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[PATCH] ui: Improve sort order when searching package names.

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From: zimoun <zimon.toutoune <at> gmail.com>
To: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
Cc: Lars-Dominik Braun <lars <at> 6xq.net>, 58136 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: [bug#58136] [PATCH] ui: Improve sort order when searching package names.
Date: Sun, 02 Oct 2022 10:26:26 +0200

Hi,

On Sat, 01 Oct 2022 at 23:42, Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org> wrote:

>   (define (package-upstream-name* package)
>     (or (assoc-ref (package-properties package) 'upstream-name)
>         (package-name-sans-namespace package)))  ;strip "r-", "emacs-", etc.

I think it is better to rely on ’package-upstream-name’ and hides the
plumbing.  It helps when something needs to be “refactored“, IMHO.


> (Perhaps ‘package-upstream-name’ could be taught about these implicit
> name conversions done for R, Python, Emacs, etc.?)

Maybe, but it requires to scrutinize importer per importer since
upstream name is mainly used by these, IIUC.


Cheers,
simon

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