[webkit-dev] Also in the tradition of massive renames

[Ryosuke Niwa]

I support both the directory & Xcode project renames. It's long overdue!
- R. Niwa


On Wed, May 10, 2017 at 12:42 PM, Dan Bernstein <mitz at apple.com> wrote:
> I suggest that when this takes place, the Xcode projects within these directories get renamed as well, to maintain the invariant that the .xcodeproj is named after the enclosing directory.
>
>> On May 10, 2017, at 11:18 AM, Maciej Stachowiak <mjs at apple.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> I'd like to propose the following directory renames for consideration:
>>
>> Source/WebKit --> Source/WebKitLegacy (or alternately, LegacyWebKit for autocomplete happiness, but maybe not if we keep the LayoutTests name)
>> Source/WebKit2 --> Source/WebKit
>>
>> Reasons:
>> - Matches the current names of the build products of these directories in Apple's ports
>> - Most non-Apple ports are based on WebKit2 but produce libraries that are just called WebKit
>>
>> I've discussed this with folks internally at Apple to make sure there are no blockers. We believe we could execute this change sometime in the next few months, if there was general agreement. We believe SVN and git will be able to follow history across the move.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Maciej
>>
>>
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