GNU bug report logs - #77549
ELPA: Duplicate entries for GNU Poke?

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Message #14 received at 77549 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: "Jose E. Marchesi" <jemarch <at> gnu.org>
To: Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 77549 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, jb <at> jeremybryant.net, philipk <at> posteo.net
Subject: Re: bug#77549: ELPA: Duplicate entries for GNU Poke?
Date: Mon, 07 Apr 2025 16:31:32 +0200

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>
>   > poke.el is an Emacs interface for poke.
>
>   > poke-mode.el is a mode to edit programs written in Poke, the programming
>   > language implemented by poke.
>
> It makes sense now that you've explained it, but the simiarity will
> surely cause confusion.  Can we adjust the names to make the
> difference clear?  Of course, both names should mention Poke.
> but they can differ more.
>
> Perhaps the interface to Poke should be called poke-interface or
> subpoke.

What about renaming poke-mode.el to poke-lang-mode.el?

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