On 25 March 2010 01:13, Olivier Berger <olivier.ber...@it-sudparis.eu> wrote: > When looking at packages libphp-adodb and php5-adodb, one thinks there's a > duplicate packaging. > > It is quite difficult to understand at first sight, that the latter is an > optimization add-on of the former (if I understand correctly).
How hard is it to understand the difference right from the summary? $ search adodb libphp-adodb - The ADOdb database abstraction layer for PHP php5-adodb - *Extension optimising* _the ADOdb database abstraction library_ python-adodb - A database abstraction library for python I don't see how else it could be made any clearer, the whole description only talks about optimising, replacing and even mentions that ADOdb automatically picks it up. There's an Enhances too. > Maybe the naming of the packages could be a way to reflect this like -plugins > do sometimes for some apps. > > Something like libphp-adodb-optimizations maybe ? > No, libphp-* should only be used for libraries _written in php_, extensions should use phpX-* Cheers, -- Raphael Geissert - Debian Developer www.debian.org - get.debian.net -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
