Re: new scripts and patches for devscripts

[Ian Jackson <ijackson@chiark.greenend.org.uk>]

Benjamin Drung writes ("Re: new scripts and patches for devscripts"):
> Am Mittwoch, den 09.03.2011, 22:28 +0000 schrieb Ian Jackson:
> > udt-* for all applicable *, where "udt" stands for "ubuntu-dev-tools".
> 
> Why? These scripts are not ubuntu specific.

To distinguish them from any other scripts for adding, editing and
identifying patches, checking symbols, merging changelogs, etc.

"udt-*" is simply a way to refer to the origin of the scripts.

> Would you rename all scripts in devscripts for "dv-*", where "dv"
> stands for devscripts?

Most of the scripts in devscripts have reasonable names.  "debthis"
and "debthat".

However, I think the following are misnamed:

  annotate-output
  chdist
  chdist
  cowpoke
  dch
  dcmd
  dcontrol
  dget
  diff2patches perhaps
  getbuildlog
  grep-excuses
  licensecheck
  list-unreleased
  manpage-alert
  mass-bug
  mergechanges
  namecheck
  rc-alert
  svnpath perhaps
  tagpending
  transition-check
  uscan
  uupdate
  who-uploads
  whodepends

I think these could plausibly be provided by some other program which
is unrelated to Debian packaging.

Ian.