[pkg-go] Proposal: extending package names to always be fully specified

[Michael Stapelberg]

Hey,

this was discussed a while ago in the #debian-golang IRC channel:

Since Debian Go packages are not used by actual Go developers, but just for
specifying dependencies for Debian packages, it might be a better choice to
change our naming schema (see http://pkg-go.alioth.debian.org/packaging.html)
for library packages to always use the full path, i.e. use
“golang-github.com-stapelberg-godebiancontrol” instead of
“golang-godebiancontrol”.

A point that makes this change attractive is not only that humans have an
easier time finding the Go libraries they are looking for, but also that it
significantly simplifies automated tools such as dh-make-golang (which I’m
currently working on).

If I don’t hear any objections until this Saturday, I’ll try to come up
with a script which does the transition.

Thanks,

-- 
Best regards,
Michael
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