Re: [gentoo-dev] some ideas

Pete Gavin wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have a couple ideas that could be used later on...
>
> First, I think we could use the categories for packages in more than
> just the portage tree. We could sort the distfiles directory by
> category,

Hmm that does not work. For example ghostscript need jpeg-6b-sources to
compile
so the jpeg source must be ther twice.
But we can use debian-like alphabetic subdirs.

> as well as sort the directories in /usr/share/doc by
> category as well. That way, if there's a conflict in package names
> (not terribly likely) or in source tarball/patch file names (much more
> likely).

?

>
>
> Second, I think we should write a document (kind of a Gentoo-HOWTO)
> that defines a standard file naming convention for everything that
> goes into the CVS tree (like patches and other auxillary files), and
> explain where everything thats installed should go, how to format your
> ebuild file, rules on how certain things should be done in ebuild
> files, etc. That way, we can make the portage tree completely
> self-consistent. If you want, I can start writing something like this,
> and then you guys can give me more ideas to put in it or tell me what
> I should change.

Good idea these are the necesary things I never have time for.

>
>
> Pete

achim~

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