Re: Guile reader package names are problematic

[Ludovic Courtès]

Mark H Weaver <address@hidden> skribis:

> address@hidden (Ludovic Courtès) writes:
>
>> Mark H Weaver <address@hidden> skribis:
>>
>>> Andreas Enge <address@hidden> writes:
>>>> How about naming them "guile-reader" with a version number of
>>>> 0.6-1.8.8 and 0.6-2.0.7, or the other way round 1.8.8-0.6 and
>>>> 2.0.7-0.6?
>>>
>>> We can't do this, because it would break the version-number comparison
>>> logic.  One option would be to change the dash to something else.
>>> Maybe tilde?
>>>
>>>   guile-reader-for-guile~1.8.8
>>>   guile-reader-for-guile~2.0.7
>>
>> Good idea.
>
> Unfortunately, tilde seems to be forbidden in package names.

Arrgh, yes.  I don’t know why, seems like a silly restriction.

> How about using underscore instead?  That seems to be allowed.

Well yes, why not.

Ludo’.