[aur-general] OK! changing a PKG's name and retaining votes/comments

[member graysky]

Crap... I thought it was a done deal :(

On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 10:36 AM, cantabile <cantabile.desu at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 07/22/2011 04:48 PM, member graysky wrote:
>>
>> The whole point of my post was NOT about what to call packages or to
>> ignite a debate... it was about how to use the new functionality in
>> the AUR to move/rename/whatever existing packages to newly named ones.
>>  To quote the relevant section of my original post:
>>
>> 1) What is the SOP for people to request a namechange?
>> 2) What is critically important to include the PKGBUILD?
>>
>> My best-guess answers:
>> 1) Upload the new PKGNAME as a new package and email a TU with the
>> old/new name or post to this mailing list.
>> 2) Include a replaces statement in the PKGBUILD.  E.g.
>> replaces=('old_PKG_name').
>>
>> On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 8:52 AM, Ionut Biru<ibiru at archlinux.org>  wrote:
>>>
>>> On 07/22/2011 03:40 PM, Ike Devolder wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Op 22-07-11 13:35, member graysky schreef:
>>>>>
>>>>> I started a thread with same subject less the "OK! " back in May and
>>>>> am glad to see people saw some value in it to the point of modifying
>>>>> the AUR! Since the next version of the linux kernel is now released
>>>>> and likely soon to enter [testing] under a new name, I need to use
>>>>> this new feature to change the name of "kernel26-ck" in the AUR to
>>>>> "whatever-tpowa-uses-ck" -- at the risk of exposing my naiveté on the
>>>>> subject, I'll ask:
>>>>>
>>>>> 1) What is the SOP for people to request a namechange?
>>>>> 2) What is critically important to include the PKGBUILD?
>>>>>
>>>>> My best-guess answers:
>>>>> 1) Upload the new PKGNAME as a new package and email a TU with the
>>>>> old/new name or post to this mailing list.
>>>>> 2) Include a replaces statement in the PKGBUILD. E.g.
>>>>> replaces=('old_PKG_name').
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for the thoughts!
>>
>> <SNIP>
>>>
>>> not again!
>>>
>>> stop this discussion now!. is settled, the next kernel package has
>>> _linux_
>>> pkgname
>>>
>>> --
>>> Ionuț
>>>
> As far as I know, there was some talk, there was a patch or two, but nothing
> was actually implemented.
>
> --
> cantabile
>
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