On Sun, 2003-06-22 at 20:17, Branden Robinson wrote: > On Sun, Jun 22, 2003 at 02:00:54PM +0200, Michel D�nzer wrote: > > > Mmm, I'm liking libgl1-xfree86. My original name for the DRM sources was > > > xfree86-drm-src, but that later got renamed. > > > > Not too bad, methinks. > > I don't like it. Are these things really XFree86 X xserver specific, or > just DRI-specific? I think the latter.
The DRM is maintained by the DRI project, but this is the copy shipped in the 4.3 release of XFree86. > > > If so, why not xfree86-libgl1? > > > > I like libgl1-xfree86 better because the emphasis is on libgl1. > > Well, I don't. If the XFree86-forked libgl1 works with DRI, why don't > we call it libgl1-dri? Not a bad idea either. > > OTOH xlibmesa-gl(1) have the advantage that xlibmesa-gl-dev can stay the > > same, allowing for a smoother transition. > > Smooth transitions are important, a virtue Daniel seems eager to > discard, at your prodding. Easy, there. I didn't prod him into anything, and I pointed out the transition issue. The question is whether transitions matter in sid or only between stable releases, where there will be one after woody anyway. > I wish you'd both calm down a little bit about this issue. I have the impression that we're perfectly calm. You on the other hand are acting like a boy who's afraid we're going to steal his candy. No worries, you can keep it. I for one am looking forward to your technical arguments to this discussion. > > Also, is there a naming scheme yet for the other libraries to be split > > out of xlibs, which might be applicable here? > > Yeah. The scheme is the same as practically ever other shared library in > Debian. Take the SONAME, convert all capitals to lowercase, and remove > '.so.'. This is perfectly clear except for library names that end in > digits. So, libX11.so.6 will become libx11-6. > > Or maybe you'd rather I added "-xfree86" to the end of every shared > library package name... I wouldn't, why should I, but just libgl1 doesn't work for the libGL package unfortunately. -- Earthling Michel D�nzer \ Debian (powerpc), XFree86 and DRI developer Software libre enthusiast \ http://svcs.affero.net/rm.php?r=daenzer -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
