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Date:      Thu, 01 Sep 2016 13:41:50 +0000
From:      Marie Helene Kvello-Aune <marieheleneka@gmail.com>
To:        Alexey Dokuchaev <danfe@freebsd.org>, Kristof Provost <kp@freebsd.org>
Cc:        John Baldwin <jhb@freebsd.org>, svn-src-head@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, src-committers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: svn commit: r304815 - in head: lib lib/libifc share/examples/libifc share/mk
Message-ID:  <CALXRTbeU7inrQv=by6u1QNyNAwmVELcHze=0Ko8kCpiTFzh8Ow@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <20160825203014.GB5517@FreeBSD.org>
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On Thu, Aug 25, 2016 at 10:30 PM Alexey Dokuchaev <danfe@freebsd.org> wrote:

> On Thu, Aug 25, 2016 at 10:20:29PM +0200, Kristof Provost wrote:
> > On 25 Aug 2016, at 22:14, John Baldwin wrote:
> > > I hate even writing this mail, and it looks like the topic wasn't
> > > really discussed in the review, but I think libifconfig is probably
> > > the "better" name if the goal is to move most of ifconfig into it.
> > > ...
> > > Hmm, it seems you are 'libifc_*'.  Most of our libraries do not
> > > include 'lib' in the namespace prefix (see above examples that all
> > > use the name of the library without 'lib' as the prefix).  If nothing
> > > else I'd suggest dropping 'lib' to be consistent with most other
> > > libraries in the tree.
>
> +1.
>
> > The name was in fact discussed privately, and we figured libifconfig
> > was a bit on the long side.
>
> Oh come one, we already have `libblocksruntime' and `libbluetooth' (and
> some others I probably don't remember now).  `libifconfig' is just fine.
> Potential namespace clashes are a lot nastier than a longer name.
>
> > I certainly take your point about libifc_. Does anyone else have any
> > views regarding the naming (or other subjects)?
>
> I second John, dropping the `lib' prefix and going with `ifconfig_' looks
> like a good idea.
>
> ./danfe
>

Considering the points raised on this topic, I agree naming it
'libifconfig' and using 'ifconfig_' prefix is better than what's currently
in place. I've submitted a differential revision for it here:
https://reviews.freebsd.org/D7742

This should be committed before further fixes, to keep as much history as
possible.

Regards,
Marie Helene



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