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Re: AC_INIT translates PACKAGE to lower case
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Dan Kegel |
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Re: AC_INIT translates PACKAGE to lower case |
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Thu, 31 Jan 2002 11:43:13 -0800 |
Ralf Corsepius wrote:
> On the opposite side, all automake+autoconf based packages applying
> mixed case package names have the potential to be be affected. Those
> which additionally apply gettext would almost for sure be affected.
>
> A rough estimate from grep-ing the package names of the >2000 packages
> of the Linux distribution I am using shows < 200 to be using mixed case
> package names (w/ ~140 perl-packages among them). Not all of them will
> be using autotools, so not many will remain here.
It's very obnoxious to dictate that package names must be lowercase.
- Dan
- Re: AC_INIT translates PACKAGE to lower case, (continued)
- Re: AC_INIT translates PACKAGE to lower case, Akim Demaille, 2002/01/31
- Re: AC_INIT translates PACKAGE to lower case, Ralf Corsepius, 2002/01/31
- Re: AC_INIT translates PACKAGE to lower case, Tim Van Holder, 2002/01/31
- Re: AC_INIT translates PACKAGE to lower case, Ralf Corsepius, 2002/01/31
- Re: AC_INIT translates PACKAGE to lower case, Tim Van Holder, 2002/01/31
- Re: AC_INIT translates PACKAGE to lower case, Alexandre Duret-Lutz, 2002/01/31
- Re: AC_INIT translates PACKAGE to lower case, Ralf Corsepius, 2002/01/31
- Re: AC_INIT translates PACKAGE to lower case, Akim Demaille, 2002/01/31
- Re: AC_INIT translates PACKAGE to lower case, Russ Allbery, 2002/01/31
- Re: AC_INIT translates PACKAGE to lower case, Ralf Corsepius, 2002/01/31
- Re: AC_INIT translates PACKAGE to lower case,
Dan Kegel <=
- Re: AC_INIT translates PACKAGE to lower case, Alexandre Duret-Lutz, 2002/01/31