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Re: column - how to get it updated?



On 25/07/19 3:26 PM, Andrew Punnett wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Debian currently uses the `column` command from FreeBSD. However, the
> `column` command included in the util-linux package from the Linux
> Kernel Organisation is much more useful.
> 
> There is a bug report about this at
> https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=908975, which ends
> with the Debian util-linux package maintainer stating:
> 
> "Until you've convinced the bsdmainutils maintainers we should change
> to the util-linux versions, there's nothing that can be done on the
> util-linux/bsdutils side - thus the wontfix tag."
> 
> How can we persuade the Debian bsdmainutils package maintainers to
> allow the Linux version of column to be shipped?

Can't they all get along by using /etc/alternatives?

Richard


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