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authorgdt <gdt@pkgsrc.org>2022-06-15 22:26:45 +0000
committergdt <gdt@pkgsrc.org>2022-06-15 22:26:45 +0000
commit2d4dc1202aa4f4644b447bf665c7181358f42cf8 (patch)
tree12d19a0ca27ac04874a821da4aeeab59706ec88a /doc/guide
parent41edb2d06930937996ade951deab97c73e444bc6 (diff)
downloadpkgsrc-2d4dc1202aa4f4644b447bf665c7181358f42cf8.tar.gz
guide/creating: Clarify Python naming
Specify that PKGNAME should match "pip install" for things in PyPi.
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-rw-r--r--doc/guide/files/creating.xml7
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/doc/guide/files/creating.xml b/doc/guide/files/creating.xml
index 9c1a92f5f81..98a82c1e4f9 100644
--- a/doc/guide/files/creating.xml
+++ b/doc/guide/files/creating.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<!-- $NetBSD: creating.xml,v 1.36 2022/02/06 21:21:08 rillig Exp $ -->
+<!-- $NetBSD: creating.xml,v 1.37 2022/06/15 22:26:45 gdt Exp $ -->
<chapter id="creating">
<title>Creating a new pkgsrc package from scratch</title>
@@ -187,7 +187,10 @@ to include <quote><filename>../../lang/python/egg.mk</filename></quote>.
<programlisting>
DISTNAME= foopymodule-1.2.10
PKGNAME= ${PYPKGPREFIX}-${DISTNAME}
-</programlisting></para>
+</programlisting>
+For software in PyPi, the name should match what PyPi specifies for
+"pip install software".
+</para>
<para>If it is an application, include
<quote><filename>../../lang/python/application.mk</filename></quote>.