Date: Mon, 01 Oct 2007 18:45:17 -0400
From: Suresh Chandrasekharan <Suresh.Chandrasekharan at sun.com>
Subject: Re: 2007/564 [Locale Launcher]
The only reason for abbreviating this is utilities like
/usr/sbin/localeadm and the newer /usr/bin/localectr already have
such precedence. (See
http://developers.sun.com/global/products_platforms/solaris/reference/techart/locale-creator.html
for a locale creator doc link)
I'm open on this, and don't mind /usr/bin/localelauncher
> Why "localelnchr" as opposed to "localelauncher"? If the reason
> was only to conform to the recommendation to limit utility name
> lengths, then I think you should reconsider. I don't believe
> that squashing out three vowels for the sake of conformity
> justifies the reduced clarity.
>
> (Please note that the recommendation on name lengths is just that
> -- a recommendation -- not a hard and fast limit.)
We approved this case as modified to use "localelauncher" as the
utility's name during ARC business of PSARC today.
The rationale was that there's precedent for abbreviated suffixes such
as "adm" and "ctr" and that many utility names already use those
abbreviations, but that there's no such precedent for abbreviating
"launcher". Combining that with my earlier observation (above) led to
the stated outcome.
-- Glenn
