[Slackbuilds-users] [RFC] a binary repack SlackBuild template.

[B. Watson]

On Sat, 22 Mar 2025, Noel Butler via SlackBuilds-users wrote:

> We didnt call postfix postfix-bin and so on, built or pre built, who cares, so no, just use the standard naming convention for the binary, ie: postfix, or  yourbinary...

Since you didn't read the whole thread, here's a synopsis.

The -bin suffix is proposed because of things like "libreoffice"
and "LibreOffice", which both exist in our repo. One is a build from
source, the other is a repackaged binary. Calling them "libreoffice"
and "libreoffice-bin" would make a *lot* more sense.

Why do both exist? Because it literally takes all day to compile
libreoffice on some systems. Someone thought it would be a good idea
to offer users the choice to use the repackaged binary, so they could
just get on with using libreoffice when needed instead of waiting
all day.

For software that's *only* distributed as binaries, my opinion is
that the -bin isn't needed... though others prefer the idea that
"binary repacks should always have -bin in the name" for consistency.
That's what was being discussed.

As far as your "who cares" comment goes... read the whole thread. Some
people obviously do care.