xorg-x11- packaging prefix

[Axel Thimm]

On Thu, May 04, 2006 at 02:39:42AM +0200, Axel Thimm wrote:
> On Wed, May 03, 2006 at 11:05:03AM -0400, Kristian Høgsberg wrote:
> > Axel Thimm wrote:
> > >On Wed, May 03, 2006 at 01:54:17PM +0200, Arjan van de Ven wrote:
> > >>On Wed, 2006-05-03 at 12:58 +0200, dragoran wrote:
> > >>>Axel Thimm wrote:
> > >>>>Should packages with source from outside of the xorg-x11 tree carry
> > >>>>this prefix (e.g. ivtv, nvidia, ati, etc)? E.g. is this a prefix like
> > >>>>often used "for <prefix>" or is it a cendor prefix, e.g. "by
> > >>>><prefix>"?
> > >>>>
> > >>>>How would a 3rd party driver package be best named?
> > >>>>xorg-x11-drv-<driver> or <3rd-party-vendor>-drv-<driver>?
> > >>>>  
> > >>>I would say use
> > >>>
> > >>>xorg-x11-drv-<driver>
> > >>>
> > >>>the second one only confuses users.
> > >>but xorg-x11 is the name of the upstream vendor, and probably
> > >>trademarked or close to that. So I would suggest to not do that; even if
> > >>it's not a legal trademark, it makes sure that users realize where it
> > >>comes from (and thus where to report bugs ;)
> > >
> > >Which brings us back to the question, does the prefix really imply "by
> > ><prefix>" or "for <prefix>". Usually in packaging practice
> > >"<prefix>-foo" means foo built for <prefix>, e.g. the miriads of
> > >perl-XXX packages, now python-XXX, too, java-XXX, gkrellm-XXX, and all
> > >other module- or plugin-type packages.
> > >
> > >I don't mind either way, I just want to hear a clear statement from
> > >the X11 packaging folks. Personally I tend to hear the sound of the
> > >vendor in it, but I see many folks suggesting to use it as a domain
> > >prefix. That's why I'm bringing it up.
> > 
> > It's used in a 'by' sense, notice that we have other out of tree drivers 
> > in the distribution already: synaptics and linuxwacom.
> 
> OK, thanks, that was what I was looking for. So oot drivers have free
> nomenclature (e.g. following the project's name), and when (if) they
> enter xorg-x11 they become canonicalized to xorg-x11-drv-foo.
> 
> Maybe I should toss it to fedoraproject.org's wiki somehwere.

I've added an entry to

http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging/NamingGuidelines

"Addon Packages (x11 drivers)"
-- 
Axel.Thimm at ATrpms.net
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