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Clarify case conventions in formula naming

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If a formula's class name contains an uppercase-spelled acronym, the
messages given by `brew install` can be pretty confusing (it recommends
a formula named exactly the same…)

Closes Homebrew/homebrew#49639.

Signed-off-by: Tim D. Smith <git@tim-smith.us>
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Damien Pollet 2016-02-28 22:08:15 +01:00 committed by Tim D. Smith
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@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ When importing classes, Homebrew will require the formula and then create an ins
* `foo-bar.rb` => `FooBar`
* `foobar.rb` => `Foobar`
Thus, if you change the name of the class, you must also rename the file. Filenames should be all lowercase.
Thus, if you change the name of the class, you must also rename the file. Filenames should be all lowercase, and class names should be the strict CamelCase equivalent, e.g. formulae `gnu-go` and `sdl_mixer` become classes `GnuGo` and `SdlMixer`, even if part of their name is an acronym.
Add aliases by creating symlinks in `Library/Aliases`.