On 04/17/13 10:11, David Seikel wrote:
> On Tue, 16 Apr 2013 20:57:33 -0300 Lucas De Marchi
> <lucas.demar...@profusion.mobi> wrote:
> 
> > On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 8:34 PM, Carsten Haitzler
> > <ras...@rasterman.com> wrote:
> > > On Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:24:08 -0300 Lucas De Marchi
> > > <lucas.demar...@profusion.mobi> said:
> > >
> > >> On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 4:13 PM,  <michael.blumenkra...@gmail.com>
> > >> wrote:
> > >> > Tom Hacohen <tom.haco...@samsung.com> wrote:
> > >> >>
> > >> >> On 16/04/13 16:01, Lucas De Marchi wrote:
> > >> >>>
> > >> >>> On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 11:54 AM, Tom Hacohen
> > >> >>> <tom.haco...@samsung.com> wrote:
> > >> >>>>
> > >> >>>> On 16/04/13 15:26, Lucas De Marchi wrote:
> > >> >>>>
> > >> >>>>> On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 11:12 AM, Tom Hacohen
> > >> >>>>> <tom.haco...@samsung.com> 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.

As we all like E, I suggest edeebus

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