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.
> >> >>
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> >> > 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.

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