From e3da073aab945432b5f08ca2949a3e6a54a684a2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: P. J. McDermott <pehjota>
Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2013 15:47:09 -0400
Subject: dev/archive/layout: Define "hash".

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(limited to 'dev/archive/layout.mdwn')

diff --git a/dev/archive/layout.mdwn b/dev/archive/layout.mdwn
index b941ee0..5b3bb45 100644
--- a/dev/archive/layout.mdwn
+++ b/dev/archive/layout.mdwn
@@ -104,6 +104,16 @@ Pool
 
 The **pool** is the common storage area for all packages.
 
+Hash
+----
+
+The **hash** of a source package name, as used in the pool structure, is the
+first character in the name or the first four characters in the name if the name
+begins with the string "`lib`".
+
+A directory in the pool whose name is a source package name hash may be called a
+**bucket**.
+
 
 Archive Layout
 ==============
@@ -121,7 +131,7 @@ The layout of the package archive is given by the following tree:
      |                       +- Packages.gz
      +- pool/
          +- <component>/
-             +- <letter>/
+             +- <hash>/
                  +- <srcpkg>/
                      +- <binpkg>_<binver>_<arch>_<plat>.opk
 
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