Re: i2c-tools: Discussion points about future library

[Jean Delvare <khali-PUYAD+kWke1g9hUCZPvPmw@public.gmane.org>]

Hi Mark,

On Wed, 4 Apr 2012 18:41:58 +0100, Mark Brown wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 04, 2012 at 04:01:13PM +0200, Jean Delvare wrote:
> 
> > First point is the name of the library. My original intent was to name
> > it libi2c-dev, because the library is essentially a front-end to the
> > i2c-dev kernel driver, and also because this is what Debian named their
> > package currently containing the (i2c-tools flavor of)
> > <linux/i2c-dev.h>. However Aur??lien Jarno suggested that libi2c would
> > be just as fine, and easier/shorter. I am mostly convinced by now. I am
> > curious if anyone wants to express an opinion on the matter?
> 
> FWIW the Debian convention is that the source package of a library is
> called libfoo building packages libfoo-dev with the headers and .so
> symlink to link against (or .a for a static library) and libfooN with
> the runtime in it (where N is the soname).

Oh, OK, so I completely misinterpreted the -dev. I am used to -devel
for development packages (openSUSE) so the connection did not happen in
my brain. Of course it makes sense now.

So I guess I'll name the library libi2c.

Thanks,
-- 
Jean Delvare