On Jul 24, 2007, at 12:36 PM, Jim Fulton wrote: > > Obviously, we are having a debate about what forms distribution > names can take. I think we need a decision. > > Does anyone know if there are existing rules for package names?
Doh. I meant "distribution names". Sorry. > 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 package name and Ditto > > - what the equivalence rules for package names are. Ditto. > > Whatever we decide needs to be well supported by setuptools and > PyPI. I can live with whatever we decide as long as we decide > something and make sure it is well communicated and implemented. In > particular, I could live with the equivalence rules that setuptools > uses if they are documented and if they are supported correctly and > efficiently by the index (including mirrors). > > IMO, a decision is extremely important. If we can't reach > consensus, then we need to call in the BDFL. -- Jim Fulton mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Python Powered! CTO (540) 361-1714 http://www.python.org Zope Corporation http://www.zope.com http://www.zope.org _______________________________________________ Distutils-SIG maillist - Distutils-SIG@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/distutils-sig
