On Fri, 22 Feb 2002 18:46:02 +0100 Stefano Zacchiroli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 22, 2002 at 02:42:38PM +0100, Georges Mariano > wrote:> Sorry, but I can't remember the reason why you _have > to_ change> the upstream name ? (i.e what's the problem with it > ?) > > Because we need a consistent naming schema for ocaml libraries. Why ? I mean, suppose that I'm a user who wants to find something related to OCaml and doing, say image processing ... let's go : apt-cache search caml | grep image ... and so on ... (apt-cache show on the result to see if it is a lib or something else ...) Is there somewhere in Debian Policy/ies something stating that those who are building a specific set of packages should use a naming schema ? May be naming schemas were useful when there was no browsing/searching tools on packages, but this is no more the case ... So, I would prefer no policy than an ugly and unuseful one. Since 4 years I manage debian boxes (laptops/desktops), I have built a few little package, I *never*, repeat *never* use the fact that (certain) names are following a naming scheme (maybe simply because there are always exceptions ?...) On the opposite, it's very frustrating to read an (error) message stating something like "you need xxxxx to install yyyyy" (you know, just at the end of ./configure ;-). Just after, apt-get install xxxxx fails and you find ultimately that apt-get install libxxxx0g-dev was correct... > The one proposed by Sven is ok for me and surely is ok also for > him. If you really wants to, we can vote and take a global > (i.e. the one that we will put in the ocaml debian policy) > decision. just make what you want... and, BTW, what if I had wrote first the policy with a naming scheme base on ocaml-....-lib/-dev/-doc ?? > Next, remaining in the schema, if you think that > libimages-ocaml is a better name I can also choose it, but in > such a case the upstream name is even more hidden. Camlimages is a good name. It only has the drawback that you can fit it in a policy... don't see the point. Cheers. -- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] tel: (33) 03 20 43 84 06 INRETS, 20 rue �lis�e Reclus fax: (33) 03 20 43 83 59 BP 317 -- 59666 Villeneuve d'Ascq http://www3.inrets.fr/estas/mariano -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
