Rename py*-svn to py*-pysvn?

Joshua Root jmr at macports.org
Thu Nov 10 14:34:44 PST 2011


On 2011-11-11 06:47 , Blair Zajac wrote:
> Given that the pysvn project is named pysvn (http://pysvn.tigris.org/), should the package be renamed, should py*-svn be renamed to py*-pysvn?
>
> If we were ever to rename subversion-python*bindings, to py*-{something} then we may want to py*-svn or py*-subversion, and we couldn't use the first with the existing pysvn port name.

We couldn't use the name py-svn after renaming either if we wanted users 
to upgrade to the correct port via replaced_by.

You could always use py*-subversionbindings if the concern is just using 
the py*- naming convention for modules.

- Josh


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