Re: Tool renames? was Re: First stab at glossary
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> Horst von Brand <vonbrand@inf.utfsm.cl> writes:
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>>>3. Non-binaries are called '*-scripts'.
>>>
>>> In earlier discussions some people seem to like the
>>> distinction between *-script and others; I did not
>>> particularly like it, but I am throwing this in for
>>> discussion.
>>
>>I for one think this makes the command name dependent on a non-essential
>>implementation detail, so -script should go.
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> I had the same opinion. The counter-argument people raised when
> this topic came up on the list was that it would help grepping
> in the source tree.
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> I'm tempted to suggest doing something along these lines:
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> - Rename things that are implemented in shell from *-script to
> *.sh, and perl to *.perl in the source tree;
*.pl is what is usually used for perl scripts.
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> - Install them without .{sh,perl} suffix.
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> Once this is done, the users nor the 'git' wrapper do not have
> to deal with *-script.
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> Comments?
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