Re: Periods in compat package names

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Am Mittwoch, den 09.01.2019, 18:07 +0000 schrieb
jdunn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:
> From the "Guidelines for Naming Fedora Packages" the example in the
> "Multiple packages with the same base name" section (
> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:Naming?rd=Packaging:NamingGuidelines#Multiple_packages_with_the_same_base_name
> ) seems to contradict the "Separators" section (
> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:Naming?rd=Packaging:NamingGuidelines#Separators
> )
> 
> The example describes naming a package as python-sqlalchemy0.5 to show
> how to make a compatibility package, but the separators section says:
> > The maintainer MUST NOT use an underscore '_', a plus '+', or a
> > period '.' as a delimiter.
> 
> Is the period inside the appended version number not considered a
> delimiter for these purposes?
> 
> -Joseph


From what I know, and what is pratically done, one would name the
compatibility package "python-sqlalchemy05".

I assume the period slipped in the package name when preparing some
copy-pasta.  :P

Anyways, this should be changed, so I'm adding the fedora-packaging ml.

Björn

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