[csw-maintainers] Package naming question

[Dagobert Michelsen]

Hi Roger,

Am 23.02.2009 um 14:04 schrieb Roger Håkansson:
> I'm thinking of updating the wmf package, however that name seems a  
> bit off.
> The package originates from wvware.sourceforge.net, who have three
> packages, libwmf, wv and wv2, where libwmf is what's packaged as wmf.
> So the logical name would be libwmf, but I guess that such a change  
> is a
> bit tricky since there are some packages depending on wmf.
>
> However, if I would commit a gar-package, what would be the preferred
> name, wmf or libwmf? (I assume wmf since that's what it's called right
> now, but I want to be sure)

The name of the GAR directory and GARNAME should be the
same as the catalog name of one of the produced packages.
Despite this convention changing the directory name doesn't
change anything else.


Best regards

   -- Dago