On Thu, 23 Feb 2017 23:58:50 +0300 Andrew Savchenko <birc...@gentoo.org> wrote: > On Thu, 23 Feb 2017 18:50:45 +0100 Ulrich Mueller wrote: > > >>>>> On Thu, 23 Feb 2017, Andrew Savchenko wrote: > > >> https://projects.gentoo.org/pms/6/pms.html#x1-180003.1.1 > > >> "Category Names" > > > > > I don't see a requirement here, only note on most common > > > pattern: > > > > > ``Note: A hyphen is not required because of the virtual category. > > > Usually, however, category names will contain a hyphen.'' > > > > It is a note on what is the exclusive pattern, with the single > > exception of the virtual category. I believe that we shouldn't break > > that pattern. > > I'm fine with this approach, but could PMS be updated to contain > more clear statement to avoid misunderstanding? E.g.: > ``all category names must contain a single hyphen with a > special exception for "virtual"''
It's not a "must". Also, putting that rule in and having the package mangler enforce it can have unintended consequences: for example, there used to be the mild nuisance of dealing with overlays which didn't contain a categories list, and which did contain directories named CVS all over the place. -- Ciaran McCreesh
