GNU bug report logs - #32370
[PATCH 0/4] A few Ruby related patches.

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Message #56 received at 32370 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Leo Famulari <leo <at> famulari.name>
To: Christopher Baines <mail <at> cbaines.net>
Cc: Björn Höfling <bjoern.hoefling <at> bjoernhoefling.de>,
 32370 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: [bug#32370] [PATCH 4/4] gnu: Add ruby-multi-test.
Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2018 00:53:05 -0400

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On Tue, Aug 28, 2018 at 09:30:57PM +0100, Christopher Baines wrote:
> 
> Björn Höfling <bjoern.hoefling <at> bjoernhoefling.de> writes:
> 
> >> +(define-public ruby-multi-test
> >> +  (package
> >> +    (name "ruby-multi-test")
> >
> > Do we have name conventions for Ruby? The original name is with
> > underscore: multi_test, here it is written with hyphen: multi-test.
> >
> >
> > Compare: ruby-data_uri is with underscore.
> 
> Personally, I've been using dashes rather than underscores. I've only
> looked to use underscores where the name with dashes is already in use.
> 
> I'm not sure if there's a standard though, however, if you use the gem
> importer for a package dependant on multi_test, it'll generate the
> package name ruby-multi-test (cucumber for example).

There are some guidelines here:

https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/manual/en/html_node/Package-Naming.html

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