On Wed, 8 Jul 2009 07:13:13 +0200 Xyne <[email protected]> wrote: > > I thought package names had to be alphanumeric characters and the > > "-" would make the package name invalid? Although the change does > > work, it would require a custom edit of the source code and man > > page for building the app for the Arch distribution. Although it > > isn't much of a problem, I'm hesitant to commit myself to always > > needing to make the change for future version of the software. > > > I think the previous suggestion was limited to changing the package > name. Just call it sa-player, add "sap" to the conflicts line (and > maybe add "sap" to the description as well to make it clear) and then > leave the rest of it alone. If others want to install this alongside > the other "sap" package then they can either hack it themselves or > contact the upstream devs to get the name collision resolved. > > Changing the name throughout the souce code would not be an elegant > solution and would only lead to unnecessary complication for others > wishing to use the package, especially if it is ever a dependency for > other packages.
That seems to be a very reasonable solution. Can anyone think of a reason I should not implement just changing the package name as a solution?
