[arch-general] virtualbox additions package naming

Ray Rashif schiv at archlinux.org
Tue Jul 19 14:12:38 EDT 2011


On 19 July 2011 22:12, Ionut Biru <ibiru at archlinux.org> wrote:
> I've been criticized a lot because I choose poorly the name for guest
> additions.
>
> Right now the packages are like this:
>
> virtualbox-addtitions - contains the iso with guest additions for
> linux/windows/etc and is installed on host
> virtualbox-guest-additions - contains guest additions only for an arch linux
> system as guest.
> virtualbo-guest-modules - modules only for an arch linux system as guest.
>
> Now that virtualbox 4.1 is released I need help choosing this names.

From:

http://mailman.archlinux.org/pipermail/aur-general/2010-December/012747.html

I proposed (descriptions are case-sensitive):

virtualbox-additions -> virtualbox-guest-additions (consistent with
upstream and history)
  desc: "The VirtualBox Guest Additions ISO/CD image"

virtualbox-guest-additions -> virtualbox-additions-linux ('guest' not
important; shall be implied by description)
  desc: "Additions for Linux guests (userspace tools)"

virtualbox-guest-modules -> virtualbox-modules-linux (as above)
  desc: "Additions for Linux guests (kernel modules)"

I still stand by that scheme, except:

The 'additions' and 'linux' may swap places, and 'linux' may be
substituted for 'archlinux'. As for why I think it is not utterly
important to have 'arch' anywhere:

http://mailman.archlinux.org/pipermail/aur-general/2010-December/012751.html

So, an alternative (revised) proposal:

virtualbox-additions -> virtualbox-guest-additions
    desc: "The official all-in-one VirtualBox Guest Additions ISO/CD image"

virtualbox-guest-additions -> virtualbox-archlinux-additions
    desc: "Additions only for Arch Linux guests (userspace tools)"

virtualbox-guest-modules -> virtualbox-archlinux-modules
    desc: "Additions only for Arch Linux guests (kernel modules)"


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