Re: [gentoo-dev] [RFC] Portage einfo, elog... output format change

[Fabian Groffen]

On 02-10-2021 23:03:56 -0400, Ionen Wolkens wrote:
> On Sat, Oct 02, 2021 at 10:53:37PM -0400, Ionen Wolkens wrote:
> > Guess there's a lot of other options that could be considered as well.
> >
> > --- files
> > >>> text
> >  * current, it wasn't aligned now that I look at it again
> > (relying only on color to convey type feels clearly wrong to me)
> >
> > --- files
> > >>>> text
> > [QA] new based on current PR
> >
> > >>> text
> > [QA] aligned 1 character further, maybe skipping changing >>> is fine?
> > (then again that it's further is what threw me off at first)
> >
> > >>> text
> > QA* similar to before, but aligned using only 3 chars
> >
> > >>> text
> > [Q] kinda more obscure but it can work
> >
>
> Guess should also add these:
> >>> text
> Q* Notice:
> E* Some error happened
> (closest to before by making use of the former leading space, thus
>  no alignment changes)

FWIW, I like this one.  Perhaps even with lowercase

make[4]: leaving directory src
q* soname lacks version
e* failed to die

Fabian

>
> >>> text
> QA Notice:
> EE Some error happened
> (at least clearer than Q* Notice, but unsure about no separator.. guess
> it could work?)
>
> > >>>> text
> > QA* probably closest to how it was before alignment-wise, but meh at 4 >
> >
> > >>> message
> > QA> not convinced about this one, but throwing it here anyway
> > (other characters could be considered as well)
> >
> > Maybe a poll of some kind may help, personally undecided on what I
> > like better beside agreeing that a change is needed.
>
>
> --
> ionen



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Fabian Groffen
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