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Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2005 10:39:17 -0400
From: Michael Crute <mcrute@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] why gentoo doesn't have long description?
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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


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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?"

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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> &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:david.morgan@gmail.com"=
>david.morgan@gmail.com</a>&gt; 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 &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:mcrute@gmail.com">mcrute@gm=
ail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br>&gt; First of all, sorry about top posting that's=
 the way Gmail does it and you<br>&gt; cant change the settings.<br>&gt;<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>&gt;
Also if you are looking for a lazy man's way of getting a package
description try `emerge &gt; -s packagename` and it prints out a lot of
information as well as a short description of the &gt; package. I have
never seen a long description such as those used to build Debian<br>&gt; pa=
ckages anywhere in portage and don't really think it would be useful anyhow=
. So try<br>&gt; emerge -s and if you need more info go to the packae's web=
site. That would be my
<br>&gt; advice. Oh, and emerge -s works off the metadata so you dint need =
an Internet<br>&gt; 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>&quot;In a world without walls and fences, who needs windows and gates?=
&quot;

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