Re: Bug#597571: nodejs: non common executable name (exclusive alternatives ?)
On 23/09/2010 01:24, Ian Jackson wrote:
> Jérémy Lal writes ("Re: Bug#597571: nodejs: non common executable name (exclusive alternatives ?)"):
>> On might object "node" would have a different meaning, depending
>> on the packages installed ; still, nodejs or x25node (if its maintainer
>> cares to follow) would be there, and unambiguous.
>
> I think this kind of horrendous stuff should not be done in packages
> and certainly not by just installing them.
>
> If the sysadmin really hates it so much, they can
> ln -s /usr/bin/nodejs /usr/local/bin/node
> surely ?
Of course, then i guess it's ok to put this in the description ?
I fear most people won't read README.Debian.
Jérémy.
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