Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 09:08:15 -0700 From: Vizion <vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com> To: freebsd-java@freebsd.org Cc: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com>, wes@FreeBSD.org, freebsd-eclipse@FreeBSD.org, mitsuru@riken.jp, tux@pinguru.net, Norikatsu Shigemura <nork@FreeBSD.org>, rtdean@cytherianage.net, sugimura@jp.FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.org, Mark Linimon <linimon@lonesome.com>, Panagiotis Astithas <past@ebs.gr>, Ian G <iang@iang.org> Subject: Re: [SUGGEST] Reform eclipse and eclipse related ports Message-ID: <200510200908.24006.vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com> In-Reply-To: <43539EB0.5010005@iang.org> References: <200510150015.j9F0ExKr085847@sakura.ninth-nine.com> <1B8112AF-8C0E-4BA0-8D1C-DA6AD529F327@softweyr.com> <43539EB0.5010005@iang.org>
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On Monday 17 October 2005 05:53, the author Ian G contributed to the dialogue on- Re: [SUGGEST] Reform eclipse and eclipse related ports: >(To all) > >Wes Peters wrote: >> That's exactly the point I was (and am) trying to argue against. I >> have to resort to 'make search' to find emacs tools these days because >> they've been thrown all over the ports system by well-meaning but >> misguided contributors, and I'd hate to see that happen to eclipse >> tools too. > >As the directory structure imposes Big->Small naming >on the ports, and this is always going to be inadequate. >Many ports will have multiple namings and multiple >ways of indexing that make lots of sense. The directory >structure gives one indexing and one name only though. > >The problem is not where Eclipse or a plugin is located, >rather, it is that the directory structure cannot support >anything more complex than the simplest naming schemes. So what could be more simple than /usr/ports/eclipse? > >Moving Eclipse does not change this, only improving >the search tools can help here. So what is needed >is something that deals with: > > searchports eclipse plugin python > >or somesuch. > >iang > >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-java@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-java >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-java-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- 40 yrs navigating and computing in blue waters. English Owner & Captain of British Registered 60' bluewater Ketch S/V Taurus. Currently in San Diego, CA. Sailing bound for Europe via Panama Canal after completing engineroom refit.
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