Re: [gentoo-dev] RFC: splitting virtual/

2011-08-15 Thread Rafael Goncalves Martins
On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 5:22 PM, Patrick Lauer wrote: > On 08/15/11 21:55, Michał Górny wrote: >> On Mon, 15 Aug 2011 12:46:59 -0700 >> Alec Warner wrote: >> >>> On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 11:41 AM, Michał Górny >>> wrote: Hello, Now that we don't have any old-style virtuals in gx86

Re: [gentoo-dev] RFC: splitting virtual/

2011-08-15 Thread Zac Medico
On 08/15/2011 11:41 AM, Michał Górny wrote: > Hello, > > Now that we don't have any old-style virtuals in gx86 anymore, > I think the 'virtual' category is basically one another plain category > nowadays. In sys-apps/portage, the "virtual" category is used as a hint to the dependency resolver it

Re: [gentoo-dev] RFC: splitting virtual/

2011-08-15 Thread Philip Webb
110815 Patrick Lauer wrote: > On 08/15/11 21:55, Michał Górny wrote: >> Considering the number of different virtuals in this category, >> maybe it would be a good idea to split it a little? >> -- maybe creating some kind of '*-virtual' categories. >> For example, half of the current virtuals are pr

Re: [gentoo-dev] RFC: splitting virtual/

2011-08-15 Thread Nirbheek Chauhan
On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 12:11 AM, Michał Górny wrote: > Considering the number of different virtuals in this category, maybe it > would be a good idea to split it a little? What I'm proposing is maybe > creating some kind of '*-virtual' categories. > > For example, half of the current virtuals are

Re: [gentoo-dev] RFC: splitting virtual/

2011-08-15 Thread Patrick Lauer
On 08/15/11 21:55, Michał Górny wrote: > On Mon, 15 Aug 2011 12:46:59 -0700 > Alec Warner wrote: > >> On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 11:41 AM, Michał Górny >> wrote: >>> Hello, >>> >>> Now that we don't have any old-style virtuals in gx86 anymore, >>> I think the 'virtual' category is basically one ano

Re: [gentoo-dev] RFC: splitting virtual/

2011-08-15 Thread Michał Górny
On Mon, 15 Aug 2011 12:46:59 -0700 Alec Warner wrote: > On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 11:41 AM, Michał Górny > wrote: > > Hello, > > > > Now that we don't have any old-style virtuals in gx86 anymore, > > I think the 'virtual' category is basically one another plain > > category nowadays. > > > > Consi

Re: [gentoo-dev] RFC: splitting virtual/

2011-08-15 Thread Alec Warner
On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 11:41 AM, Michał Górny wrote: > Hello, > > Now that we don't have any old-style virtuals in gx86 anymore, > I think the 'virtual' category is basically one another plain category > nowadays. > > Considering the number of different virtuals in this category, maybe it > would

[gentoo-dev] RFC: splitting virtual/

2011-08-15 Thread Michał Górny
Hello, Now that we don't have any old-style virtuals in gx86 anymore, I think the 'virtual' category is basically one another plain category nowadays. Considering the number of different virtuals in this category, maybe it would be a good idea to split it a little? What I'm proposing is maybe cre