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To: zimoun <zimon.toutoune@gmail.com>
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Hello,

zimoun <zimon.toutoune@gmail.com> ezt =C3=ADrta (id=C5=91pont: 2020. jan. 7=
., K, 19:38):
>
> Hi Ricardo,
>
> On Sun, 5 Jan 2020 at 21:38, Ricardo Wurmus <rekado@elephly.net> wrote:
>
> > G=C3=A1bor once suggested an iterative approach of identifying the most
> > important nodes in the package graph that should be moved to their own
> > modules, so that we would end up with a package graph that looks less
> > like a hair ball.  I think it would useful to get a better view on the
> > relationships between modules.
>
> I am not sure to correctly understand. What does it mean "the most
> important nodes in the package graph"?
> Does "important node" mean a package which appears as inputs in a lot
> of other packages?

I was suggesting the following idea:
The underlying package graph is actually a DAG, so by splitting modules it =
is
possible to achieve a state where the module graph also becomes a DAG.
The exact heuristic or algorithm of splitting was not defined.

One idea which is quite cloes to my heart is to make a one package per modu=
le
rewrite, with possibly some grouping modules for convenience on top, but th=
at
was determined not to be feasible performacewise at the time.

>
>
> Cheers,
> simon
>

Best regards,
g_bor
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