Re: lib- prefix for non-library (was: Bug#693998: ITP: linux-minidisc -- Free software for accessing NetMD and HiMD MiniDisc devices)
On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 05:41:35PM -0400, David Prévot wrote: Seems weird to see another non-library ending up in the pool/main/libr/ directory of our archive (and yet another special case to handle for tools like deborphan). It would be nice to avoid the lib- prefix for non-library. Nice, yes, but not nice is contorting package names away from upstream's given name to work around a technical limitation in our pool structure/ package programs. Rightly or wrongly package names are still a key piece of information used in user package discovery. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20121127152612.GA10865@debian
Re: lib- prefix for non-library (was: Bug#693998: ITP: linux-minidisc -- Free software for accessing NetMD and HiMD MiniDisc devices)
David Prévot taf...@debian.org (26/11/2012): Seems weird to see another non-library ending up in the pool/main/libr/ directory of our archive (and yet another special case to handle for tools like deborphan). It would be nice to avoid the lib- prefix for non-library. .oO( libreoffice ) Mraw, KiBi. signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: lib- prefix for non-library (was: Bug#693998: ITP: linux-minidisc -- Free software for accessing NetMD and HiMD MiniDisc devices)
On Mon, 26 Nov 2012, David Prévot wrote: Seems weird to see another non-library ending up in the pool/main/libr/ directory of our archive (and yet another special case to handle for tools like deborphan). It would be nice to avoid the lib- prefix for non-library. If you want to know if something is a library or not, that's what Section: lib and various debtags (devel::library, role::shared-library, etc.) are for. Don Armstrong -- Given that the odds of a miracle are one in one million, and events which could be a miracle happen every second, the odds of not seeing a miracle in a month are less than 8 in 100. Clearly miracles are not all that miraculous. http://www.donarmstrong.com http://rzlab.ucr.edu -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20121127181448.gp5...@rzlab.ucr.edu
lib- prefix for non-library (was: Bug#693998: ITP: linux-minidisc -- Free software for accessing NetMD and HiMD MiniDisc devices)
Hi, Le 26/11/2012 05:19, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz a écrit : On Sun, Nov 25, 2012 at 06:55:25AM +1100, Karl Goetz wrote: * Package name : linux-minidisc Thats a strange name considering it builds and runs on MacOS, Windows, Linux, FreeBSD and Haiku. Yes, the name is indeed somewhat confusing in that regard. If you have a better idea, I'd be happy to hear it ;). Not necessary better, but perhaps libre-minidisk? 3 letters different and only contains one trademark :) libre-minidisc sounds actually nice Seems weird to see another non-library ending up in the pool/main/libr/ directory of our archive (and yet another special case to handle for tools like deborphan). It would be nice to avoid the lib- prefix for non-library. Regards David signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
