Paul Eggert wrote:
I propose to rename the corresponding gzip-only scripts in the gzip
distribution to gzcat, gzcmp, gzdiff, and gzgrep, so that the
multi-compressor programs in zutils can replace them.
I have no objection to doing that, as a build-time option (for
backward compatibility).
I am not sure this is enough to guarantee the peaceful coexistence of
both packages, unless the build-time option is to rename by default.
I mean, if a user installs zutils and then gzip, the gzip-only scripts
would overwrite those of zutils. An unpleasant surprise!
Zutils is supposed to be an improvement over gzip-only scripts,
therefore backward compatibility is supposed to be provided by zutils'
programs themselves. (Zutils' zcat for example, ignores some gzip
options to be compatible with gzip). What I think we have to find is a
way to avoid one package overwriting files in the other.
Best regards,
Antonio.
