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From: Fabian Groffen <grobian@g.o>
To: gentoo-alt@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-alt] [PREFIX] the future of Prefix
Date: Thu, 09 Oct 2008 07:11:55
Message-Id: 20081009071149.GA645@gentoo.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-alt] [PREFIX] the future of Prefix by Michael Haubenwallner
1 On 09-10-2008 08:39:59 +0200, Michael Haubenwallner wrote:
2 > Depends on the definition:
3 > x86: "Gentoo Linux"
4 > x86-linux: "non-prefixed Gentoo on any Linux"
5 > x86+linux: "Gentoo Prefix on any Linux"
6 >
7 > The *+* is only because there is non-Prefix *-fbsd already.
8 >
9 > And "Gentoo Linux" != "non-prefixed Gentoo on any Linux" != "Gentoo
10 > Prefix on any Linux"
11 >
12 > The problem is how to distinguish
13 > between "non-prefixed Gentoo on FreeBSD" (keyword "*-fbsd")
14 > and "Gentoo Prefix on FreeBSD" (keyword "*-fbsd" in Prefix ATM)
15
16 Not a problem, as in Prefix, it would be x86-freebsd, because people
17 convinced me that fbsd is too short and causing inconsistencies, because
18 nbsd or obsd would have multiple candidates.
19
20 > > Yeah, and to me still an overloading of the keywording thing with Prefix
21 > > stuff. PROPERTIES=prefix would be more to my liking.
22 >
23 > Ok with me eventually to indicate prefix-awareness, but it does not fix
24 > the *-fbsd (prefix <> non-prefix) problem, as they still would share the
25 > same keyword.
26
27 see above.
28
29
30 --
31 Fabian Groffen
32 Gentoo on a different level

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Re: [gentoo-alt] [PREFIX] the future of Prefix Michael Haubenwallner <haubi@g.o>