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Stas Bekman
Date:
March 8, 2002 07:43
Subject:
Re: CPAN::SDKMaker
Message ID:
3C88DC14.6050001@stason.org
Tim Bunce wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 08, 2002 at 10:35:09AM +0800, Stas Bekman wrote:
> 
>>>Since the module involves the CPAN concept of Bundle you should capitalise
>>>on that and incorporate it in the name...maybe CPAN::SuperBundle or
>>>CPAN::BundleBuilder or CPAN::BundleGrabber or .... Bundle should be in the
>>>name :)
>>>
>>>The SDK* would likely be something of a misnomer as it's not really a
>>>'development kit' hmm..what about a CBK , A CPAN Bundle Kit?
>>>CPAN::CBKMaker?
>>>
>>Sounds good!
>>
>>Another name I've suggested was CPAN::DistroMaker. mnemonic: linux 
>>distros bundle a bunch of apps with some glueing code to make a distro.
>>
>>So currently I'm thinking to choose from: 
>>CPAN::{Distro|Bundle}{Builder|Maker}
>>
> 
> I'd prefer a word rather than a new acronym like CBK.
> 
> And I think 'Bundle' is mostly associated with the very lightweight
> Bundle::Foo specification files. So, s we're talking about something
> actually embeds other distributions, I'd prefer Distro over Bundle.
> 
> I think I'd lean more towards Builder (as in fetch and consolidate)
> more than Maker , since I'd associate make more with the final
> "perl Makefile.PL && make" process, which this isn't involved in.
> 
> So CPAN::BundleBuilder. Umm, sounds kind'a snappy.

Tim, I thought you said you prefer Distro over Bundle :)
then it must be CPAN::DistoBuilder, no?


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