Re: Renaming the cloud-utils package
On Thu, Feb 20, 2014 at 11:46 AM, Matthias Runge mru...@matthias-runge.de wrote: On Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 06:18:30PM +0100, Juerg Haefliger wrote: Hi, I'm trying to figure out if it makes sense to rename the cloud-utils (sub-)package for EPEL7 and F21. Upstream (Ubuntu) used to have a single package named cloud-utils which we decided to split up into two packages, cloud-utils and cloud-utils-growpart. The reason being that cloud-utils pulls in a lot of additional packages which is sub-optimal for cloud images. Now Ubuntu followed suit and provides cloud-guest-utils and cloud-image-utils sub-packages. My question is if we should align with Ubuntu and rename our packages or stick with what we have? I admit I'm ignorant to all the ramifications of renaming a package but from a user's perspective it's definitely a benefit if package names match across distros. It makes sense to follow upstream here. The process is documented here[1]. I'd inform the cloud WG, because they might be interested ;-) My case is slightly different: What I have today is the cloud-utils repo, which produces two packages: cloud-utils and cloud-utils-growpart (which contains only the growpart script plus man page). What I want is to keep the cloud-utils repo but create a metadata package cloud-utils plus two sub-packages cloud-image-utils and cloud-guest-utils. cloud-guest-utils will contain the growpart stuff plus another small script to match upstream. cloud-image-utils will replace the former cloud-utils package and the new cloud-utils package will simply require cloud-image-utils and cloud-guest utils. Am I making sense? :-) I can understand going through a new package review process but I wouldn't need a new git repo, or would I? ...Juerg Matthias [1] https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Package_Renaming_Process -- Matthias Runge mru...@matthias-runge.de -- devel mailing list devel@lists.fedoraproject.org https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct -- devel mailing list devel@lists.fedoraproject.org https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct
Re: Renaming the cloud-utils package
On Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 06:18:30PM +0100, Juerg Haefliger wrote: Hi, I'm trying to figure out if it makes sense to rename the cloud-utils (sub-)package for EPEL7 and F21. Upstream (Ubuntu) used to have a single package named cloud-utils which we decided to split up into two packages, cloud-utils and cloud-utils-growpart. The reason being that cloud-utils pulls in a lot of additional packages which is sub-optimal for cloud images. Now Ubuntu followed suit and provides cloud-guest-utils and cloud-image-utils sub-packages. My question is if we should align with Ubuntu and rename our packages or stick with what we have? I admit I'm ignorant to all the ramifications of renaming a package but from a user's perspective it's definitely a benefit if package names match across distros. It makes sense to follow upstream here. The process is documented here[1]. I'd inform the cloud WG, because they might be interested ;-) Matthias [1] https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Package_Renaming_Process -- Matthias Runge mru...@matthias-runge.de -- devel mailing list devel@lists.fedoraproject.org https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct
Renaming the cloud-utils package
Hi, I'm trying to figure out if it makes sense to rename the cloud-utils (sub-)package for EPEL7 and F21. Upstream (Ubuntu) used to have a single package named cloud-utils which we decided to split up into two packages, cloud-utils and cloud-utils-growpart. The reason being that cloud-utils pulls in a lot of additional packages which is sub-optimal for cloud images. Now Ubuntu followed suit and provides cloud-guest-utils and cloud-image-utils sub-packages. My question is if we should align with Ubuntu and rename our packages or stick with what we have? I admit I'm ignorant to all the ramifications of renaming a package but from a user's perspective it's definitely a benefit if package names match across distros. Thanks ...Juerg -- devel mailing list devel@lists.fedoraproject.org https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct
Re: Renaming the cloud-utils package
If upstream (in this case ubuntu) renamed it totally makes sense to rename. As for the rpm implications I believe you: 1) notify the list package(s) renaming 2) add the appropriate Obsoletes tag in the new packages That's it I think? someone else may want to weigh in tho. On Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 06:18:30PM +0100, Juerg Haefliger wrote: Hi, I'm trying to figure out if it makes sense to rename the cloud-utils (sub-) package for EPEL7 and F21. Upstream (Ubuntu) used to have a single package named cloud-utils which we decided to split up into two packages, cloud-utils and cloud-utils-growpart. The reason being that cloud-utils pulls in a lot of additional packages which is sub-optimal for cloud images. Now Ubuntu followed suit and provides cloud-guest-utils and cloud-image-utils sub-packages. My question is if we should align with Ubuntu and rename our packages or stick with what we have? I admit I'm ignorant to all the ramifications of renaming a package but from a user's perspective it's definitely a benefit if package names match across distros. Thanks ...Juerg -- devel mailing list devel@lists.fedoraproject.org https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct -- ~kad pgpALIIG4zPPh.pgp Description: PGP signature -- devel mailing list devel@lists.fedoraproject.org https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct
