[arch-general] virtualbox additions package naming

[Ionut Biru]

On 07/19/2011 11:13 PM, Heiko Baums wrote:
> Am Wed, 20 Jul 2011 03:02:14 +0800
> schrieb Ray Rashif<schiv at archlinux.org>:
>
>> If it all seems a bit too much work (it does actually after I look at
>> it again), then I suppose simply getting rid of the 'guest' would do.
>> In that case, it warrants a different scheme:
>>
>> virtualbox-additions
>> virtualbox-(arch)linux-additions || virtualbox-additions-(arch)linux
>> virtualbox-(arch)linux-modules || virtualbox-additions-(arch)linux
>
> This is one of the most ambiguous issues, particularly for users who
> are new to virtualization in general and virtualbox in particular.
>
> What are virtualbox-additions? Are they optional additions which bring
> more functionality to virtualbox?
>
> Instead they are meant for the guests. So this should be made clear in
> the package name.
>
> And as far as I know it's a policy that package names shall follow
> upstream's names. And upstream's name is Virtualbox Guest Additions. So
> this package should definitely be renamed to virtualbox-guest-additions.
>

sure, we wanted this name as well but pacman doesn't support versioned 
replaces. Have you followed my discussion with Ray? If not, then your 
message is useless.

> Heiko

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