On June 9, 2015 9:08:06 AM EDT, Thomas Goirand <[email protected]> wrote: >On 06/08/2015 08:13 AM, Piotr Ożarowski wrote: >> [Tim Landscheidt, 2015-06-08] >>> Should source package names ("Source:" in debian/control) be >>> prefixed with "python-"? >> >> no. >> >> I use "python-" prefix for source package name only if the name is >> not unique enough. > >I have the opposite view, and I very much prefer to prefix with >"python-" all of the source packages I upload, when that's a python >module (I don't do that for applications). > >One very good reason for this is sorting the files when you do "ls", or >in your QA page, on gitweb/cgit, etc. Also, not polluting the general >namespace is a good idea.
If the upstream name isn't python-*, then the namespace is already polluted. Personally, I think upstream name for the source package is best unless it's really generic. Scott K -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: https://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
