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Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories!

From	Lew <noone@lewscanon.com>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.java.programmer
Subject	Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories!
Date	2011-05-06 12:17 -0400
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Paul Cager wrote:
> Zapotec wrote:
>> Whereas I recognize the technical and engineering reasons for requiring
>> the deeply nested long directory names, I also have to say I agree that
>> they can be a pain in the butt, on two counts:

> I find it interesting that the convention is to use directory
> hierarchies (e.g. com/sun/xml/internal) rather than a single directory
> (e.g. com.sun.xml.internal). I wonder why they did that. Was it purely
> pragmatic (e.g. some architectures might not support multiple dots in
> a directory name), or was it to provide the illusion of a hierarchical
> package namespace?
>
> I wish Java _did_ provide a hierarchical package structure, e.g. a
> package-private member in com.acme would be visible in com.acme.widget.

Stay tuned for super-packages, er, modules, coming eventually, we hope, to a 
Java near you.
http://jcp.org/en/jsr/detail?id=294

The JLS does not require a hierarchical directory structure to support 
packages even today.
<http://java.sun.com/docs/books/jls/third_edition/html/packages.html#7.2>

Packages are namespaces.  In this they are similar to URNs, which need not be 
hierarchical.  It is sometimes convenient that subpackages are not part of the 
hierarchically antecedent package.

-- 
Lew
Honi soit qui mal y pense.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cf/Friz.jpg

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Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-05-05 02:31 +0000
  Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2011-05-04 22:36 -0400
  Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! markspace <-@.> - 2011-05-04 19:35 -0700
    Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-05-05 14:47 +1200
      Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Esmond Pitt <esmond.pitt@bigpond.com> - 2011-05-05 16:01 +1000
        Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-05-05 18:43 +1200
          Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2011-05-05 07:08 -0400
          Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Esmond Pitt <esmond.pitt@bigpond.com> - 2011-05-06 11:38 +1000
            Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-05-06 15:53 +1200
              Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2011-05-06 00:09 -0400
              Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Esmond Pitt <esmond.pitt@bigpond.com> - 2011-05-06 18:22 +1000
                Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-05-06 22:07 +1200
                Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2011-05-06 06:58 -0400
                Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! "javax.swing.JSnarker" <gharriman@boojum.mit.edu> - 2011-05-06 07:12 -0400
                Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! jebblue <n@n.nnn> - 2011-05-06 21:58 -0500
                Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! "javax.swing.JSnarker" <gharriman@boojum.mit.edu> - 2011-05-07 03:18 -0400
                Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-05-07 20:28 +1200
                Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Andreas Leitgeb <avl@gamma.logic.tuwien.ac.at> - 2011-05-07 19:53 +0000
                Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-05-08 14:00 +1200
                Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Andreas Leitgeb <avl@gamma.logic.tuwien.ac.at> - 2011-05-08 07:50 +0000
                Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Paul Cager <paul.cager@googlemail.com> - 2011-05-06 06:34 -0700
                Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2011-05-06 12:06 -0400
                Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! 3x+rav4gan <3x7r4vag4n@fr0gs0up.x3l0n.c0m> - 2011-05-06 17:07 -0400
                Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2011-05-06 18:24 -0400
                Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! 3x+rav4gan <3x7r4vag4n@fr0gs0up.x3l0n.c0m> - 2011-05-06 18:25 -0400
                Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2011-05-06 18:34 -0400
                Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! 3x7r4vagan <3x7r4vagan@fr0gsoup.x3l0n.c0m> - 2011-05-06 18:40 -0400
                Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! "Spock" <spock@starfleet.ufp.null> - 2011-05-08 01:42 +0000
                Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! 3x7r4vagan <3x7r4vagan@fr0gsoup.x3l0n.c0m> - 2011-05-07 22:29 -0400
                Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! "javax.swing.JSnarker" <gharriman@boojum.mit.edu> - 2011-05-08 05:20 +0000
                Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! "javax.swing.JSnarker" <gharriman@boojum.mit.edu> - 2011-05-08 01:40 -0400
                Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! "3x7r4vagan" <3x7r4vagan@fr0gsoup.x3l0n.c0m> - 2011-05-08 06:39 +0000
                Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! 3x7r4vagan <3x7r4vagan@fr0gsoup.x3l0n.c0m> - 2011-05-08 05:45 -0400
              Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! jebblue <n@n.nnn> - 2011-05-06 21:57 -0500
          Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Esmond Pitt <esmond.pitt@bigpond.com> - 2011-05-06 18:31 +1000
  Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2011-05-04 22:02 -0700
    Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-05-05 17:12 +1200
      Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2011-05-05 07:11 -0400
      Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Arved Sandstrom <asandstrom3minus1@eastlink.ca> - 2011-05-05 10:56 -0300
        Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Steve Sobol <sjsobol@JustThe.net> - 2011-05-05 09:08 -0700
        Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! bugbear <bugbear@trim_papermule.co.uk_trim> - 2011-05-05 17:13 +0100
  Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! dagon@dagon.net (Dagon) - 2011-05-05 09:16 -0700
    Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-05-06 11:56 +1200
      Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Daniele Futtorovic <da.futt.news@laposte-dot-net.invalid> - 2011-05-06 02:35 +0200
        Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-05-06 18:39 +1200
          Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2011-05-06 07:03 -0400
            Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! "javax.swing.JSnarker" <gharriman@boojum.mit.edu> - 2011-05-06 07:13 -0400
        Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Zapotec <z_gib@wav.com> - 2011-05-06 05:57 -0400
          Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Paul Cager <paul.cager@googlemail.com> - 2011-05-06 06:47 -0700
            Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2011-05-06 12:17 -0400
            Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-05-07 15:55 +1200
          Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Daniele Futtorovic <da.futt.news@laposte-dot-net.invalid> - 2011-05-06 18:19 +0200
            Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Zapotec <z_gib@wav.com> - 2011-05-06 17:10 -0400
              Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Daniele Futtorovic <da.futt.news@laposte-dot-net.invalid> - 2011-05-06 23:41 +0200
                Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Zapotec <z_gib@wav.com> - 2011-05-06 18:26 -0400
                Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-05-07 15:56 +1200
                Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Zapotec <z_gib@wav.com> - 2011-05-07 03:20 -0400
                Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-05-07 20:28 +1200
                Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2011-05-07 07:50 -0400
          Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Michael Wojcik <mwojcik@newsguy.com> - 2011-05-09 13:15 -0400
            Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Zapotec <z_gib@wav.com> - 2011-05-09 18:09 -0400
              Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-05-10 13:43 +1200
                Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Michael Wojcik <mwojcik@newsguy.com> - 2011-05-10 11:54 -0400
                Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-05-11 14:02 +1200
              Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Michael Wojcik <mwojcik@newsguy.com> - 2011-05-10 11:48 -0400
                Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Zapotec <z_gib@wav.com> - 2011-05-10 23:47 -0400
                Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2011-05-11 08:51 -0400
                Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Zapotec <z_gib@wav.com> - 2011-05-11 20:44 -0400
                Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! RichB <rich_barnsley@nowhere.com> - 2011-05-12 16:13 -0400
                Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Snorkmeier <snorkmeier._10b@gmail.invalid> - 2011-05-12 08:21 +0000
                Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2011-05-12 08:21 -0400
                Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Snorkmeier <snorkmeier._10c@gmail.invalid> - 2011-05-12 20:04 +0000
            Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-05-10 13:46 +1200
              Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Zapotec <z_gib@wav.com> - 2011-05-10 03:44 -0400
              Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Michael Wojcik <mwojcik@newsguy.com> - 2011-05-10 11:55 -0400
                Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-05-11 14:02 +1200
                Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2011-05-11 08:56 -0400
      Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! rossum <rossum48@coldmail.com> - 2011-05-06 09:55 +0100
        Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-05-06 22:06 +1200
          Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2011-05-06 07:04 -0400
  Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Pitch <mail@fake.info> - 2011-05-11 10:53 +0200
    Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2011-05-11 08:57 -0400
      Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Daniele Futtorovic <da.futt.news@laposte-dot-net.invalid> - 2011-05-11 19:16 +0200
      Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Pitch <mail@fake.info> - 2011-05-12 11:02 +0200
        Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2011-05-12 08:28 -0400
          Re: Death To Sub-Sub-Sub-Directories! Pitch <mail@fake.info> - 2011-05-13 11:43 +0200

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