[SailfishDevel] Update on application naming for Harbour applications

[Andrey Kozhevnikov]

Jolla dont want to force developers manually edit project files to be 
able to build dotted application names.

On 23.11.2013 17:26, Artem Marchenko wrote:
> What if there are two packages in app store named harbour-videocam?
> Or whoever grabs the name first keeps it?
>
> What about the main app binary name and it's data folder?
> Shall they be harbour-videocam or com.supercell.videocam? Or 
> harbour-com.supercell.videocam?
>
> Cheers,
> Artem.
>
>
> On Sat, Nov 23, 2013 at 1:11 PM, Jonni Rainisto 
> <jonni.rainisto at jolla.com <mailto:jonni.rainisto at jolla.com>> wrote:
>
>     Hi,
>
>     Domain part is not needed anymore, so its in the form of:
>
>     harbour-applicationname
>
>     That way for example "harbour-videocam"-package doesnt confilict
>     with possible systems "videocam"-package.
>
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>     *Subject:* Re: [SailfishDevel] Update on application naming for
>     Harbour applications
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>     will such name be accepted by package uploader of Jolla Harbour?
>
>
>     '_' were not accepted before there...
>
>
>     Andrey Kozhevnikov írta ekkor: 2013.11.22. 15
>     <tel:2013.11.22.%2015>:39
>
>     really?
>
>     harbour-org.coderus.application
>
>     how domain.organization.application naming can clash with device
>     packages?
>
>     why?
>
>     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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