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gmes78

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Registered: 2016-02-21

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Packaging software with the same name as another (now gone) package

I'm trying to package the git branch of the Python module aiohttp-socks which, as of version 0.5.5 (Arch's repos currently have 0.4.2), depends on python-socks, so that needs to be packaged as well.

Problem is, `python-socks` seems to be the name of a package that's no longer in the Arch repos (or got renamed) and is now provided and replaced by the python-pysocks package.

(Also, if I clone the AUR repo for python-socks, I get an old PKGBUILD for PySocks.)

How should I proceed?

Scimmia

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Registered: 2012-09-01

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Re: Packaging software with the same name as another (now gone) package

The name of the project and the module is python_socks, not just socks, so the correct name here would be python-python_socks.

a821

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Registered: 2012-10-31

Posts: 381

Re: Packaging software with the same name as another (now gone) package

I'm trying to package the git branch of the Python module aiohttp-socks

Already exists: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/pyth … socks-git/
Edit: It was submitted by OP...

Last edited by a821 (2020-11-14 18:03:33)

V1del

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Registered: 2012-10-16

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Re: Packaging software with the same name as another (now gone) package

If you read the maintainer name of that package and the name of the OP here I'd say it's safe to surmise they are the same person.

a821

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Re: Packaging software with the same name as another (now gone) package

Facepalm! I was likely low on caffeine :-P

gmes78

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Re: Packaging software with the same name as another (now gone) package

The name of the project and the module is python_socks, not just socks, so the correct name here would be python-python_socks.

`python-python_socks` it is then. Thank you all.