Michel Alexandre Salim <salimma@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > I'm currently reviewing pgRouting: > https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=652533 > the packager is currently using "postgresql-pgrouting" as the name, which > is alright but a bit long. There does not seem to be a policy for naming > DB add-ons yet (though I see a couple of postgresql-* packages). > Would the same policy applied as to, say, the Python add-ons? e.g. > "if the name starts with [pP]y then you don't need the python- prefix". > In this case, "pg" would clearly indicate that it's to be used with > PostgreSQL. Please do NOT give it a name starting with "postgresql-". That would cause great confusion because people couldn't tell which RPMs originate with postgresql itself and which originate from other packages. I don't see anything much wrong with "pgrouting" as the package name. regards, tom lane -- packaging mailing list packaging@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/packaging
