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On 15 Jul 2003 10:48:27 +0200 |
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Philippe Lafoucrière <lafou@×××××××.fr> wrote: |
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> Hi all |
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> after doing an emerge -s xfce4, I got 18 ebuilds ! |
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> * x11-libs/libxfce4mcs [ Masked ] |
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> * x11-libs/libxfce4util [ Masked ] |
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> * x11-misc/xfce4-iconbox [ Masked ] |
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> * x11-misc/xfce4-mixer [ Masked ] |
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> * x11-misc/xfce4-panel [ Masked ] |
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> * x11-misc/xfce4-systray [ Masked ] |
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> * x11-misc/xfce4-toys [ Masked ] |
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> * x11-themes/xfce4-themes [ Masked ] |
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> * x11-wm/xfce4 [ Masked ] |
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> * xfce-base/libxfce4mcs [ Masked ] |
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> * xfce-base/libxfce4util [ Masked ] |
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> * xfce-base/xfce4 [ Masked ] |
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> * xfce-base/xfce4-panel [ Masked ] |
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> * xfce-extra/xfce4-iconbox [ Masked ] |
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> * xfce-extra/xfce4-mixer [ Masked ] |
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> * xfce-extra/xfce4-systray [ Masked ] |
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> * xfce-extra/xfce4-themes [ Masked ] |
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> * xfce-extra/xfce4-toys [ Masked ] |
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> Do we *really* need so many separated files ? |
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> What I loved in gentoo is simplicity, I feel like using debian here ! |
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> Since many "packages" (ebuild if you prefer) can't be installed alone |
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> (xfce4-toys for exemple), I suggest to regroup some ebuild. It's quite |
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> disturbing to get 18 * 7 lines (=126) of output when just doing an |
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> emerge -s xfce4 (expected just 1 or 2 ebuilds -> 7 or 14 lines). |
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OK, first off your doing a search during the middle of a move of xfce to |
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its own separate category. If you look there are 2 of each package in |
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different directories. Secondly, many of those packages are |
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themes/toys/extras that aren't part of the "core" package, they have to |
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be emerged separately if you want those. Finally, this is the entire |
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point behind gentoo, user configurability and choices. If you put the |
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entire package in one tarball it would be about 20 megs and will |
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increase steadily after the first official xfce4 release when many more |
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extras packages and plugins will be added. Some people will only want a |
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few of those packages, and being separate allows for more fine grained |
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patching/bug fixes/version bumps/security fixes. One single package |
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calls on the core packages and compiles/installs them, so no matter if |
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they are separate or not, its still going to go thru the exact same |
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compile sequence. The only thing I can think of is that you want the old |
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xfce3 which is a small single package wm, not an entire desktop |
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environment like xfce4. |
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You sorta hit a nerve here too, as I maintain these packages and do it |
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for your benefit, and I try to do it the best possible way for everyone. |
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Saying you should use Debian because I packaged this imho the _right_ |
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way, the gentoo way, I just don't see your point. |
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