Bug#919951: Request about the /usr/bin/dune filename

[Anil Madhavapeddy <anil@recoil.org>]

On 21 Jan 2019, at 16:55, J. Scheurich <mufti11@web.de> wrote:
> 
> Dear developer of white_dune,
>> I am the original author of the dune build system [1] for the OCaml
>> language. I'm writing to you as I have recently been made aware that
>> there is a conflict in Debian over the filename /usr/bin/dune. Indeed,
>> /usr/bin/dune is currently used by the white_dune package. As a
>> result, our software which also installs a binary called "dune" cannot
>> be added to Debian.
> 
> Unfortunatley, i have no control over the debian build.
> Debian still ships version 0.31 while version 0.99pl280 is recent.
> I asked for years to update it, no luck 8-(
>> Given that our software is a command line tool, the name of the tool
>> is extremely important to us.
> 
> white_dune can also be used on the commandline (for conversion
> to RIB, C. c++, java from to X3D/XML ...).
> 
>> So I was wondering if you would be
>> willing to let us use the name /usr/bin/dune and only use
>> /usr/bin/white_dune for your white_dune software?
> 
> Better /usr/bin/wdune, this is the short form of white_dune.
> 
> "dune" is very popular as a name, there is also a numerical
> program:
> 
> https://www.dune-project.org/
> 
> white_dune started as "dune" by Stephen F. White
> 
> https://sourceforge.net/projects/dune/
> 
> As i forked it, i changed the name to "white_dune"

Thank you very much indeed for the quick response!

I am copying the Debian developers on bug #919951: this is
OCaml and white_dune coming to an agreement that /usr/bin/wdune is
an acceptable binary for white_dune, and /usr/bin/dune for the
OCaml tool.  The packages can therefore coexist.

Please also note the white_dune maintainer’s long-standing
request for white_dune version 0.31 to be updated to 0.99pl280
in the package.

regards,
Anil