[SailfishDevel] Update on application naming for Harbour applications

[Reto Zingg]

Hi,

On 22.11.2013 16:39, Andrey Kozhevnikov wrote:
> really?
>
> harbour-org.coderus.application
>
> how domain.organization.application naming can clash with device packages?
>
> why?

QtCreator does not allow it:

https://qt.gitorious.org/qt-creator/qt-creator/source/54636d9756966fab7365043d8fd255993675e935:src/libs/utils/projectnamevalidatinglineedit.cpp#L46

br
Reto

> On 22.11.2013 20:32, Robin Burchell wrote:
>> Ahoy,
>>
>> In Iekku’s mail yesterday, we referred to application names needing to
>> use a “dotted” form (e.g. com.example.myapp). It was brought to our
>> attention that this isn’t factually possible at this time due to
>> limitations in Qt Creator/qmake, so we’re unfortunately forced due to
>> time limitations - so as to not inconvenience you developers - to
>> change plans.
>>
>> The new requirement is that application names must start with a prefix
>> of “harbour-“.
>>
>> The reason (if it wasn’t clear) for this requirement is so that
>> applications do not clash with other installed packages on the device.
>>
>> We’re very sorry for the confusion. Thanks for understanding. Should
>> you have any questions on this or anything else, feel free to send an
>> e-mail as always!
>>
>> P.S. We’ll be launching a FAQ explaining this (and other store
>> requirements) in detail early next week, unless anything unforeseen
>> crops up.
>>
>> Happy hacking,
>> The Jolla Crew
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