On Wed, 17 Apr 2013 11:29:28 +0900 Carsten Haitzler (The Rasterman)
<[email protected]> wrote:

> On Wed, 17 Apr 2013 01:18:50 +0000 Iván Briano <[email protected]>
> said:
> 
> > On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 12:18 AM, Carsten Haitzler
> > <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > On Tue, 16 Apr 2013 20:57:33 -0300 Lucas De Marchi
> > > <[email protected]> said:
> > >
> > >> On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 8:34 PM, Carsten Haitzler
> > >> <[email protected]> wrote:
> > >> > 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.
> > >>
> > >> Sure it's good, no doubt. Just that renaming to edbus2 for the
> > >> sake of consistency is even worse, not because of the rename,
> > >> but because of the name chosen.
> > >>
> > >> ebus? anyone?
> > >>
> > >> Lucas De Marchi
> > >
> > > whatever the name chosen is, if .pc file, header include dir,
> > > header names, and library name are all consistent in terms of
> > > pattern/convention then we are good.:)
> > >
> > >
> > 
> > Platypus.h
> > platypus.pc
> > libplatypus.so
> 
> i'm all for this. nice and consistent, but your choice of animal is
> to be desired. i vote for the 3 toed sloth. Sloth.h sloth.pc
> libsloth.so

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