[bug-notifications] [pkg_get 0002287]: naming inconsistency, stop guessing package names (eg: OpenSSL)

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The following issue has been CLOSED 
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http://opencsw.org/mantis/view.php?id=2287 
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Reported By:                obx
Assigned To:                
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Project:                    pkg_get
Issue ID:                   2287
Category:                   regular use
Reproducibility:            always
Severity:                   feature
Priority:                   normal
Status:                     closed
Resolution:                 open
Fixed in Version:           
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Date Submitted:             2007-07-14 07:22 CEST
Last Modified:              2009-02-27 02:19 CET
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Summary:                    naming inconsistency, stop guessing package names
(eg: OpenSSL)
Description: 
It would be a BIG useability improvement if pkg-add accepted program name,
package name, and name from \'pkg-get -a\' (typically, binary name) without
distinction.

Incidentally, couldn\'t we enforce better consistency?

for example, given:
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application CSWossl              openssl - The Open Source toolkit for SSL
and TLS

all these 3 would work:
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pkg-add -i openssl
pkg-add -i ossl
pkg-add -i CSWossl

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Relationships       ID      Summary
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related to          0003453 have pkg_get accept CSWxxx names, as we...
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 (0005388) philadmin (administrator) - 2008-11-13 20:49
 http://opencsw.org/mantis/view.php?id=2287#c5388 
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I dont think it is reasonable to "guess" at having "ossl" work,in your
example. but I do think it is reasonable to have it try for the PKGxxx
name.
I intend to add that functionality in some future release.
possibly only the 4.0 version. current beta is on
http://mirrors.opencsw.org/testing I think. 

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 (0005399) dam (reporter) - 2008-11-14 13:38
 http://opencsw.org/mantis/view.php?id=2287#c5399 
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Actually http://mirror.opencsw.org/testing 

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 (0005575) phil (manager) - 2009-02-27 02:19
 http://opencsw.org/mantis/view.php?id=2287#c5575 
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Wow. old bug.

And ambigously worded. 
I cant change the "summary" line fairly, so I'm going to close this one,
and open a more focused one.
I've already linked the two together i think: to bugid 3453


Some comments on close:


first of all, MY program is "pkg-get", not pkgadd. I cant change the
behaviour of pkgadd; that's sun's! :-)

secondly; the pkg-get handling of "program name" is quite consistent.
Output of "pkg-get -a" (and pkg-get -c) shows that name, and that is
exactly what pkg-get accepts.

Now, on the other hand, the pkgadd internal database "name".. the CSWxxxx,
has some restrictions on it.
It WOULD be nice if pkg-get accepted that name as well. and I intend to
make it do so at some point, but it's low priority.

I'm replacing this with a more cleanly named bug, to help me remember more
easily in the future. 

Issue History 
Date Modified    Username       Field                    Change               
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2008-11-13 20:49 philadmin      Note Added: 0005388                          
2008-11-14 13:38 dam            Note Added: 0005399                          
2009-02-27 02:17 phil           Relationship added       related to 0003453  
2009-02-27 02:19 phil           Note Added: 0005575                          
2009-02-27 02:19 phil           Status                   new => closed       
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