On Tue, 16 Apr 2013 20:57:33 -0300 Lucas De Marchi <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 8:34 PM, Carsten Haitzler > <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:24:08 -0300 Lucas De Marchi > > <[email protected]> said: > > > >> On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 4:13 PM, <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> > Tom Hacohen <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> > >> >> On 16/04/13 16:01, Lucas De Marchi wrote: > >> >>> > >> >>> On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 11:54 AM, Tom Hacohen > >> >>> <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >>>> > >> >>>> On 16/04/13 15:26, Lucas De Marchi wrote: > >> >>>> > >> >>>>> On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 11:12 AM, Tom Hacohen > >> >>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >>>>> > >> >>>>>> Hey guys, > >> >>>>>> > >> >>>>>> How are you? I just noticed that 'edbus' installs headers > >> >>>>>> under: prefix/include/edbus-1 > >> >>>>>> while using the > >> >>>>>> pkgconfig name 'edbus2' > >> >>>>>> the library name 'libedbus2' > >> >>>>>> and an header called 'EDbus.h'. > >> >>>>>> > >> >>>>>> Luckily for us, it's not too late to fix it. Only question, > >> >>>>>> what should > >> >>>>>> we > >> >>>>>> change it to? Everywhere with the 2 or everywhere without > >> >>>>>> the 2? > >> >>>>> > >> >>>>> > >> >>>>> > >> >>>>> E_DBus installed edbus.pc and libedbus.so - that's why we > >> >>>>> needed to put a 2 in the name. > >> >>>>> > >> >>>>> However the name is edbus and has no relations with the > >> >>>>> previous library. It's not a new version, it's a complete > >> >>>>> different one. So appending a "2" in headers and include > >> >>>>> path is the wrong thing to do. > >> >>>>> > >> >>>>> If ebus was available I would vote for that. It seems we are > >> >>>>> short in options for names. > >> >>>>> > >> >>>>> Lucas De Marchi > >> >>>> > >> >>>> > >> >>>> > >> >>>> > >> >>>> I understand putting the 2 was needed, but if we add it once, > >> >>>> we should add > >> >>>> it everywhere. It's annoyingly inconsistent. > >> >>>> > >> >>>> Why did you choose 2 then? Why not 4? Or A? You chose 2 > >> >>>> because it's the > >> >>>> best explanation, as it is, although mostly unrelated, e_dbus > >> >>>> v2. And if > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> because it was not me is the best explanation. > >> >>> > >> >>>> that's good enough there, it's good enough everywhere. > >> >>>> > >> >>>> In conclusion, I see no harm in using edbus2 all around the > >> >>>> place. > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> it's not good enough there, even less everywhere. The visible > >> >>> part to the developer is the include path and the namespace. > >> >>> And these should reflect the library name. If anything change > >> >>> everything to something else, but don't put the 2 there. > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> Let's wait to see what others think, as we disagree about the > >> >> source of the problem, and that's: is this a major > >> >> inconsistency that should be solved. > >> >> > >> >> Anyhow, regarding different names: I suggest edbus2. > >> >> > >> >> -- > >> >> Tom. > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> ________________________________ > >> >> > >> >> Precog is a next-generation analytics platform capable of > >> >> advanced analytics on semi-structured data. The platform > >> >> includes APIs for building apps and a phenomenal toolset for > >> >> data science. Developers can use our toolset for easy data > >> >> analysis & visualization. Get a free account! > >> >> http://www2.precog.com/precogplatform/slashdotnewsletter > >> >> ________________________________ > >> >> > >> >> enlightenment-devel mailing list > >> >> [email protected] > >> >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-devel > >> > > >> > > >> > I agree with whatever demarchi says. > >> > >> I disagree. > >> > >> > >> oh, wait... > >> > >> Lucas De Marchi > > > > :-P ... i have to say though - consistency is good. not just for > > devs, but packagers and anyone looking at their filesystem. if > > things are named in a consistent pattern it is easy to know what > > belongs where without needing package databases or other forensics > > tools. > > Sure it's good, no doubt. Just that renaming to edbus2 for the sake of > consistency is even worse, not because of the rename, but because of > the name chosen. > > ebus? anyone? The name of the ebus goes 'round and 'round. -- A big old stinking pile of genius that no one wants coz there are too many silver coated monkeys in the world.
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