[Yum-devel] [PATCH RFC] Add new metadata type to comps

[Bill Nottingham]

Bill Nottingham (notting at redhat.com) said: 
> Discussions there centered mainly around naming; the name of 'environment'
> was considered better than 'install class'. Updated patch attached.
> 
> > > >  From the UI POV though I think we need to integrate it into the current
> > > > groups. So you could just do: yum install @blah ... to get an
> > > > "installclass" group. I assume there are no plans to have installclasses
> > > > with the same name as a normal group (so we can treat that as a WTF)?
> > > 
> > > Hadn't ruled that out one way or another - the other option would be to pick
> > > a new magic starting character other than '@'.
> > 
> >  I saw that suggestion in the anaconda thread, and I'm pretty sure it's
> > a terrible idea to have another magic character.
> 
> anaconda seems greatly in favor of (from a kickstart perspective) of
> treating it as a new item separate from groups, with a different delimiting
> character.
> 
> > > >  Also are you sure you want to keep the feature that is display_order?
> > > 
> > > Can maybe drop it and just say for anaconda UI purposes it follows file
> > > ordering.
> > 
> >  Well I was assuming just using lexicographic order instead. Is there a
> > need to change the order (to always have minimal at the top or
> > something)? If so I guess just keep display_order, but given how we
> > never use it for groups and that users don't expect it I thought it
> > might be a good idea to not carry it forwards.
> 
> I would like to have ordering of some sort; if file ordering can't be
> preserved, then keeping display_order is best.
> 
> Comments, concerns, other?

<poke>

This is holding up the landing of a F-18 feature, so if there are issues
with it, I would like to know.

Bill