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Bug#1023161: RFS: libghc-filesystem/1.15.12-1 [ITP] -- Implementation of C++17 std::filesystem for C++11-20



Hello,

On 10/30/22 9:17 PM, Adam Borowski wrote:
> # While ghc usually refers to Haskell packages, this package using the
> # namespace ghc isn't related to Haskell; according to the upstream, it
> # stands for "gulrak's helper classes".
> wrong-section-according-to-package-name
> `----
>
> Is there a reason you picked that specific name?  Unlike some other
> languages, there's no convention to name C++ packages after their
> internal namespace, and this particular one clashes with Haskell,
> confusing both machines and humans.

No reason other than I don't know how C++ libraries/namespaces work and
this is only my second time ever packaging a C++ library. What should I
name it instead, libfilesystem?

Thanks,
--
Ben Westover

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