[arch-general] virtualbox additions package naming

[Allan McRae]

On 20/07/11 01:15, Magnus Therning wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 05:03:05PM +0200, Vic Demuzere wrote:
>> On 19 July 2011 16:18, Magnus Therning<magnus at therning.org>  wrote:
>>> I think that the guest/host terminology is rather well established, so
>>> maybe
>>>
>>> virtualbox-host-additions
>>> virtualbox-guest-additions
>>> virtualbox-guest-modules
>>>
>>
>> I don't like this. It sounds as if the first package has additions for
>> the host, but it's just an iso containing additions for the guest. It
>> doesn't make sense to name it this way.
>>
>> What about
>>
>> virtualbox-additions
>> virtualbox-arch-additions
>> virtualbox-arch-modules
>
> I see your point, but I don't like your suggestion since there is no
> indication *where* it makes sense to install the packages.  It's worth
> making it crystal clear that guest additions and guest modules only
> make sense in a guest, and that it's pointless to install the ISO
> packages in one.
>

Is this clearer?

virtualbox-additions-for-installing-into-an-arch-linux-host
virtualbox-additions-for-installing-into-an-arch-linux-guest

or should the information really go into the pkgdesc...