On Thu, 24 May 2001, Greywolf wrote:

> On Thu, 24 May 2001 mcmahill@mtl.mit.edu wrote:
> 
> # On Thu, 24 May 2001, Greywolf wrote:
> #
> # > On Thu, 24 May 2001 mcmahill@mtl.mit.edu wrote:
> # >
> # > # Date: Thu, 24 May 2001 16:30:19 -0400 (EDT)
> # > # From: mcmahill@mtl.mit.edu
> # > # To: tech-pkg@netbsd.org
> # > # Subject: emacs category?
> # > #
> # > #
> # > # I was wondering if we should perhaps create an emacs category for various
> # > # emacs packages?  Or would the preference be to try and put them in the
> # > # existing categories?  For example, would a, for example, 'algol-mode'
> # > # package go under "editors" (its for editing), "devel" (you only would use
> # > # it for editing a program), "lang" (to keep it with algol),?
> # >
> # > editors/emacs-extras?
> #
> #
> # so
> #
> # editors/emacs-foo-mode
> # editors/emacs-bar-mode
> # editors/emacs-baz-mode
> 
> No.
> 
> editors/emacs-extras.  Period.  Or editors/emacs-mod(ul)es.

this seems like a pain when the various modules might end up coming from
very different sources with their own HOMEPAGE, COMMENT, DESCR, etc.

I'm not so much thinking of a standard set of packages which are commonly
found together, but distinct modules from varied sources.

-Dan