Re: Assistance required for namespace clash
what about psgrep?
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From: "Craig Small" <csmall@eye-net.com.au>
To: <debian-devel@lists.debian.org>
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Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2001 12:05 PM
Subject: Assistance required for namespace clash
> G'day,
> I'm the maintainer of the procps package. The latest version has a
> binary called pgrep (short for process grep). Unfortunately this name
> clashes with a binary in the pgrep (perl compatible grep) package.
>
> Two packages with same binary, a policy violation (i got 3 serious level
> bugs about it already). The pgrep in procps came second.
>
> I can change pgrep to another name. The problem is that pgrep is a
> reasonably standard name for a process grep program (such as in some
> Solarises).
>
> I'm not sure what should be done here. Obviously one has to change its
> name. I really don't want to harras the pgrep maintainer. If I do
> change it, what do i change it to? procgrep?
>
> - Craig
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