> > Why not just rename it java-gstreamer-java? That way we can respect > > the archlinux policies, and also keep the origal name for anyone > > trying to find it on the aur. > > I chuckled. I assume this isn't a serious suggestion. Though it would > solve it, it's not really a "solution".
As I was reading the replies to this thread I actually thought of "java-gstreamer-java" too before I saw Laurie's suggestion. It does sound a bit silly but it makes sense at the same time if gstreamer-java can only be meaningfully used by Java. With the current packaging guidelines, the "<language>-" prefix makes it instantly clear that the packages is a libarary/modules/etc of that language and not a stand-alone/front-end application. This is very useful in the absence of clear categories or tags when a user is browsing the list of available packages. Perhaps we can all agree that the best solution is to use the name "gstreamer-java", which is quite clear as Aaron pointed out, but put "java-gstreamer" and "java-gstreamer-java" in the provides array for the sake of uniformity. To be honest, I'm not really bothered either way and I only asked about the name originally because I was unaware that the upstream name was "gstreamer-java". Xyne
