[csw-pkgsubmissions] newpkgs gnulinks

Dagobert Michelsen dam at opencsw.org
Tue Apr 6 22:03:41 CEST 2010


Hi Phil,

Am 06.04.2010 um 21:29 schrieb Philip Brown <phil at bolthole.com>:

> On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 6:24 AM, Dagobert Michelsen <dam at opencsw.org>  
> wrote:
>> z
>>
>> This is in fact an update for CSWgrep with an adjusted catalog name.
>>  Old: ggrep
>>  New: grep
>>
>>
>
> this was not an apropriate change.
> both packages rejected, I'm afraid.
>
> note that we do have "ngrep".

That is "network grep" and is in no way a replacement for any normal  
grep.

> so "ggrep" is most appropriate. not to mention it's been that way for
> a Long Time now.

Most gnu packages don't have a g prefix in the catalog, and  
catalogname != pkgname is generally and especially here really bad.  
Even after two years I can't remember it :-( So, no, "it has always  
been this way is not an argument.

Best regards

   -- Dago


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