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I have created some of my own user packages and have run into a name clash.
In Java, the naming convention is to use your domain name in the package name: e.g. import com.example.somepackage;.
Are there any widely used package naming conventions for common lisp packages?
Regards,
Russell
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Naming ConventionsPackage names are written in all lower case to avoid conflict with the names of classes or interfaces. Companies use their reversed Internet domain name to begin their package names—for example, com. example. mypackage for a package named mypackage created by a programmer at example.com .
Package names (both source and binary, see Package) must consist only of lower case letters ( a-z ), digits ( 0-9 ), plus ( + ) and minus ( - ) signs, and periods ( . ). They must be at least two characters long and must start with an alphanumeric character.
Java uses CamelCase as a practice for writing names of methods, variables, classes, packages, and constants.
There are some rules you have to follow for naming identifiers: The first character of the identifier must be a letter of the alphabet (upper or lowercase) or an underscore ('_'). The rest of the identifier name can consist of letters (upper or lowercase), underscores ('_') or digits (0-9).
The convention I use is to use a unique word: salza, skippy, zs3, etc. I don't really try to have a direct relationship to the library functionality. I try to avoid generic words that others might use like "zlib" or "zip" or "png".
Edi Weitz uses Frank Zappa-related words to name many of his packages: Hunchentoot, Drakma, etc.
Some people use Java-style org.foo.bar reversed domain naming.
So, the direct answer is no, there isn't a common, agreed-upon convention that everyone uses.
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