Hey,
The gemname is 'rubysdl' http://rubygems.org/gems/rubysdl, the package
name should be 'ruby-$gemname'. The question should go to upstream
developers - why do they use "ruby" prefix in their gem names if the
gems are for ruby only anyway.
Well, sometimes upstream is wrong, it does not mean we should follow them
blindly.
The project name is "Ruby/SDL", and gem name is "rubysdl". We should not
say the upstream is wrong - there's no place to be right or wrong here.
It's how they named the library and we should respect this.
There is no "sdl" gem in rubygems.org repo, so anyone can upload a gem
by that name at any time. "ruby-sdl" in AUR should be reserved to "sdl"
gem only, so I agree with anatolik (OP).
But this is just an ideological argument... Practically, anatolik is a
maintainer of ruby-sdl and his gems in AUR follow his own guideline of
ruby-$gemname. [1] This is also an official guideline. [2] Although
these guidelines have recently been edited by anatolik, the very first
version of these guidelines [2] also say the naming convention is
ruby-$gemname. Therefore, anatolik shouldn't be denied the package
rename/merge regardless of anyone finding the package name silly. ;-)
[1]: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/?K=anatolik&SeB=m&O=250&PP=50
[2]: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ruby_Gem_Package_Guidelines
[3]:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php?title=Ruby_Gem_Package_Guidelines&diff=64416&oldid=64415
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Kind regards,
Damian Nowak
StratusHost
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