Re: package name
On Mon, Apr 29, 2002 at 02:48:42PM -0400, Thomas Hood wrote:
> > On Sun, Apr 21, 2002 at 09:53:34PM -0400, Thomas Hood wrote:
> > > How about calling the package "ooo" instead of "openoffice.org"?
> > Why?! What advange does this have?
> 1. In order not to create the first Debian package name that
> contains a dot in its name that isn't part of a version
> number. It is desirable to keep dots out of package
> names because it is desirable to name configuration files
> after packages, and it is desirable to be able to exclude
> backup files from certain operations by excluding all files
> whose names contain a dot.
The Debian policy does not hint that it is desirable to keep "dots"
out of package name.
2.3.1. The package name
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Every package must have a name that's unique within the Debian
archive.
Package names must consist of lower case letters (`a-z'), digits
(`0-9'), plus (`+') and minus (`-') signs, and periods (`.'). They
must be at least two characters long and must contain at least one
letter.
The package name is part of the file name of the `.deb' file and is
included in the control field information.
Cheers,
Anthony
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