Date: Fri, 27 May 2005 03:58:23 -0400 From: Adam Weinberger <adamw@FreeBSD.org> To: pav@FreeBSD.org Cc: FreeBSD GNOME Users <gnome@FreeBSD.org>, Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: Summary of Adam's GNOME on BSD talk Message-ID: <4296D31F.50700@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <1117179964.6783.2.camel@pav.hide.vol.cz> References: <1116099557.1389.10.camel@gyros> <op.sqtydrxl9aq2h7@mezz.mezzweb.com> <4296C92F.2020601@FreeBSD.org> <1117179964.6783.2.camel@pav.hide.vol.cz>
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Pav Lucistnik wrote:
> Adam Weinberger píše v pá 27. 05. 2005 v 03:15 -0400:
>
>>Jeremy Messenger wrote:
>>
>>>adamw, do you still want to change the name (foobar2 -> foobar) if
>>>there is no two of it?
>>
>>I can't even begin to explain how imperative I think this is. The
>>following steps must take place:
>
>
> Generally, I like it.
>
>
>> 2. The name should reflect the proper package name whenever possible
>>(i.e. gnome-desktop, not gnomedesktop).
>
>
> This would go against rule of not using dashes in port names for other
> reasons then prefixes/postfixes. That said, I still support your
> proposal here.
We've gotten out of that habit lately, thankfully. GNOME now has a
number of apps and libraries that contain dashes in the name. I think it
makes things clearer. AFAIK the "no dashes" rule was put in place to
make ${PKGNAME} parsing simpler, which is no longer an issue.
# Adam
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Adam Weinberger
adamw@magnesium.net || adamw@FreeBSD.org
adamw@vectors.cx || adamw@gnome.org
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