Ticket #485 (closed task: fixed)

Opened 5 years ago

Last modified 5 years ago

Change name of common/libtango

Reported by:	larsivi	Assigned to:	sean
Priority:	major	Milestone:	1.0
Component:	Core Functionality	Version:	0.98 RC2
Keywords:		Cc:

Description

It is a very confusing name for users trying to install Tango from source. Needs to be renamed to something like, say, libcommon

Change History

05/26/07 12:25:36 changed by sean

Right now the libs all reflect the name of the directory they sit on top of:

compiler/dmd -> dmd.lib compiler/gdc -> gdc.lib gc/basic -> basic.lib common/tango -> tango.lib

I think this makes things clear and don't really want to change it. But I'm not sure why this is confusing. To even see the libs you have to loop inside lib/compiler, lib/common, and lib/gc. If names are really an issue, I'd almost prefer to rename the user-level tango.lib to something else.

Hm, perhaps it would also help if /lib were renamed to /runtime or something? I'm not sure I want to lose the SVN history by changing the directory name, but it might be more descriptive.

05/26/07 12:57:16 changed by larsivi

It cause confusion because tango is built using a two-step process, and libtango emerges after the first part.

As for renaming the dir, svn should be capable of retaining history if done correctly (i.e. svn mv ).

07/14/07 17:52:21 changed by sean

status changed from new to assigned.
milestone changed from 0.99 RC3 to 1.0.

If this lib is renamed I'm not entirely sure what to call it. And it might make sense to just bundle it and the user-level lib together, though I'm very hesitant to do so. I'm pushing this off for further discussion. It shouldn't be an issue for people who obtain the packaged releases anyway, so I don't think it has to be done today.

11/08/07 19:00:28 changed by sean

status changed from assigned to closed.
resolution set to fixed.

Closed by changeset [2811].

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