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From: NP-Hardass <NP-Hardass@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Cc: bircoph@g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Printer drivers and net-print
Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2017 02:30:42
Message-Id: 83cc571f-c6f4-0545-b822-2335524408df@gentoo.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] Printer drivers and net-print by Andrew Savchenko
1 On 02/23/2017 03:58 PM, Andrew Savchenko wrote:
2 > On Thu, 23 Feb 2017 18:50:45 +0100 Ulrich Mueller wrote:
3 >>>>>>> On Thu, 23 Feb 2017, Andrew Savchenko wrote:
4 >>
5 >>>> https://projects.gentoo.org/pms/6/pms.html#x1-180003.1.1 "Category Names"
6 >>
7 >>> I don't see a requirement here, only note on most common pattern:
8 >>
9 >>> ``Note: A hyphen is not required because of the virtual category.
10 >>> Usually, however, category names will contain a hyphen.''
11 >>
12 >> It is a note on what is the exclusive pattern, with the single
13 >> exception of the virtual category. I believe that we shouldn't break
14 >> that pattern.
15 >
16 > I'm fine with this approach, but could PMS be updated to contain
17 > more clear statement to avoid misunderstanding? E.g.:
18 > ``all category names must contain a single hyphen with a
19 > special exception for "virtual"''
20 >
21 > Best regards,
22 > Andrew Savchenko
23 >
24
25 Might be best that this not be a PMS thing, but a Gentoo-specific
26 recommendation for developers conveyed via the Devmanual. That's
27 typically the place where Gentoo specifics are added in, like "New
28 virtuals shouldn't be added without posting on the Gentoo mailing list,"
29 etc.
30
31 --
32 NP-Hardass

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Re: [gentoo-dev] Printer drivers and net-print Kristian Fiskerstrand <k_f@g.o>
Re: [gentoo-dev] Printer drivers and net-print Andrew Savchenko <bircoph@g.o>