Django packages - proposed name changes

[Bohuslav Kabrda]

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> On 02/27/2012 08:28 AM, Bohuslav Kabrda wrote:
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> >> On 18/01/12 14:01, Bohuslav Kabrda wrote:
> >>> It seems actually, that there are pretty straightforward
> >>> guidelines for renaming packages:
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> >>> http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Package_Renaming_Process#Re-review_required
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> http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:Guidelines#Renaming.2FReplacing_Existing_Packages
> >>> 
> >>> So if renaming, we will _have to_ re-review. Also, the
> >>> guidelines are pretty clear with the Provides and Obsoletes,
> >>> so it shouldn't really be a problem.
> >>> 
> >>> Bohuslav.
> >>> 
> >> OK,
> >> 
> >> if renaming is consence, we should implement it right after
> >> branching F17 in devel-tree.
> >> 
> >> Probably one should write an example .spec, especially taking
> >> care on sane requires, provides.
> >> 
> >> Maybe we should make a wiki page to coordinate this step
> >> (overview, which package is required to change, which is
> >> changed, etc.
> >> 
> >> Bohuslav, would you start such a page? We could divide up
> >> reviews. I would volunteer to do some reviews.
> >> 
> >> Matthias
> > 
> > Hi guys, so it seems that we should get this started now, when we
> > have plenty of time for Fedora. I was thinking about this a lot
> > and here is what I came up with: 1) We should create a fpc ticket,
> > that would summarize what we want to do, and more importantly, it
> > would ask fpc to add a section about Django and its plugins to
> > Python packaging guidelines. 2) Then, after approved by fpc, I will
> > create a wiki page that will hold the list of Django
> > plugins/extensions, that were/were not renamed. 3) Then, we should
> > first review python-django, which is already in work [1], but I
> > believe it might be a good idea to wait for the fpc approval,
> > before we actually approve and push it. 4) Finally, we should do
> > all the other packages. In case some of the packagers are not
> > responsive, we should have a proven packager standing by (I know
> > two personally, so that shouldn't be a problem).
> > 
> Sounds like a good plan. I'll be travelling from Wednesday to the end
> of the week, and I need to bring the python-django spec that's being
> reviewed in sync with our latest Django package (and make some
> changes
> already mentioned in the review ticket and in Bohuslav's email), but
> I'll have time to do that later this week.
> 
> It'd be great to have this land (mea culpa: I'm the one who
> originally
> picked 'Django' as the package name).
> 
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> Michel Alexandre Salim

Here is the FPC ticket, feel free to join the discussion :)
https://fedorahosted.org/fpc/ticket/146

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Regards,
Bohuslav "Slavek" Kabrda.