Re: [gentoo-dev] multiple version parts in ebuild name.

[Max Kalika <max+lists.gentoo-dev@lsit.ucsb.edu>]

Quoting Henti Smith <bain@tcsn.co.za>:

> Is there a "suggested" way around the multiple version parts error when
> you have a package with the name gl-117 as the package name. the ebuild
> would be gl-117-0.9.ebuild in directory gl-117 which causes the error.

One way may be to call the package gl_117 so it would look like:

  app-games/gl_117/gl_117-0.9.ebuild

and inside the ebuild create a custom package variable:

  MY_P="${P/_/-}"

Then you can use "${MY_P}" where you would normally use "${P}" or you can
just use "${P/_/-}" directly.

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