Re: Package naming conventions (?)

From: parv/freebsd <parv.0zero9+freebsd_at_gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2021 04:13:41 UTC
On Thu, Dec 30, 2021 at 6:03 PM parv/freebsd wrote:

> On Thu, Dec 30, 2021 at 4:51 PM Ronald F. Guilmette wrote:
>
>> I don't know if I should file a bug report on this or not.  Feedback would
>> be appreciated.
>>
>> There is a small problem with what appears to be the "standard" naming
>> convention(s) for package names.
>
> ...
>
> You mean a *de facto*, not a written policy, on the '"standard"'
> convention,
> which is borne out to of package versions just happen to follow a pattern,
> until now.?
>
...

Some "official" blurb on "version" ...


https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/porters-handbook/makefiles/#makefile-naming


- parv
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