Bug#749456: Package name
Chow Loong Jin writes: > In this case, we're talking about confusion between a package name + /usr/bin > binary and a file format. There isn't, to my knowledge, any other executable > in > PATH by the name of gpx, nor is there a package named gpx, so this is still > rather in the gray area. I'm not even sure that there would be much confusion > arising from this package being named as gpx -- Not many programs or packages > are named exactly the same as the file formats they consume. Hi. Sorry for not replying sooner. Yes, this is a gray area. Any confusion would certainly be dispelled once a user reads the package description, but looking at a list of package names some (at least myself) would initially assume that this package manipulates GPS track data. Feel free to close this bug if you feel that renaming this would be more trouble than it's worth. Thanks dima -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#749456: Package name
On Tue, Jun 10, 2014 at 10:16:43PM -0700, Dima Kogan wrote: > Chow Loong Jin writes: > > > On Tue, Jun 10, 2014 at 01:48:36PM -0700, Dima Kogan wrote: > >> > >> If it's not too late, would it be possible to change the name of this > >> package? "gpx" is also the name of a common file format used for GPS > >> tracks: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GPS_eXchange_Format > >> > >> I think it may be confusing to have a "gpx" package that refers to > >> something completely different. > > > > I know, but upstream is unresponsive, and changing the name downstream seems > > downright irresponsible. > > > > What do you suggest? > > In cases like this the precedent is to use a dash (-) to disambiguate. > For instance the 'ack' searching tool (http://beyondgrep.com/) is in a > package called 'ack-grep' to avoid a conflict with an earlier 'ack' > package. Could this package be called something like 'gpx-cnc'? Or > 'gpx-3d'? A better name exists, probably. Do you think such a change is > good, or just keeping it 'gpx' is the way to go? The precedents for git (git-core) and ack (ack-grep) are kind of different -- they were package name conflicts. These are not resolvable without renaming at least one of them. In this case, we're talking about confusion between a package name + /usr/bin binary and a file format. There isn't, to my knowledge, any other executable in PATH by the name of gpx, nor is there a package named gpx, so this is still rather in the gray area. I'm not even sure that there would be much confusion arising from this package being named as gpx -- Not many programs or packages are named exactly the same as the file formats they consume. -- Kind regards, Loong Jin signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Bug#749456: Package name
Chow Loong Jin writes: > On Tue, Jun 10, 2014 at 01:48:36PM -0700, Dima Kogan wrote: >> >> If it's not too late, would it be possible to change the name of this >> package? "gpx" is also the name of a common file format used for GPS >> tracks: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GPS_eXchange_Format >> >> I think it may be confusing to have a "gpx" package that refers to >> something completely different. > > I know, but upstream is unresponsive, and changing the name downstream seems > downright irresponsible. > > What do you suggest? In cases like this the precedent is to use a dash (-) to disambiguate. For instance the 'ack' searching tool (http://beyondgrep.com/) is in a package called 'ack-grep' to avoid a conflict with an earlier 'ack' package. Could this package be called something like 'gpx-cnc'? Or 'gpx-3d'? A better name exists, probably. Do you think such a change is good, or just keeping it 'gpx' is the way to go? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#749456: Package name
On Tue, Jun 10, 2014 at 01:48:36PM -0700, Dima Kogan wrote: > Hi. > > If it's not too late, would it be possible to change the name of this > package? "gpx" is also the name of a common file format used for GPS > tracks: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GPS_eXchange_Format > > I think it may be confusing to have a "gpx" package that refers to > something completely different. I know, but upstream is unresponsive, and changing the name downstream seems downright irresponsible. What do you suggest? -- Kind regards, Loong Jin signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Bug#749456: Package name
Hi. If it's not too late, would it be possible to change the name of this package? "gpx" is also the name of a common file format used for GPS tracks: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GPS_eXchange_Format I think it may be confusing to have a "gpx" package that refers to something completely different. dima -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
