Re: Rename the package command

On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 8:41 AM, Isak Savo <[email protected]> wrote:
> I presume this is to solve the execute-package-directly bug, right?
>
> How about the other stubs? Aren't there calls to 'package' inside the
> other stubs?  Or in the included code in existing packages. How will
> existing packages cope with renaming the 'package' command?

Older stubs are looking for the apkg-funclib file and then call the
_install function inside it.

> We *don't* want to break old packages.

As far as I know, there are no direct calls to the package command. If
there are, well, the command will still be available.

>> What do you think of 'apkg'? If that name is okay, I can commit a
>> patch tomorrow.
>
> I think "autopackage" is a better name. It is, after all, our "main
> executable" and it seems fair to name it after the project.
>
> It's a bit longer to write though... :-/
>
> I'd say hold on to that patch for a while so that we can think this
> one through. Is there a ticket open for this issue?

No, not yet. Should I create one for 1.3.1?

Btw: I'm finished with the tickets for 1.3, can we release it this
weekend? We should meet on IRC, because of creating the hybrids.

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