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Re: Using update-alternatives for /usr/bin provided binaries



On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 3:14 PM, Dmitry Shachnev <mitya57@gmail.com> wrote:
>> As I understand it, python{2,3}-coverage are NOT compatible, and therefore
>> they should NOT use alternatives.
>
> Can you please explain why they are incompatible for people who never
> used them (like me)?

I think I have figured it out myself: for example, coverage can use
versioned paths (like /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/) in generated
reports. This is indeed an incompatibility.

--
Dmitry Shachnev


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