On Tue, Oct 09, 2001 at 10:37:25AM -0500, Colin Watson wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 09, 2001 at 11:11:44AM +0100, Andrew Suffield wrote:
> > On Tue, Oct 09, 2001 at 01:05:09AM -0700, ivan wrote:
> > > Current perl policy provides an unambiguous mapping from CPAN distribution
> > > name to debian package name, and vice-versa. If I know the name of the
> > > CPAN module distribution I want, I know the name of the debian package
> > > which provides it. If I know the name of a debian package, I know the
> > > CPAN module distribution it provides. I find this *very* useful. The
> > > amendment as proposed would remove this ability.
> >
> > I suggest the amendment require that the package Provide the full
^^^^^^^
> > name, if it doesn't use it as its real name.
>
> It already does.
It currently suggests it:
> Or the package's name may
> be an abbreviated version, and the longer name put in the Provides
> field.
Require is probably too strong, but I suggest this should instead read:
or the package's name may be abbreviated. If the package does not
use the full name, it should include the full name in the Provides
field.
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