[Bug 665005] Review Request: perl-Server-Starter - Superdaemon for hot-deploying server programs

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--- Comment #6 from Ralf Corsepius <rc040203 at freenet.de> 2011-01-20 02:49:49 EST ---
(In reply to comment #5)
> (In reply to comment #4)
> > (In reply to comment #2)
> > 
> > > - newer version 0.11 is available

> > ATM, I am tempted to go a step further: Rename the sub package into
> > "start_server" instead of "perl-Start-Server-start_server" ;)

> OK. I think the existing sub-package name is better, though. "start_server"
> seems a little too generic.
Correct, this would expose the quality of upstream's name choice to users.

> > (In reply to comment #3)
> > > And if you keep the sub-package, I think it should explicitly require
> > > perl-Server-Starter = %{version}-%{release}
> > Hmm, I don't see much need to do so
> > 
> > * start_server actually is an application, which only happens to be bundled
> > with the Server-Starter-tarball, but otherwise is only loose tied to
> > perl(Server::Starter), just like any other arbitrary perl-application.
> > 
> > * start_server originates from the same tarball as perl(Server::Starter), so it
> > will be updated at the same time.
> 
> According to guidelines on requiring base package, "It is almost always better
> to over specify the version, so it's best practice to just use a fully
> versioned dependency: Requires: %{name} = %{version}-%{release}". Otherwise its
Can we have some common sense, please? "almost better" != "is better".

> possible to "yum update perl-Server-Starter" and end up with new module and
> older start_service script.
This would only do harm if perl(Server::Starter)'s API changes.

Openly said, if the start_server script was packaged as a separate source
tarball, we wouldn't be discussing this topic at all.

> APPROVED (with explicit requires in sub-package).
I'll do so under explict *protest*.

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