Re: /usr/bin/tx: transifex-client and afdko shipping binaries under the same name
On Mon, Jul 20, 2020 at 6:48 PM Adrian Bunk wrote:
> Policy says this is not an option, and I agree with policy.
Hmm, I thought Policy was amended to allow it, woops.
> If we start allowing conflicts between completely unrelated packages
> it might not end well in the long run.
We already have had situations where related packages effectively
conflict, for example for a while mypaint and gimp couldn't be
installed together on the same system running testing.
> Imagine the GNU Interactive Tools would still provide /usr/bin/git
> with such a Conflicts.
IMO that wouldn't have been a big problem given the relative
popularity of the two packages.
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bye,
pabs
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