Re: [Ganglia-developers] [PATCH] remove version from libganglia package name

2008-08-20 Thread Carlo Marcelo Arenas Belon
On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 11:30:24PM +0200, Marcus Rueckert wrote: > On 2008-08-11 14:12:34 -0700, Bernard Li wrote: > > On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 8:09 AM, Martin Hicks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I don't think its necessary (or good form) to include a full version > > > number in the RPM pac

Re: [Ganglia-developers] [PATCH] remove version from libganglia package name

2008-08-19 Thread Bernard Li
Hi Carlo: On Mon, Aug 18, 2008 at 2:50 AM, Carlo Marcelo Arenas Belon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > who is Marcus and where are his comments? It appears that Marcus replied using an email address that wasn't subscribed to the list -- I just let the mails through so you should be able to see his c

Re: [Ganglia-developers] [PATCH] remove version from libganglia package name

2008-08-19 Thread Marcus Rueckert
On 2008-08-11 14:12:34 -0700, Bernard Li wrote: > On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 8:09 AM, Martin Hicks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I don't think its necessary (or good form) to include a full version > > number in the RPM package name. RPM already does versioning based on > > %version. > > > > > >

Re: [Ganglia-developers] [PATCH] remove version from libganglia package name

2008-08-19 Thread Marcus Rueckert
On 2008-08-12 14:41:29 +0100, Kostas Georgiou wrote: > On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 07:38:15AM -0500, Martin Hicks wrote: > > > > > On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 11:30:24PM +0200, Marcus Rueckert wrote: > > > > > > this is not the package version. it is the soname mangled a bit. the > > > base idea behind

Re: [Ganglia-developers] [PATCH] remove version from libganglia package name

2008-08-18 Thread Carlo Marcelo Arenas Belon
On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 02:12:34PM -0700, Bernard Li wrote: > On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 8:09 AM, Martin Hicks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I don't think its necessary (or good form) to include a full version > > number in the RPM package name. RPM already does versioning based on > > %version.

Re: [Ganglia-developers] [PATCH] remove version from libganglia package name

2008-08-18 Thread Carlo Marcelo Arenas Belon
On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 02:41:29PM +0100, Kostas Georgiou wrote: > On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 07:38:15AM -0500, Martin Hicks wrote: > > The common practice in the rpm world is to not to use the soname for the > latest version and have something like compat-ganglia-30 or libganglia30 > for example for

Re: [Ganglia-developers] [PATCH] remove version from libganglia package name

2008-08-12 Thread Jarod Wilson
Kostas Georgiou wrote: > On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 07:38:15AM -0500, Martin Hicks wrote: > >> On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 11:30:24PM +0200, Marcus Rueckert wrote: >>> this is not the package version. it is the soname mangled a bit. the >>> base idea behind it is, that you can install multiple version of

Re: [Ganglia-developers] [PATCH] remove version from libganglia package name

2008-08-12 Thread Martin Hicks
On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 02:41:29PM +0100, Kostas Georgiou wrote: > On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 07:38:15AM -0500, Martin Hicks wrote: > > > > > On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 11:30:24PM +0200, Marcus Rueckert wrote: > > > > > > this is not the package version. it is the soname mangled a bit. the > > > base

Re: [Ganglia-developers] [PATCH] remove version from libganglia package name

2008-08-12 Thread Kostas Georgiou
On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 07:38:15AM -0500, Martin Hicks wrote: > > On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 11:30:24PM +0200, Marcus Rueckert wrote: > > > > this is not the package version. it is the soname mangled a bit. the > > base idea behind it is, that you can install multiple version of the > > same librar

Re: [Ganglia-developers] [PATCH] remove version from libganglia package name

2008-08-12 Thread Martin Hicks
On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 11:30:24PM +0200, Marcus Rueckert wrote: > > this is not the package version. it is the soname mangled a bit. the > base idea behind it is, that you can install multiple version of the > same library in parallel. Okay. I guess I just don't see this very often. Are we ex

Re: [Ganglia-developers] [PATCH] remove version from libganglia package name

2008-08-11 Thread Bernard Li
Sorry for the spam, but I was one of those guys who got hit by the GMail downtime :-) Cheers, Bernard On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 2:12 PM, Bernard Li <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Martin: > > On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 8:09 AM, Martin Hicks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I don't think its necessary

Re: [Ganglia-developers] [PATCH] remove version from libganglia package name

2008-08-11 Thread Bernard Li
Hi Martin: On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 8:09 AM, Martin Hicks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don't think its necessary (or good form) to include a full version > number in the RPM package name. RPM already does versioning based on > %version. > > > Index: monitor-core/ganglia.spec.in > ==

Re: [Ganglia-developers] [PATCH] remove version from libganglia package name

2008-08-11 Thread Bernard Li
Hi Martin: On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 8:09 AM, Martin Hicks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don't think its necessary (or good form) to include a full version > number in the RPM package name. RPM already does versioning based on > %version. > > > Index: monitor-core/ganglia.spec.in > ==

Re: [Ganglia-developers] [PATCH] remove version from libganglia package name

2008-08-11 Thread Bernard Li
Hi Martin: On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 8:09 AM, Martin Hicks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don't think its necessary (or good form) to include a full version > number in the RPM package name. RPM already does versioning based on > %version. > > > Index: monitor-core/ganglia.spec.in > ==

Re: [Ganglia-developers] [PATCH] remove version from libganglia package name

2008-08-11 Thread Martin Hicks
On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 10:09:42AM -0500, Martin Hicks wrote: > > I don't think its necessary (or good form) to include a full version > number in the RPM package name. RPM already does versioning based on > %version. a little hasty. This has been build tested. Index: monitor-core/ganglia.sp

[Ganglia-developers] [PATCH] remove version from libganglia package name

2008-08-11 Thread Martin Hicks
I don't think its necessary (or good form) to include a full version number in the RPM package name. RPM already does versioning based on %version. Index: monitor-core/ganglia.spec.in === --- monitor-core/ganglia.spec.in(re