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Date:      Tue, 4 Jun 2002 01:28:11 +0400 (MSD)
From:      "."@babolo.ru
To:        julian@elischer.org (Julian Elischer)
Cc:        sobomax@FreeBSD.ORG, ports@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Splitting up ports.
Message-ID:  <200206032128.BAA03044@aaz.links.ru>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0206031025380.43219-100000@InterJet.elischer.org> from "Julian Elischer" at "Jun 3, 2 10:28:42 am"

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Julian Elischer writes:
> On Mon, 3 Jun 2002 .@babolo.ru wrote:
> 
> > Maxim Sobolev writes:
> > > Unfortunately it isn't as easy as it sounds. There are many places where
> > Yes, I understand. But ...
> > > 2-level structure (category/portname) is assumed (for example: pkg_install,
> > > portupgrade, portbuild, bsd.port.mk, ports www pages etc), therefore unless
> > ... bsd.port.mk is easy - see PR 38593 (oh, sorry - distfiles
> > was not up to day - repaired).
> > Some of tools works with third levels ports as is: pkgdb, pib
> > I do not use portbuild, pkg_install - do not try.
> > 
> > > someone is willing to find and fix all those places there will be no move
> > > forward. So far I do not see somebody willing and capable of doing that.
> > > 
> > > -Maxim
> > > 
> unless teh group declares that it is an eventual aim to be able to support
> > mor ethan 2 levels it will never happen.
> 
> If the group declares that EVENTUALLY they would like to support > 2
> levels then everyone can keep this in mind as they work on things..
> 
> another possibility is to use the current scheme as teh 'inode' level and 
> have a totally separate 'directory layer' that has a different
> organisation using symlinks .
Directories have fixed hierarchy.
Databases are not (usually).
Databases operations are much inexpensive.
(make index as example)

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