01.04.2013 11:52, Michael Palimaka пишет: > On 1/04/2013 04:29, Denis M. wrote: >> Hello, >> >> (I was redirected from gentoo-doc@ to ask this here.) >> >> I think it's a good idea to expand the categories' descriptions (found >> in the corresponding metadata.xml files) with more accurate descriptions >> of which packages are welcome to fit in which categories. >> >> The current descriptions are very vague and aren't probably in the best >> shape to bring users' a good idea what certain category is about and >> what packages are to be found there. >> >> This can also be an issue for (new) ebuild-writers (either >> user-contributed ebuilds or just gentoo developers that are not >> sure0-000-p >> about it either). >> hat t >> This is of course checked by a gentoo developer if new ebuilds are to be >> submitted via the bugzilla, but I still think we should provide a better >> understanding of the categories. >> >> If expanding the metadata.xml files does not seem a good idea, we should >> at least make a little bit more comprehensive description somewhere in >> the gentoo.org/doc/ or wiki.gentoo.org pages. >> >> What do you think about it? >> >> >> Regards, >> Denis M. (Phr33d0m) >> > > Sounds good to me. From time to time I see even experienced developers > not sure as to which category a package belongs. > > There is also inconsistency with packages of a certain type being spread > over multiple categories. For example, packages containing "password > manager" in the description currently exist in three different categories.
+1 for that. I was really confused(tbh, i am confused even now) about x11-apps/x11-misc categories, for example. Sometimes it is really not clear where package should goes. Another example - app-admin/ansible. Some devs thinks that it should be sys-cluster/ansible, but i put it into app-admin/, relying on app-admin/puppet as an example. So, some sort of clarification for such noobs, like me, would be really appreciated :-) -- Best regards, Sergey Popov Gentoo Linux Developer Desktop-effects project lead
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