G-Node/nix

Naming: keep NIX for the project, use "nixio" for the libraries

gicmo opened this issue · 6 comments

gicmo commented

We currently have:

  • NIX (C++)
    • homebrew science: nixio
  • NixPy Python:
    • PyPI: nixpy (?)

The idea would be to use nixio for all libraries to unify naming.

stoewer commented

Agreed

jgrewe commented

does that also mean that we change the names of the library?

libnix -> libnixio
import nixio
etc...

stoewer commented

From my point of view this should definitely apply to:

  • library names (so, dll, jar etc)
  • package names (Debian, PyPi, homebrew)
  • python package names (e.g. from nixio import File ...)

Optionally we can also change:

  • C++ namespaces
  • Main header (nix.hpp -> nixio.hpp)
jgrewe commented

I am not sure about the namespaces but probably the header.
The project name itself will remain unchanged, correct?

stoewer commented

Yes, the project and repository name(s) should remain unchanged

gicmo commented

I think we should be done here, or can anybody think of anything else?