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source package name restricted by policy? (Was: Bug#493308: ITP: libconfig-model...)



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On Sat, Aug 02, 2008 at 11:12:03AM +0300, Damyan Ivanov wrote:
>-=| Jonas Smedegaard, Sat, Aug 02, 2008 at 08:46:07AM +0200 |=-
>> On Sat, Aug 02, 2008 at 01:57:58AM +0200, gregor herrmann wrote:
>> >On Fri, 01 Aug 2008 19:36:37 -0400, Nicolas Valcarcel wrote:
>> >
>> >>    Package name: libconfig-model
>> >
>> >The package should be named libconfig-model-perl; cf.
>> >http://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/perl-policy/ch-module_packages.html
>> 
>> Do policy govern name of _source_ package too?
>
>I think, yes, unless there is a reason for the source package name to 
>differ from the binary package name.

Do you personally *prefer* naming source package equal to main binary 
package, or do you believe that Perl Policy *mandates* this?


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  - Jonas

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