Re: How should ambiguous package specifications be handled?

[Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me@tobias.gr>]

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Christopher,

Christopher Baines 写道：
> We've had one for a while (itstool 2.0.6), and another has 
> recently been
> introduced (sassc 3.6.1).

Thanks for noticing this!

The sassc variant being visible was definitely a mistake.  I added 
it as a local variable first and forgot to hide it after changing 
my mind.  This is now fixed.

> Given there do seem to be ways of avoiding these ambiguous 
> package
> specifications, would it be helpful to have a lint warning that
> identifies a package as being ambiguous (as it shares the name 
> and
> version with another package)?

That's a good idea at the very least.  I don't think such 
duplication is ever justified.

Kind regards,

T G-R

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