Re: Inclusion of main version numbers in package names?

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Hello,

On Wednesday, 15 February 2017 at 20:56, Markus Elfring wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> Package names play an important role for the resolution of software dependencies.
> 
> I came along another example for a specific name pattern.
> 
> https://admin.fedoraproject.org/pkgdb/package/rpms/libXScrnSaver/
> 
> 
> This name does not include a main version number so far.
> Are there any circumstances when this technical detail will matter more?

I'm not sure I understand your question. Are you asking under what
circumstances you should put the version number in the package name?

If yes, then I think this section answers that question:
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:Naming#Multiple_packages_with_the_same_base_name

If not, the please rephrase the question.

Regards,
Dominik
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