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From: Peter Ruskin <Peter.Ruskin@×××××××××.com>
To: gentoo-dev@g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] *-config tool renaming?
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 00:26:21
Message-Id: 200311180026.19577.Peter.Ruskin@dsl.pipex.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] *-config tool renaming? by Markus Nigbur
1 On Tuesday 18 Nov 2003 00:11, Markus Nigbur wrote:
2 > On Tue, 18 Nov 2003 07:18:42 +0800
3 >
4 > William Kenworthy <billk@×××××××××.au> wrote:
5 > > I dont see a problem with branding in this case (other than
6 > > gentoo-* sounding a bit ... odd!)
7 > >
8 > > how many other tools such as g-cpan.pl exist that few know about:
9 > > is there a consolidated list of these tools and what they do? If
10 > > not, some kind of consistent, hierarchal naming scheme will be a
11 > > godsend!
12 > >
13 > > So I am suggesting
14 > > g-update-etc, g-update-opengl
15 > > g-install-cpan, g-install-cran
16 > > g-config-distcc, g-config-java
17 > > and so on
18 > >
19 > > BillK
20 >
21 > Well, the whole idea is good, but those names are really considerable
22 > stupid-looking :(
23 > But apparently i can't think of anything better.
24 >
25 > -- Markus
26
27 I think the first idea was the best: config-*
28
29 Peter
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Re: [gentoo-dev] *-config tool renaming? Jason Mobarak <aether@g.o>