https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:NamingGuidelines#Addon_Packages_.28General.29 | If a new package is considered an "addon" package that enhances or adds a | new functionality to an existing Fedora package without being useful on | its own, its name should reflect this fact. | | The new package ("child") should prepend the "parent" package in its name, | in the format: %{parent}-%{child}. It's a simple naming scheme. Yet it seems that this part of the Naming Guidelines is either not known widely enough, or some packagers and reviewers think they don't need to adhere to this policy without asking this list for feedback. And it's a "should" not a "must". What's up with "vim" add-on packages? IMO, it's a confusing mess if some of them start with vim- while others don't. Also, how to know whether/when a package has been renamed to follow the guidelines? Packages like "gap-vim" and "uzbl-vim" don't extend "gap" or "uzbl", but vim. # yum list \*-vim-\* Loaded plugins: langpacks, refresh-packagekit Available Packages fluxbox-vim-syntax.noarch 1.3.5-1.fc19 fedora gap-vim.noarch 4.6.4-2.fc19 fedora golang-vim.noarch 1.1.1-5.fc19 updates protobuf-vim.x86_64 2.5.0-4.fc19 fedora texlive-context-vim.noarch 3:svn29984.0-0.1.fc19 updates texlive-context-vim-doc.noarch 3:svn29984.0-0.1.fc19 updates uzbl-vim.x86_64 0-0.31.20120514228bc38cbd.fc19 fedora wklej-vim.noarch 0.1.7-6.fc19 fedora # yum info \*-vim-\*|grep '^\(Name\|Desc\)' Name : fluxbox-vim-syntax Description : Enable vim syntax highlighting support for fluxbox configuration Name : gap-vim Description : This package provides VIM add-on files to support editing GAP Name : golang-vim Description : Vim plugins for Go. Name : protobuf-vim Description : This package contains syntax highlighting for Google Protocol Name : texlive-context-vim Description : ConTeXt has excellent pretty printing capabilities for many Name : texlive-context-vim-doc Description : Documentation for context-vim Name : uzbl-vim Description : Highlighting files for uzbl's configuration. Name : wklej-vim Description : A wklej.org submitter plugin for vim. On the contrary: # yum list vim-\* Loaded plugins: langpacks, refresh-packagekit Installed Packages vim-minimal.x86_64 2:7.3.1314-1.fc19 @updates Available Packages vim-X11.x86_64 2:7.3.1314-1.fc19 updates vim-clustershell.noarch 1.6-3.fc19 fedora vim-command-t.x86_64 1.4-4.fc19 fedora vim-common.x86_64 2:7.3.1314-1.fc19 updates vim-enhanced.x86_64 2:7.3.1314-1.fc19 updates vim-filesystem.x86_64 2:7.3.1314-1.fc19 updates vim-halibut.noarch 1.0-7.20120803svn9601.fc19 fedora vim-jedi.noarch 0.5.0-5.fc19 fedora vim-latex.noarch 1.8.23-11.20130116.788.git2ef9956.fc19 fedora vim-latex-doc.noarch 1.8.23-11.20130116.788.git2ef9956.fc19 fedora vim-nerdtree.noarch 4.2.0-9.fc19 fedora vim-perl-support.noarch 5.0.1-3.fc19 fedora vim-taglist.noarch 4.6-5.fc19 fedora vim-vimoutliner.noarch 0.3.6-3.fc19 fedora -- packaging mailing list packaging@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/packaging
