On Thu, 23 Jun 2011 01:25:57 +0000 (UTC) Duncan <1i5t5.dun...@cox.net> wrote: > Umm... I believe Ciaran meant "no description" in the practical PM > implementation rules sense, not in the general definition sense, > which I suppose most folks here understand by now.
No, it's worse than that. Consider the following questions. Most people will say that tags "obviously" have a particular answer for each question, but they disagree on which answer it is... First: how do tags relate to categories? Are they independent, a refinement or a replacement? Second: which of the following are tags suitable for? Searching. Browsing just using 'ls' etc. Browsing using tools (e.g. a website or a package manager command). Using as dependencies. Third: are tags a property of ebuilds, of packages, of a repository, or entirely external? Fourth: do tags in any way identify a package? Fifth: how do overlays fit in to all of this? From the previous times we've had this discussion, I very much get the impression that right now "we'll use tags!" is an utterly nebulous answer to a problem that's about on par with "we'll replace all use of oil by green technology by next week!". -- Ciaran McCreesh
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