python-pyinstaller: package naming questions

[Soren Stoutner]

I am in the process of packaging python-pyinstaller.

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1084906

Currently my source package is named python-pyinstaller. It produces two binary
packages:

pyinstaller - installs executables to /usr/bin
python3-pyinstaller - installs Python modules to /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages

I have been following the discussion about package names and have started to wonder if
pyinstaller wouldn’t be a better source package name. That is what it is called upstream,
and the “py” prefix already indicates it is related to Python.

Beyond that, I was wondering if it wouldn’t be better to only provide one binary file. I don’t
know if there is any value to the Python modules without the executables in /usr/bin. Is
there any policy or best practice that says this should be split into two binary packages?

Soren

P.S. I figured I would ask now as it is easy to make changes before the first upload.

[Soren Stoutner]

I didn’t receive any responses to the below email, so I decided to go with
pyinstaller as the source package name, but to still use two binary packages:
pyinstaller and python3-pyinstaller.

Post by Soren Stoutner
I am in the process of packaging python-pyinstaller.
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1084906
Currently my source package is named python-pyinstaller. It produces two
pyinstaller - installs executables to /usr/bin
python3-pyinstaller - installs Python modules to
/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages
I have been following the discussion about package names and have started to
wonder if pyinstaller wouldn’t be a better source package name. That is

what

Post by Soren Stoutner
it is called upstream, and the “py” prefix already indicates it is related to
Python.
Beyond that, I was wondering if it wouldn’t be better to only provide one
binary file. I don’t know if there is any value to the Python modules
without the executables in /usr/bin. Is there any policy or best practice
that says this should be split into two binary packages?
Soren
P.S. I figured I would ask now as it is easy to make changes before the first upload.