Package or Library or ... ?

[vincentparrett]

Delphi Already uses the term 'Package' for runtime and design time packages (bpl's). So should our package manager really be called a 'Library Manager'?

In most other development environments I have looked at, the term 'Package Manager' is used. Thoughts?

[UweRaabe]

My personal preference is also "Library", perhaps I have a bias against the term "Package" in this context. To be precise: a Package in Delphi is part of a Library.

The current Delphi docs have this definition:

A library is a collection of implementations of subroutines, classes, etc. that you can reuse to develop software.

Although "Library" is also used as synonym for a DLL. There is even a keyword for that.

On the other hand there is also a Library page in the Delphi Options where you specify the "Library path". As the latter is a declared target of this project, I think "Library Manager" should be the preferred term.

[casteng]

Dependency? And dependency manager.

[vincentparrett]

Dependency? And dependency manager.

Doesn't roll of the tongue too well.. but worth considering.

[andersmelander]

"Bundle"? That's the term I use in my DWScript Package Manager.

[vincentparrett]

@andersmelander Bundle might work. I don't dislike it.

[rvelthuis]

@anders' bundle sounds good. Not already in use in Delphi, but known in other package managing contexts.

The more I think of it, the better it sounds.

[jcangas]

Well, other communities have pick a fancy word and go:

• Ruby has "gem" for this concept
• Python has "egg"

So maybe we can be a bit more creative. For my DelphiVM I was considering "brick" and "stone": in the end Delphi was a temple, so a building :D. ... I know it is a bad joke

[vincentparrett]

@jcangas I'd loved to come up with some unique and clever name, ask any vendor, product naming is hard! Ruby & Gem fit together well, it's easy to create some sort of logo etc. I've got nothing though!

[wlandgraf]

@jcangas, "stone" is not bad, I thought about the same words...

[jkour]

There is cucumber, guacamole and whole tomato....let's call it...Tortilla :-)

[luebbe]

I'd vote for "pillar", because greek temples have nice pillars ;-)

[UweRaabe]

DPM -> DoPaMine

[natvincent]

I like "Column"