20 > you > > cant change the settings. > > >=20 > S**t, look at this. I'm using gmail and not top posting. >=20 > Just how stupid are you that you can't move the cursor to the bottom > of the message? >=20 > > Also if you are looking for a lazy man's way of getting a package=20 > description try `emerge > -s packagename` and it prints out a lot of=20 > information as well as a short description of the > package. I have never= =20 > seen a long description such as those used to build Debian > > packages anywhere in portage and don't really think it would be useful= =20 > anyhow. So try > > emerge -s and if you need more info go to the packae's website. That=20 > would be my > > advice. Oh, and emerge -s works off the metadata so you dint need an=20 > Internet > > connection. >=20 > How completely pointless. The OP knows about emerge -s and he knows he > can look at the package's website. >=20 > Even worse, you're wrong. emerge -s doesn't look in metadata.xml, it > gets the information from the ebuild. >=20 > Dave >=20 > -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list >=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_2211_29856656.1124894357822 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Hey buddy go troll on somebody else's thread.<br> <br> -Mike<br><br><div><span class=3D"gmail_quote">On 8/24/05, <b class=3D"gmail= _sendername">David Morgan</b> <<a href=3D"mailto:david.morgan@gmail.com"= >david.morgan@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quo= te" style=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt= 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> On 8/24/05, Michael Crute <<a href=3D"mailto:mcrute@gmail.com">mcrute@gm= ail.com</a>> wrote:<br>> First of all, sorry about top posting that's= the way Gmail does it and you<br>> cant change the settings.<br>><br= > <br>S**t, look at this. I'm using gmail and not top posting.<br><br>Just ho= w stupid are you that you can't move the cursor to the bottom<br>of the mes= sage?<br><br>> Also if you are looking for a lazy man's way of getting a package description try `emerge > -s packagename` and it prints out a lot of information as well as a short description of the > package. I have never seen a long description such as those used to build Debian<br>> pa= ckages anywhere in portage and don't really think it would be useful anyhow= . So try<br>> emerge -s and if you need more info go to the packae's web= site. That would be my <br>> advice. Oh, and emerge -s works off the metadata so you dint need = an Internet<br>> connection.<br><br>How completely pointless. The OP kno= ws about emerge -s and he knows he<br>can look at the package's website. <br><br>Even worse, you're wrong. emerge -s doesn't look in metadata.xml, i= t<br>gets the information from the ebuild.<br><br>Dave<br><br>--<br><a href= =3D"mailto:gentoo-user@gentoo.org">gentoo-user@gentoo.org</a> mailing list <br><br></blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br>_______________= _________________<br>Michael E. Crute<br>Software Developer<br>SoftGroup De= velopment Corporation<br><br>Linux, because reboots are for installing hard= ware. <br>"In a world without walls and fences, who needs windows and gates?= " ------=_Part_2211_29856656.1124894357822-- -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list