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diff --git a/doc/contributing.texi b/doc/contributing.texi index 58c4dafb9b..1cf345a3de 100644 --- a/doc/contributing.texi +++ b/doc/contributing.texi @@ -445,6 +445,14 @@ the project name chosen upstream, with underscores replaced with hyphens. For instance, GNUnet is available as @code{gnunet}, and SDL_net as @code{sdl-net}. +A noteworthy exception to this rule is when the project name is only a +single character, or if an older maintained project with the same name +already exists---regardless of whether it has already been packaged for +Guix. Use common sense to make such names unambiguous and meaningful. +For example, Guix's package for the shell called ``s'' upstream is +@code{s-shell} and @emph{not} @code{s}. Feel free to ask your fellow +hackers for inspiration. + We do not add @code{lib} prefixes for library packages, unless these are already part of the official project name. But @pxref{Python Modules} and @ref{Perl Modules} for special rules concerning modules for |