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Subject: [bug#28421] [PATCH] gnu: Add uim.
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To: Arun Isaac <arunisaac@systemreboot.net>
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Howdy,

Arun Isaac <arunisaac@systemreboot.net> skribis:

> Ludovic Court=C3=A8s <ludo@gnu.org> writes:
>
>> Separate outputs would be fine, though I have a slight preference for
>> separate packages
>
> A general question: For what use cases do we use outputs, and for what
> use cases do we use separate packages? How are these two features
> different?

They=E2=80=99re similar, indeed.  In some cases, separate outputs is the on=
ly
mechanism that can be used=E2=80=94for instance for =E2=80=9Cdebug=E2=80=9D=
 outputs, or even
=E2=80=9Clib=E2=80=9D outputs to some extent.

In other cases, such as this one, there=E2=80=99s no practical difference
between having separate outputs and having separate packages.

When there=E2=80=99s a choice, I tend to prefer to use outputs for the
=E2=80=9Cstandard=E2=80=9D things (=E2=80=9Clib=E2=80=9D, =E2=80=9Cdebug=E2=
=80=9D, =E2=80=9Cdoc=E2=80=9D, etc.), and separate packages
for less obvious splits (=E2=80=9Cqt=E2=80=9D, =E2=80=9Cgtk=E2=80=9D, etc.)

This is a very informal description.  Maybe someone could articulate it
better and we could provide guidelines in the manual?

Anyway, HTH!

Ludo=E2=80=99.