On Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:24:08 -0300 Lucas De Marchi
<[email protected]> said:

> On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 4:13 PM,  <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Tom Hacohen <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>
> >> On 16/04/13 16:01, Lucas De Marchi wrote:
> >>>
> >>> On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 11:54 AM, Tom Hacohen <[email protected]>
> >>> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> On 16/04/13 15:26, Lucas De Marchi wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 11:12 AM, Tom Hacohen <[email protected]>
> >>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> Hey guys,
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> How are you? I just noticed that 'edbus' installs headers under:
> >>>>>> prefix/include/edbus-1
> >>>>>> while using the
> >>>>>> pkgconfig name 'edbus2'
> >>>>>> the library name 'libedbus2'
> >>>>>> and an header called 'EDbus.h'.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Luckily for us, it's not too late to fix it. Only question, what
> >>>>>> should
> >>>>>> we
> >>>>>> change it to? Everywhere with the 2 or everywhere without the 2?
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> E_DBus installed edbus.pc and libedbus.so - that's why we needed to
> >>>>> put a 2 in the name.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> However the name is edbus and has no relations with the previous
> >>>>> library. It's not a new version, it's a complete different one. So
> >>>>> appending a "2" in headers and include path is the wrong thing to do.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> If ebus was available I would vote for that. It seems we are short  in
> >>>>> options for names.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Lucas De Marchi
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> I understand putting the 2 was needed, but if we add it once, we should
> >>>> add
> >>>> it everywhere. It's annoyingly inconsistent.
> >>>>
> >>>> Why did you choose 2 then? Why not 4? Or A? You chose 2 because
> >>>> it's the
> >>>> best explanation, as it is, although mostly unrelated, e_dbus v2. And if
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> because it was not me is the best explanation.
> >>>
> >>>> that's good enough there, it's good enough everywhere.
> >>>>
> >>>> In conclusion, I see no harm in using edbus2 all around the place.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> it's not good enough there, even less everywhere.  The visible part to
> >>> the developer is the include path and the namespace. And these should
> >>> reflect the library name. If anything change everything to something
> >>> else, but don't put the 2 there.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Let's wait to see what others think, as we disagree about the source of
> >> the problem, and that's: is this a major inconsistency that should be
> >> solved.
> >>
> >> Anyhow, regarding different names: I suggest edbus2.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Tom.
> >>
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> > I agree with whatever demarchi says.
> 
> I disagree.
> 
> 
> oh, wait...
> 
> Lucas De Marchi

:-P ... i have to say though - consistency is good. not just for devs, but
packagers and anyone looking at their filesystem. if things are named in a
consistent pattern it is easy to know what belongs where without needing
package databases or other forensics tools.

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