Path: csiph.com!aioe.org!bofh.it!news.nic.it!robomod From: Sandro Tosi Newsgroups: linux.debian.maint.python Subject: on the lack of a `python-` prefix for source packages Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2022 02:30:01 +0100 Message-ID: X-Mailbox-Line: From debian-python-request@lists.debian.org Mon Dec 12 01:25:24 2022 Old-Return-Path: X-Amavis-Spam-Status: No, score=-6.75 tagged_above=-10000 required=5.3 tests=[BAYES_00=-2, FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN=0.001, FREEMAIL_FROM=0.001, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS=0.249, LDO_WHITELIST=-5, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H2=-0.001] autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Policyd-Weight: NOT_IN_SBL_XBL_SPAMHAUS=-1.5 CL_IP_EQ_HELO_IP=-2 (check from: .gmail. - helo: .mail-ua1-f49.google. - helo-domain: .google.) FROM/MX_MATCHES_HELO(DOMAIN)=-2; rate: -5.5 X-Gm-Message-State: ANoB5pmARjfnN5K8L8nt/OiG1XBrb0D6ErOWoXhQ0jYymiDDI6stnD7g P6q3tR2Ga4SxlKIS0NSLlPm6DVR8Gn2Q5sFdxSynO0BQuydkEQ== X-Google-SMTP-Source: AA0mqf7NnJ244rVsQlEHSp+aFB0T4KAPr9px/0reAg/6bj+Lct4nKXkmypkVCTUodSzSWqjZX+fDxeAD+DRXy56Os5g= X-Received: by 2002:ab0:7785:0:b0:415:65dc:4733 with SMTP id x5-20020ab07785000000b0041565dc4733mr47210192uar.87.1670808301077; Sun, 11 Dec 2022 17:25:01 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/20579 List-ID: List-URL: List-Archive: https://lists.debian.org/msgid-search/CAB4XWXx=vqMn1n78bWUPFFqM-ZP1hRjxQNn8t4=5pk4zytdT-w@mail.gmail.com Approved: robomod@news.nic.it Lines: 33 Organization: linux.* mail to news gateway Sender: robomod@news.nic.it X-Original-Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2022 20:24:35 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: Xref: csiph.com linux.debian.maint.python:14713 Proposal: the DPT will start adding a `python-` prefix to NEW source packages names, unless the upstream project already contains it AFAICT all other major languages ecosystems packaging teams use a (semi?)mandatory tag to identify their source packages (results below from a very quick look at Sources, top results only): prefix: golang, rust, r, node, ruby, haskell, php, ocaml, python (on a voluntary basis), and others prefix+suffix: perl At the beginning, I remember being in favor of the current status quo in DPT, where each maintainer can choose to add `python-` if they feel like it, or just use the upstream name. Thru the years, i've grown more uncomfortable with this situation and i think the fact we dont mandate a `python` prefix in the team source packages names (and thus guiding the rest of the python packagers within Debian towards a common style) is detrimental to Debian as a whole, and we should change it. My proposal as stated at the top is to start from now on to prepend `python` to all NEW source packages in DPT, with the option to rename existing packages at a later date. What are other team members' opinions on this? Regards, -- Sandro "morph" Tosi My website: http://sandrotosi.me/ Me at Debian: http://wiki.debian.org/SandroTosi Twitter: https://twitter.com/sandrotosi