From owner-freebsd-python@freebsd.org Mon Jan 4 16:32:44 2016 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-python@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1C27DA6226A for ; Mon, 4 Jan 2016 16:32:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mi+thun@aldan.algebra.com) Received: from mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (mailman.ysv.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::50:5]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 019941ADD for ; Mon, 4 Jan 2016 16:32:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mi+thun@aldan.algebra.com) Received: by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) id F3111A62269; Mon, 4 Jan 2016 16:32:43 +0000 (UTC) Delivered-To: python@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D8D38A62268 for ; Mon, 4 Jan 2016 16:32:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mi+thun@aldan.algebra.com) Received: from vms173007pub.verizon.net (vms173007pub.verizon.net [206.46.173.7]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id BCA011AD7; Mon, 4 Jan 2016 16:32:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mi+thun@aldan.algebra.com) Received: from aldan.narawntapu ([100.1.236.52]) by vms173007.mailsrvcs.net (Oracle Communications Messaging Server 7.0.5.32.0 64bit (built Jul 16 2014)) with ESMTPA id <0O0F00FGYSM28630@vms173007.mailsrvcs.net>; Mon, 04 Jan 2016 10:32:26 -0600 (CST) X-CMAE-Score: 0 X-CMAE-Analysis: v=2.1 cv=btqxfxui c=1 sm=1 tr=0 a=UorMnhrCY2jH/mPejITChw==:117 a=LaogzpLLAAAA:8 a=oR5dmqMzAAAA:8 a=7aQ_Q-yQQ-AA:10 a=r77TgQKjGQsHNAKrUKIA:9 a=RFUQnTdv5-sCRNITcDkA:9 a=QEXdDO2ut3YA:10 a=6I5d2MoRAAAA:8 a=ZrU4zkxsnXBMBJVURscA:9 a=js1xCP2oXFn154hi:21 a=_W_S_7VecoQA:10 Subject: Re: lowercase requirement for py-ports (Re: svn commit: r405240 - in head/devel: . py-PyLD) To: koobs@FreeBSD.org, python@FreeBSD.org References: <201601041351.u04Dp2jq004769@repo.freebsd.org> <568A798E.8050308@FreeBSD.org> <568A8C28.7080803@aldan.algebra.com> <568A8E6C.7010000@FreeBSD.org> <568A95A6.8060002@aldan.algebra.com> <568A9827.4070505@FreeBSD.org> From: "Mikhail T." X-Enigmail-Draft-Status: N1110 Message-id: <568A9E99.4050303@aldan.algebra.com> Date: Mon, 04 Jan 2016 11:32:25 -0500 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; FreeBSD amd64; rv:38.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/38.4.0 MIME-version: 1.0 In-reply-to: <568A9827.4070505@FreeBSD.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.20 X-BeenThere: freebsd-python@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: FreeBSD-specific Python issues List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 04 Jan 2016 16:32:44 -0000 On 04.01.2016 11:04, Kubilay Kocak wrote: > No discussion archive Well, if it is not a result of a discussion arriving to a consensus, then, perhaps, the rule is not as hard, is it? What are you reasons behind it? > also PyPI is case insensitive Ah, good to know. Perhaps, that's because Python has to work on OSes with case-insensitive filesystems. But FreeBSD is not among those... > FWIW, some of the current practice also includes arbitrarily changing > the names/versions, missing prefixes/suffixed (causing known conflicts), > among other non-standard things. I agree, that /these/ things are best avoided. Mixed-case portnames, however, are not so obviously wrong. > My guess is also that multi-case ports are in the minority. It is a /substantial/ minority. Analyzing the INDEX-10 here, I get: % awk -F\| '$1 ~ /.*[A-Z].*/ {upper++} {total++} END {print upper " of " total " ports have capital letter in name"}' INDEX-10 6312 of 25575 ports have capital letter in name Yours, -mi