Re: [UI] stage rule

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-01-13 04:16:05

Rene Rivera wrote:

>>>>1. Should we create "store/d/1", or
>>>>2. Should we create "store/1"
>>>>
>>
>>>V1 does the second case. And I just don't see the utility of doing the
> 
> first
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>>>case. After all it's creating the "store" stage directory not the
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> "store/d"
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>>>stage directory.
>>
>>Well, one might want to install complete directory tree somewhere, e.g.
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> Boost 
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>>docs. I think we can have another "install" rule for that, right?
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>>If so, I'll make "stage" behave as in V1.
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> 
> I'd say make it behave like V1. As long as... the behaviour from V1 of
> creating subdirectory stages is still possible. For example the way I creat
> a tree is with something such as:
> 
> stage dir : something ;
> stage dir/sub : another ;
> 
> Results in:
> 
> dir/something
> dir/subdir/another

That was my intention as well. After all I plan to use "stage" for installing 
to system locations, and full name is needed for that.

- Volodya