Bug#155849: dpkg: Programs misbehave when called through alternatives. Proposal to change symlinks to scripts
reassign 155849 joe
thanks
Previously Colin Walters wrote:
> Programs just shouldn't rely on their executed name to determine their
> behavior. It's not portable, and can cause problems in other situations
> (as you have shown). There's a reason it's against the GNU Coding
> Standards.
Also alternatives should work for things that aren't plain files as well
(directories, devices, etc.) so using a bunch of scripts it not
possible.
Reassigning this bug to joe since that is what breaks.
Wichert.
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