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> "Application;Office;Wordprocessor", one "Application;Wordprocessor", |
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> "Editors;Wordprocessor", etc. You stick the app in a category, and let |
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> Portage figure out where it goes under the tree. |
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This sounds like an idea that I've tried to express once or twice, e.g. |
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http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.gentoo.devel/11868 |
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I think a hierarchy, where every ebuild has a specific place in |
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the tree, is a bad fit for portage or for any packaging system. |
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One does need a taxonomy or controlled list of categories, but |
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an ebuild can legitimately belong to many categories. |
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Jean Jordaan . .. .... ///\\oo//\\\ |
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http://www.upfrontsystems.co.za |
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