Brock Pytlik wrote:
> Rich Burridge wrote:
>> ...
>> So this searches on sub-category value, but doesn't include
>> the info.classification Category in the VALUE field. This is
>> probably what you've been asked to do, but is there any way
>> of getting the Category value back?
>>   
> I'll take a look. Given the choice of getting 2 of the 3 of:
>
> info.classification, org.opensolaris.category.2008, and system (the 
> category and search term)
>
>
> Is there a consensus on which 2 to choose?
>
> One other potential option is to slam the category and scheme together 
> (like they appear in the action) and place both in the value field.
> This would look like:
> $ pkg search -r system
> INDEX      ACTION    VALUE                     PACKAGE
> info.classification set       
> org.opensolaris.category.2008:System/Security pkg:/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> $ pkg search -r 'sound and video'
> INDEX      ACTION    VALUE                     PACKAGE
> info.classification set       
> org.opensolaris.category.2008:Applications/Sound 
> pkg:/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> Note the incomplete reporting of the category in the second example 
> because of the space in the name. If there's a strong preference for 
> this output, I'll look into why the entire category isn't getting 
> sent, and whether the solution is feasible in the time frame we have.

I really like seeing all of the VALUE like in the two examples above.
Then if people want to post-process it further (although I suppose it's
not really output-for-scripts), it's simple to do.

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