I suggest `bash<minimal>` for a starter, but you can come up with a better 
package naming convention. My suggestion is rudimentary.

It's probably too late to change existing package names, but someone can 
propose a better package naming convention for new packages?

On Wednesday, April 15th, 2026 at 7:59 AM, Sergio Pastor Pérez 
<[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> "mr.doojin" <[email protected]> writes:
> 
> > What about `bash:minimal` or `bash<minimal>` instead of `bash-minimal`? 
> > Either option makes it easier to recognize package variant names.
> 
> I feel like the `:` character could confuse some people since it looks
> similar to specifying a different derivation output in package specs,
> eg: `guix shell glibc:static`.
> 
> Other symbols will probably be fine.
> 
> 
> Best regards,
> Sergio
>

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