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From: Jason Mobarak <aether@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] *-config tool renaming?
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 01:15:27
Message-Id: 20031118011305.GA23900@unm.edu
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] *-config tool renaming? by Peter Ruskin
1 Hi --
2
3 I vote config-* and update-* -- the other names seem a little convoluted if the
4 intent is to make a clear and concise tool naming scheme.
5
6 -- Jason A Mobarak (aka Aether on Freenode)
7
8 On 00:26 Tue 18 Nov , Peter Ruskin wrote:
9 > On Tuesday 18 Nov 2003 00:11, Markus Nigbur wrote:
10 > > On Tue, 18 Nov 2003 07:18:42 +0800
11 > >
12 > > William Kenworthy <billk@×××××××××.au> wrote:
13 > > > I dont see a problem with branding in this case (other than
14 > > > gentoo-* sounding a bit ... odd!)
15 > > >
16 > > > how many other tools such as g-cpan.pl exist that few know about:
17 > > > is there a consolidated list of these tools and what they do? If
18 > > > not, some kind of consistent, hierarchal naming scheme will be a
19 > > > godsend!
20 > > >
21 > > > So I am suggesting
22 > > > g-update-etc, g-update-opengl
23 > > > g-install-cpan, g-install-cran
24 > > > g-config-distcc, g-config-java
25 > > > and so on
26 > > >
27 > > > BillK
28 > >
29 > > Well, the whole idea is good, but those names are really considerable
30 > > stupid-looking :(
31 > > But apparently i can't think of anything better.
32 > >
33 > > -- Markus
34 >
35 > I think the first idea was the best: config-*
36 >
37 > Peter
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Re: [gentoo-dev] *-config tool renaming? Bill Kenworthy <billk@×××××××××.au>