Hi! On Sat, 2011-10-08 at 01:50:19 +0200, Mats Erik Andersson wrote: > > > in order to avoid the conflict with "sysstat". However, the > > > [...] > > > > Could you explain this conflict in more detail? Why can't iostat be > > in /usr/bin?
> A priori the package "sysstat" installs the file "/usr/bin/iostat" > at the most natural location for Debian. Observe, however, that FreeBSD > locates its native executable in "/usr/sbin/iostat". It could as long as the interface is the same (either that or a wrapper would be needed). > But on the other hand, the same package builds as "[!kfreebsd-any]" > so there is supposedly no instanteous conflict. Even if they are not installable on the same architecture, I think the same concerns apply as any Conflicting package. Installing on a different pathname would not be right either (see #562863). > The alternative solution, worthy of consideration, would be > > /usr/bin/iostat.bsd > /usr/share/man/man1/iostat.bsd.1.gz > > where the manual page has a new location in relation to FreeBSD, > which prefers "iostat(8)". All opposition is welcome! The man page could also be installed as iostat.1freebsd.gz or similar, but I don't think iostat.bsd would be a good idea, it would mask the conflict in a path arch specific way, which adds unportability to the integration with other packages or sysadmins expectations. regards, guillem -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bsd-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20111008190407.gb22...@gaara.hadrons.org
