>> Packages which contain perl modules should provide virtual packages >> that correspond to the primary module or modules in the package. The >> naming convention is that for module 'Foo::Bar', the package should >> provide 'libfoo-bar-perl'. This may be used as the package's name if >> the result is not too long and cumbersome. Or the package's name may >> be an abbreviated version, and the longer name put in the Provides >> field.
I dont see a benefit in this at all. It just adds confusion for the sake of "short package names". Especially as you shouldnt (build)-depend on virtual packages, so those would need to use the shorter names too. Having the direct "x::y is libx-y-perl" is IMO more important than less to type in. -- bye Joerg http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/How_to_win_an_argument
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