Support #:name in deps
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8.5 [cs]
A dependency, which is a package source string, could be a remote URL naming a Git repository. However, the repo name could be invalid package name. Examples include https://github.com/takikawa/pprint.plt and https://github.com/samth/javascript.plt
It would be nice if we can specify:
["https://github.com/takikawa/pprint.plt.git" #:name "pprint"]
as a dependency, and it would essentially run raco pkg install --name pprint https://github.com/takikawa/pprint.plt.git when installing the dependency.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by tracing how dependency package source strings are parsed and how raco pkg install handles dependency installation. Verify that a #:name value is accepted for remote Git sources and that installation uses it as the package name.
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Assessment
- Domain
- cli, tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100