Hi, > Obviously, we are having a debate about what forms distribution names > can take. I think we need a decision.
Thanks for bringing this up. > Does anyone know if there are existing rules for distribution names? > I can't find them if there are. Up until now, I think we've been in > somewhat of a prototyping mode, but I think it's time to move beyond > that. > > I strongly suggest that we need an official specification that says: > > - what's a legal distribution name and > > - what the equivalence rules for distribution names are. Comparison rules are also important: Is artin-1.2-rc2 < artin-1.2? IMO, it's perfectly fine to just state: comparisons are lexicographical (ASCII only). But I'd like to see this mentioned somewhere. - Lars _______________________________________________ Catalog-SIG mailing list Catalog-SIG@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/catalog-sig
