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[bug#68147] Naming collision
From: |
Tomas Volf |
Subject: |
[bug#68147] Naming collision |
Date: |
Sat, 30 Dec 2023 18:21:55 +0100 |
On 2023-12-30 15:51:29 +0100, Troy Figiel wrote:
> Interestingly, both `python-snappy' and `snappy' are available on PyPI
> (https://pypi.org/project/snappy/). These are two completely distinct
> packages and in this issue I only package `python-snappy'.
>
> If I understand the Python naming rules, if someone were to package
> `snappy' in the future, both would be associated to the `python-snappy'
> variable in Guix. What would be the best approach to handle this
> potential naming collision?
As far as I can tell, names of PyPI packages in guix are basically formed by
adding `python-' prefix to the PyPI name. So here the correct name would be
`python-python-snappy'. I agree that it looks... weird, however it does prevent
the collision.
It will prevent any user confusion, while adhering to a pattern that is already
elsewhere, so I think it is worth it.
Have a nice day,
Tomas Volf
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There are only two hard things in Computer Science:
cache invalidation, naming things and off-by-one errors.
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