Pierre Neidhardt <[email protected]> writes:
>> The package name is just an identifier for command line interaction >> purposes. > > I don't see it this way. The package name is a global variable in the > Guix project, and it bears a global semantic value. It's used as a > public identifier that has to meaningfully convey the content of the package > to the developers but also to the users. Package names and variable names are two different things. I disagree with the last sentence, obviously. >> There is no reason why it should be descriptive – after all, >> that’s what the package description is used for. Users can easily find >> the package they are interested in by using the search feature. > > Sadly the search feature is even less accessible than bash completion. > It's slower and more demanding to use. Let’s fix that then and make it faster. (I think it’s pretty good already and it’s how I find packages, not by trying out names.) In the future, let’s please refrain from renames before a consensus has been reached. It would also be good to show the concrete changes on the list before pushing them. Thanks! -- Ricardo
