Re: Once again: libc6 packages compatibility etc...
Hmm... don't really know how to interpret your mail. I quite agree
with what you said, however, it sounds to me just like you disagree
with my last mail. So here come some clarification, just in case...
Andreas Jellinghaus writes:
> > * several packages already do not contain "lib"
> >
> > Thus, it seems to me a good idea to drop "lib" in package names where
> > possible, but IMHO this cannot systematically be used to distinguish
> > libc5 from libc6 packages.
>
> we shall not rename ncurses to libncurses, the name is already long
> enough. we shall not rename libc6 to c6, the old name is fine.
That's what I meant by saying "where possible"
> a maintain should choose the prefered name for the library, there is no
> advantage with a name starting with "lib".
granted
> btw : i maintain giflib, and renamed the libgif* packages to giflib*,
> so source name and binary name are in sync. this might be confusing, but
> any lotution would be confusing.
no objection.
> > However, this can be done, but then the whole distribution will be
> > inconsistent.
>
> a) we don't want to clasify packages by name. that's what section is for.
But that's what we are doing by using this "g" convention anyway !
When I advocate concistency, it's just to prevent having libc5/6
distinction done by some maintainers using "g", and by others by
suppressing any superfluous "lib" in the package's name.
> b) if we want to be conssistent, we should use the upstream name and not
> rename anything. this will end in libc6, ncurses and giflib.
Yes.
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