Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: [RFC] New keywords for non-Gentoo Linux platforms

2008-10-21 Thread Fabian Groffen
On 21-10-2008 16:09:12 +0200, Tiziano Müller wrote: > > As "Gentoo Solaris" would not be the same as "Gentoo Prefix on Solaris", > > it should not share the *-solaris keywords used for Prefix via the same > > KEYWORDS-setting. > what about a new generic schema like: CPU-OS[-prefix] with the possibi

[gentoo-dev] Re: [RFC] New keywords for non-Gentoo Linux platforms

2008-10-21 Thread Tiziano Müller
Michael Haubenwallner wrote: > > On Thu, 2008-10-09 at 20:11 +0200, Fabian Groffen wrote: > >> sparc-solaris >> sparc64-solaris >> x64-solaris >> x86-solaris > >> Perhaps using KEYWORDS for Prefix keywords is not the best thing to do, >> and should we use something like PREFIX_KEYWORDS? > > Ma

Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: [RFC] New keywords for non-Gentoo Linux platforms

2008-10-14 Thread Michael Haubenwallner
On Mon, 2008-10-13 at 19:59 +0200, Fabian Groffen wrote: > On 13-10-2008 15:27:10 +0100, Ciaran McCreesh wrote: > > On Mon, 13 Oct 2008 06:16:01 +0100 > > Steve Long <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Unless someone can say what using PROPERTIES=prefix would break, I'd > > > go with that. It's a /cl

Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: [RFC] New keywords for non-Gentoo Linux platforms

2008-10-13 Thread Fabian Groffen
On 13-10-2008 15:27:10 +0100, Ciaran McCreesh wrote: > On Mon, 13 Oct 2008 06:16:01 +0100 > Steve Long <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Unless someone can say what using PROPERTIES=prefix would break, I'd > > go with that. It's a /classic/ usage of that variable, as it's simply > > a boolean; PROPERT

Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: [RFC] New keywords for non-Gentoo Linux platforms

2008-10-13 Thread Ciaran McCreesh
On Mon, 13 Oct 2008 06:16:01 +0100 Steve Long <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Unless someone can say what using PROPERTIES=prefix would break, I'd > go with that. It's a /classic/ usage of that variable, as it's simply > a boolean; PROPERTIES is well-defined and I'm hoping all the manglers > support i

[gentoo-dev] Re: [RFC] New keywords for non-Gentoo Linux platforms

2008-10-12 Thread Steve Long
Jeremy Olexa wrote: > Fabian Groffen wrote: > >> Most notably, in Prefix all keywords are full GLEP53 style, which >> results in e.g. amd64-linux. We did this on purpose, because in Prefix >> we don't necessarily are on Gentoo Linux. We also chose to expand fbsd, >> nbsd and obsd to their long

Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: [RFC] New keywords for non-Gentoo Linux platforms

2008-10-10 Thread Robert Bridge
On Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:56:37 +0200 Marius Mauch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:48:19 +0200 > Fabian Groffen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Whatever. Some of you seem to have some quite agressive dislikement > > to it. In the end it's just a name/tag. I guess I could live

Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: [RFC] New keywords for non-Gentoo Linux platforms

2008-10-10 Thread Marius Mauch
On Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:48:19 +0200 Fabian Groffen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Whatever. Some of you seem to have some quite agressive dislikement > to it. In the end it's just a name/tag. I guess I could live with > anything, including c3p0. Well, while I dislike x64 I'm more concerned about

[gentoo-dev] Re: [RFC] New keywords for non-Gentoo Linux platforms

2008-10-10 Thread Ryan Hill
On Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:15:16 +0200 Fabian Groffen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > No, x64 is the marketing name Microsoft made up for x86_64 (aka > > amd64, ia32e and Intel 64), as "Windows for x86_64" doesn't sound > > that sexy, and was later adopted by Sun and others. > > ia64/Itanium doesn't h

Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: [RFC] New keywords for non-Gentoo Linux platforms

2008-10-10 Thread Fabian Groffen
On 10-10-2008 14:40:13 +0200, Diego 'Flameeyes' Pettenò wrote: > Fabian Groffen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > - x64 is what the vendors (Apple, Sun) advertise themselves > > Err I'm sure I haven't seen any x64 in the documentation or > advertisement of my MacBook Pro, are you sure _Apple_ use

[gentoo-dev] Re: [RFC] New keywords for non-Gentoo Linux platforms

2008-10-10 Thread Diego 'Flameeyes' Pettenò
Fabian Groffen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > - x64 is what the vendors (Apple, Sun) advertise themselves Err I'm sure I haven't seen any x64 in the documentation or advertisement of my MacBook Pro, are you sure _Apple_ uses that totally bogus name? Anyway, em64t might be better, but then again y

Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: [RFC] New keywords for non-Gentoo Linux platforms

2008-10-10 Thread Fabian Groffen
On 10-10-2008 04:21:23 +0200, Marius Mauch wrote: > > >> amd64-linux > > >> x64-openbsd > > >> x64-solaris > > > > > > Is there a special reason why you're using "x64" instead of "amd64" > > > in those cases? (IMO x64 is the most stupid name for the x86_64 > > > architecture) > > > > AFAIK, th

Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: [RFC] New keywords for non-Gentoo Linux platforms

2008-10-09 Thread Marius Mauch
On Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:16:10 + (UTC) Duncan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Marius Mauch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> posted > [EMAIL PROTECTED], excerpted below, on Fri, > 10 Oct 2008 00:05:00 +0200: > > > On Thu, 9 Oct 2008 20:11:01 +0200 > > Fabian Groffen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >>amd6

[gentoo-dev] Re: [RFC] New keywords for non-Gentoo Linux platforms

2008-10-09 Thread Duncan
Marius Mauch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> posted [EMAIL PROTECTED], excerpted below, on Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:05:00 +0200: > On Thu, 9 Oct 2008 20:11:01 +0200 > Fabian Groffen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> amd64-linux >> x64-openbsd >> x64-solaris > > Is there a special reason why you're