Matej Vela wrote:
> tag 407283 wontfix
> thanks
>
> Vincent Fourmond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
>> I find the package name libwmf-bin very confusing. Mostly, all
>> packages starting with lib don't contain programs, or only accessory
>> programs. However, this package contains only programs. Shouldn't it
>> be named wmf-bin/wmf-tools or something of the like ?
>
> This is the old naming convention for library-related binaries, still
> followed by quite many packages:
>
> $ grep-dctrl {-s,-F}Package -r '^lib.*-bin$'
> /var/lib/apt/lists/*_Packages | wc -l
> 36
>
> You're right, sounds a bit clunky these days, but I don't think it's worth
> the hassle of a transition (dummy package, etc.).
I wasn't that there was such a convention. Thanks for the explanation,
that perfectly suits me.
Cheers,
Vincent
--
Vincent Fourmond, PhD student
http://vincent.fourmond.neuf.fr/
--
To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
