-conf is a good naming, if it contains only config files. but shlibs
packages may share these files:

- config files
- locale files
- modules
- program or scripts, needed by shlibs package, especially by *Script
  field in .info file.

So -common or -base is appropreate, I think.


On Wed, 13 Mar 2002 11:03:09 -0700
"Justin Hallett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> OH we've been using -conf.  We need a standard I think.  I like -common
> and -base but those are debians anyhow that is just babling we need a
> standard.
> 
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> >-common package is a common files for -shlibs packages.
> >
> >fooN-shlibs packages should be installable at the same time, but if
> >they contains a same file, /etc/foo.conf for example, they can't
> >coexists. In this case, foo-common package contains /etc/foo.conf
> >and all the fooN-shlibs depends on it. This is why we needs -common
> >package.


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