Re: [gentoo-dev] Printer drivers and net-print

[Gordon Pettey]

On Sun, Feb 26, 2017 at 4:54 AM, Andrew Savchenko <bircoph@g.o>
wrote:

> On Thu, 23 Feb 2017 21:16:15 +0000 Ciaran McCreesh wrote:
> > On Thu, 23 Feb 2017 23:58:50 +0300
> > Andrew Savchenko <bircoph@g.o> wrote:
> > > On Thu, 23 Feb 2017 18:50:45 +0100 Ulrich Mueller wrote:
> > > > >>>>> On Thu, 23 Feb 2017, Andrew Savchenko wrote:
> > > > >> https://projects.gentoo.org/pms/6/pms.html#x1-180003.1.1
> > > > >> "Category Names"
> > > >
> > > > > I don't see a requirement here, only note on most common
> > > > > pattern:
> > > >
> > > > > ``Note: A hyphen is not required because of the virtual category.
> > > > > Usually, however, category names will contain a hyphen.''
> > > >
> > > > It is a note on what is the exclusive pattern, with the single
> > > > exception of the virtual category. I believe that we shouldn't break
> > > > that pattern.
> > >
> > > I'm fine with this approach, but could PMS be updated to contain
> > > more clear statement to avoid misunderstanding? E.g.:
> > > ``all category names must contain a single hyphen with a
> > > special exception for "virtual"''
> >
> > It's not a "must". Also, putting that rule in and having the package
> > mangler enforce it can have unintended consequences: for example,
> > there used to be the mild nuisance of dealing with overlays which
> > didn't contain a categories list, and which did contain directories
> > named CVS all over the place.
>
> OK, let's say "should", or ever better explain details, e.g.:
>
>   All newly created categories should follow "group-qualificator"
> pattern, a name without hyphen is allowed for a "virtual" category
> and for compatibility reasons in overlays.
>

If PMS is going to specify that, there ought to be better reasoning then
"that's how it's always been done." What concrete benefit is there to
_requiring_ hyphenated categories?