Re: Remove PEAR_Common::validPackageName()

On Wed Nov 12, 2003 at 02:1642PM +0100, Sandro Zic wrote: > I opt for removing PEAR_Common::validPackageName(). Huh, I object :). > Because it should be possible to name a package different compared to the > class prefix. > > For example: > > Someone (e.g. me) wants to name his packages in Java style: > > com.example.[package] > > If I do "pear package" on that, the package manager complains that the package > name is invalid because it does not match the class prefix. Of course, no one > would/could prefix his class with "Com.Example.Package_". We might instead add a command line options like "pear package --skip-name-validation" or something similar. How does that sound for you? -- - Martin Martin Jansen http://martinjansen.com/