>>> a. SUNWapr13   web/library/apache/apr-13
>>> This is a general purpose portable OSS library like glib or others. 
>>> Should it really go under "web"?  (obviously a web server depends on it)
>>> 
>> 
>> It's the only thing under web/library, and the meaning of "apache" leaves 
>> room
>> for doubt (httpd or asf?).  +1 to drop the web.
>> 
>
> Potentially the FastCGI programming library could go under /web/library (it 
> is currently /library/fcgi).

It does seem like web/library/fastcgi makes more sense.

>>> b. SUNWspawn-fcgi   web/fastcgi/spawn-fcgi
>>> 
>>> Shouldn't this go under web/server?
>>> 
>> 
>> Disagree, unless the whole of fastcgi goes there.
>> 
>
> Shrug. The whole of fastcgi right now seems to be
>
> mod_fcgid
> FastCGI programming library
> spawn-fcgi
>
> I guess web/fastcgi for the latter two works for me. A "fastcgi" category 
> isn't going be so helpful long-term though since Perl language bindings would 
> be expected to be named like other Perl modules, and the same for Python, 
> Ruby, etc. (Just as httpd users would expect to be able to find extra modules 
> under a specific hierarchy.

I'm open to suggestions here.

>>> c. SUNWphp52-mysql    web/php-52/extension/php-mysql
>>> 
>>> Why does "php-" have to be repeated
>>> 
>> 
>> Um, the meaning is clear.  Drop the second one and there's potential for 
>> confusion.
>> 
>
> But they'd see "mysql" under php-52/extension.

IPS will match starting with the rightmost component so "pkg install
mysql" would match the PHP extention rather than an expected MySQL
package.

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