Bug#167292: ITP: libc12 -- NetBSD C library
Package: wnpp Version: N/A; reported 2002-10-31 Severity: wishlist * Package name: libc12 * Version: 1.6+debian.1 * Upstream Author: The NetBSD Foundation * URL: http://www.netbsd.org/ * License: Varies per source file; see discussion on debian-legal * Package: libc12 Description: NetBSD C library: Shared libraries Contains the standard libraries that are used by nearly all programs on the system. This package includes shared versions of the standard C library and the standard math library, as well as many others. * Package: libc12-dev Description: NetBSD C library: Development Libraries and Header Files Contains the symlinks, headers, and object files needed to compile and link programs which use the standard C library. * Package: libc12-dbg Description: NetBSD C library: Development Libraries and Header Files Contains unstripped shared libraries. This package is provided primarily to provide a backtrace with names in a debugger, this makes it somewhat easier to interpret core dumps. The libraries are installed in /usr/lib/debug and can be used by placing that directory in LD_LIBRARY_PATH. Most people will not need this package. * Package: libc12-pic Description: NetBSD C library: PIC archive library Contains an archive library (ar file) composed of individual shared objects. This is used for creating a library which is a smaller subset of the standard libc shared library. The reduced library is used on the Debian boot floppies. If you are not making your own set of Debian boot floppies using the `boot-floppies' package, you probably don't need this package. * Package: libc12-prof Description: NetBSD C library: Shared libraries Static libraries compiled with profiling info (-pg) suitable for use with gprof. pgpn3B2rkzTfa.pgp Description: PGP signature
Bug#167292: ITP: libc12 -- NetBSD C library
On Fri, Nov 01, 2002 at 10:26:06AM +0900, GOTO Masanori wrote: > At Thu, 31 Oct 2002 15:54:34 -0700, > Joel Baker wrote: > > * Package name: libc12 > > * Version: 1.6+debian.1 > > * Upstream Author: The NetBSD Foundation > > * URL: http://www.netbsd.org/ > > * License: Varies per source file; see discussion on debian-legal > > I recommend "netbsd-libc" or "netbsd-libc12". > > There is already "libc6" (glibc). The name "libc12" is similar to > "libc5" or "libc6" which are GNU libc. It leads a bit confusion. I > don't intend to prioritize GNU libc, because GNU libc does not use > their source package name as "libc", but "glibc". > > Besides imagine if FreeBSD's libc or other BSD libc is ITP-ed. > Distinguishing their name apparently is a good idea, for example > "diet-libc". > > BTW, what does "12" of libc12 mean? I will be happy to name the binaries netbsd-libc12 when the current libc6 becomes gnu-libc6 or glibc6; certainly the source package name might change, but since there are exactly 0 platforms which will ever have both GNU libc and NetBSD libc (they are exclusive and must be separated by arch, since binaries depend on one or other other), it is simpler to have the binary packages named consistantly. FreeBSD's is libc4, though they are using GNU libc instead; the Hurd has libc0.2 as their package name. (Note that I would, in fact, be quite happy if all libc packages were more specific; until then, however, all known examples do in fact call the binary libc*, where * is the major version number, per Policy). -- Joel Baker [EMAIL PROTECTED] pgp9l51AM1F6w.pgp Description: PGP signature
Bug#167292: ITP: libc12 -- NetBSD C library
At Thu, 31 Oct 2002 15:54:34 -0700, Joel Baker wrote: > * Package name: libc12 > * Version: 1.6+debian.1 > * Upstream Author: The NetBSD Foundation > * URL: http://www.netbsd.org/ > * License: Varies per source file; see discussion on debian-legal I recommend "netbsd-libc" or "netbsd-libc12". There is already "libc6" (glibc). The name "libc12" is similar to "libc5" or "libc6" which are GNU libc. It leads a bit confusion. I don't intend to prioritize GNU libc, because GNU libc does not use their source package name as "libc", but "glibc". Besides imagine if FreeBSD's libc or other BSD libc is ITP-ed. Distinguishing their name apparently is a good idea, for example "diet-libc". BTW, what does "12" of libc12 mean? Regards, -- gotom
Bug#167292: ITP: libc12 -- NetBSD C library
At Thu, 31 Oct 2002 23:54:10 -0700, Joel Baker wrote: > > > BTW, what does "12" of libc12 mean? > > I will be happy to name the binaries netbsd-libc12 when the current libc6 > becomes gnu-libc6 or glibc6; certainly the source package name might > change, but since there are exactly 0 platforms which will ever have both > GNU libc and NetBSD libc (they are exclusive and must be separated by arch, > since binaries depend on one or other other), it is simpler to have the > binary packages named consistantly. FreeBSD's is libc4, though they are > using GNU libc instead; the Hurd has libc0.2 as their package name. ITP should state the name of the source package. Hence, I think your ITP should have said something like, "source package netbsd-libc, which builds a binary package libc12." regards, junichi
Bug#167292: ITP: libc12 -- NetBSD C library
On Sat, Nov 02, 2002 at 10:59:10AM +0900, Junichi Uekawa wrote: > At Thu, 31 Oct 2002 23:54:10 -0700, > Joel Baker wrote: > > > > > BTW, what does "12" of libc12 mean? > > > > I will be happy to name the binaries netbsd-libc12 when the current libc6 > > becomes gnu-libc6 or glibc6; certainly the source package name might > > change, but since there are exactly 0 platforms which will ever have both > > GNU libc and NetBSD libc (they are exclusive and must be separated by arch, > > since binaries depend on one or other other), it is simpler to have the > > binary packages named consistantly. FreeBSD's is libc4, though they are > > using GNU libc instead; the Hurd has libc0.2 as their package name. > > ITP should state the name of the source package. > > Hence, I think your ITP should have said something like, "source > package netbsd-libc, which builds a binary package libc12." At the time, it was source-titled 'libc12' as well. I concur, however, with the thought of renaming the source to netbsd-libc, and the package as it stands (that is, the one in the Debian-BSD archive, and which will be uploaded to the main archive once netbsd-* arch sections exist) is now source-named netbsd-libc. -- *** Joel Baker System Administrator - lightbearer.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://users.lightbearer.com/lucifer/
