[csw-maintainers] Change python modules catalog names to have a py_ prefix (instead of just py)?

[Dagobert Michelsen]

Hi Maciej,

Am 15.11.2009 um 14:15 schrieb Maciej (Matchek) Blizinski:
> On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 7:52 PM, Dagobert Michelsen  
> <dam at opencsw.org> wrote:
>> This is a good writeup! I would have wished we had this for
>> other packages a long time ago. The current standard however
>> discourages the use of '-' in package names for *devel, *rt,
>> etc.
>
> Is this guideline documented?

Yes, here:
  http://www.opencsw.org/standards/pkgcreation

>> Don't get me wrong: I don't like the way it is, but there
>> is at least some consistency in not having hyphens at all
>> and converting the packages would require hooks to clean up.
>> Having a consistent mapping between catalogname and
>> packagenames is a Very Good Thing(tm), but I don't see
>> how we can achieve it with the technology we have right now.
>
> Suppose we use hyphens for new packages, and leave the existing ones
> without hyphens.  It will make the new package names suck less^W^W be
> more readable, and won't cause any technical problems.  Perhaps some
> day we'll have technology which allows us to migrate the package
> names, if we care enough.
>
> If you think we should create new packages without hyphens, let's make
> sure it's documented and findable.

It is documented. Please review
   http://www-mockup.opencsw.org/
that it is at a decent location.


Best regards

   -- Dago