On 2 April 2013 19:01, Sergey Popov <[email protected]> wrote: > 01.04.2013 11:52, Michael Palimaka пишет: > > On 1/04/2013 04:29, Denis M. wrote: > >> 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. > >> > >> 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? > >> > > > > 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 :-) > > > I agree that it is a good idea. I also tried to be explicit when I added the dev-qt category. I'm sure we can benefit from more precise descriptions for all categories.
So please come with some suggestions to get the ball rolling! -- Cheers, Ben | yngwin Gentoo developer Gentoo Qt project lead, Gentoo Wiki admin
