Re: [gentoo-user] Annoying structure of /var/db/pkg/category/package-name database

2013-05-10 Thread Marc Joliet
Am Fri, 10 May 2013 02:59:55 + (UTC) schrieb Thomas Mueller mueller6...@bellsouth.net: Having package data in /var/db/pkg/category/package-name carries the nuisance factor that finding a package involves a fishing expedition through many possible categories. I am spoiled by having

Re: [gentoo-user] Annoying structure of /var/db/pkg/category/package-name database

2013-05-10 Thread Dale
Marc Joliet wrote: Am Fri, 10 May 2013 02:59:55 + (UTC) schrieb Thomas Mueller mueller6...@bellsouth.net: Having package data in /var/db/pkg/category/package-name carries the nuisance factor that finding a package involves a fishing expedition through many possible categories. I am

Re: [gentoo-user] Annoying structure of /var/db/pkg/category/package-name database

2013-05-10 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Fri, 10 May 2013 02:59:55 + (UTC), Thomas Mueller wrote: I'm not sure why I'm posting this as you don't appear to bother with reading replies - or do you expect us to CC them to you personally? Having package data in /var/db/pkg/category/package-name carries the nuisance factor that

Re: [gentoo-user] Annoying structure of /var/db/pkg/category/package-name database

2013-05-10 Thread Marc Joliet
Am Fri, 10 May 2013 03:15:25 -0500 schrieb Dale rdalek1...@gmail.com: [...] I'm glad you posted this. I thought maybe I had hit a time warp or something. Since he posted it twice, I guess he still doesn't like it. :/ Dale :-) :-) Hey now, let's give him a chance :) . He's trying

Re: [gentoo-user] Annoying structure of /var/db/pkg/category/package-name database

2013-05-10 Thread Volker Armin Hemmann
Am 10.05.2013 04:59, schrieb Thomas Mueller: Having package data in /var/db/pkg/category/package-name carries the nuisance factor that finding a package involves a fishing expedition through many possible categories. I am spoiled by having /var/db/pkg/package-name in NetBSD pkgsrc and

Re: [gentoo-user] Annoying structure of /var/db/pkg/category/package-name database

2013-05-10 Thread Mark David Dumlao
On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 9:41 PM, Marc Joliet mar...@gmx.de wrote: Am Fri, 10 May 2013 03:15:25 -0500 schrieb Dale rdalek1...@gmail.com: [...] I'm glad you posted this. I thought maybe I had hit a time warp or something. Since he posted it twice, I guess he still doesn't like it. :/ Dale

Re: [gentoo-user] Annoying structure of /var/db/pkg/category/package-name database

2013-05-10 Thread Dale
Marc Joliet wrote: Am Fri, 10 May 2013 03:15:25 -0500 schrieb Dale rdalek1...@gmail.com: [...] I'm glad you posted this. I thought maybe I had hit a time warp or something. Since he posted it twice, I guess he still doesn't like it. :/ Dale :-) :-) Hey now, let's give him a chance

Re: [gentoo-user] Annoying structure of /var/db/pkg/category/package-name database

2013-05-09 Thread staticsafe
On 5/9/2013 22:59, Thomas Mueller wrote: Having package data in /var/db/pkg/category/package-name carries the nuisance factor that finding a package involves a fishing expedition through many possible categories. I am spoiled by having /var/db/pkg/package-name in NetBSD pkgsrc and

Re: [gentoo-user] Annoying structure of /var/db/pkg/category/package-name database

2013-05-08 Thread Michael Hampicke
Am 08.05.2013 13:05, schrieb Thomas Mueller: Having package data in /var/db/pkg/category/package-name carries the nuisance factor that finding a package involves a fishing expedition through many possible categories. I am spoiled by having /var/db/pkg/package-name in NetBSD pkgsrc and

Re: [gentoo-user] Annoying structure of /var/db/pkg/category/package-name database

2013-05-08 Thread Randolph Maaßen
2013/5/8 Michael Hampicke m...@hadt.biz Am 08.05.2013 13:05, schrieb Thomas Mueller: Having package data in /var/db/pkg/category/package-name carries the nuisance factor that finding a package involves a fishing expedition through many possible categories. I am spoiled by having

Re: [gentoo-user] Annoying structure of /var/db/pkg/category/package-name database

2013-05-08 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Wed, 8 May 2013 04:05:38 -0700 (PDT), Thomas Mueller wrote: I am spoiled by having /var/db/pkg/package-name in NetBSD pkgsrc and FreeBSD ports, though FreeBSD is wsitching to a different structure nkwon as pkgng. Is there any way to configure so as to avoid this annoyance in Gentoo?