On 07/19/2011 11:13 PM, Heiko Baums wrote:
Am Wed, 20 Jul 2011 03:02:14 +0800 schrieb Ray Rashif<schiv@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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