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      1 A few things have solidified since the previous documents in this directory.
      2 This document will serve to contain late-breaking news until the other
      3 documents can be updated.
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      5 Package names
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      8 Package names are of the following form:
      9 
     10 	<set>-<pkg>-<part>
     11 
     12 <set> 	is always the containing set.
     13 <pkg> 	is the software component (util, sendmail, games)
     14 <part> 	is a division of a package into parts.  This allows
     15 	users to normally install all parts, but specialize
     16 	if desired.
     17 
     18 SUSHI and sysinst will be made aware of this naming scheme, so that they
     19 can be made to offer, eg, to allow users to install `rcs' or to zoom
     20 in and install `base-rcs-bin' and not `base-rcs-man'.  This is in addition
     21 to the bundling of packages into `package sets' corresponding to the
     22 existing tarball sets for rapid sysinst-based installs.
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     24 Package Divisions
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     27 The following strategy is being taken for division of the `base' package.
     28 
     29 First off, utilities are divided into a few big packages based on the following:
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     31 	directories	base-sys-root, base-sys-usr
     32 	/bin		base-util-root
     33 	/sbin		base-sysutil-root
     34 	/usr/bin	base-util-bin
     35 	/usr/lib	base-sys-shlib
     36 	/usr/sbin	base-sysutil-bin
     37 
     38 supporting files are named based on the utilities they match (with the <part> changed).
     39 
     40 Then, groups of utilities which are either likely to not be installed (UUCP, SLIP) or
     41 distinct from other utilities (postfix, sendmail, bind) are separated from the above.
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     43 $Id: MORE_NOTES,v 1.1.1.1 2002/01/07 22:46:16 jwise Exp $
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