On Wed, Dec 10, 2014 at 13:41:13 +0100, Micha Lenk wrote: > Control: tags 772679 - wontfix > Control: reopen 772679 > > Hi Ivo, > > Am 10.12.2014 um 10:40 schrieb Ivo De Decker: > >> + * Add Conflict: id-utils to libuser (closes: #748728). > > > > It was clearly mentioned in > > https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=748728#34 that this change > > is not acceptable. > > I am sorry, but I read that message as only the particular change > suggested in 748728#12 being rejected. Yes, Julien said that one of the > two packages needs to rename the binary 'lid'. But I find this (renaming > the binary, manpages et al, having to deal with users that find the > binary 'lid' apparently disappearing just because of an update) a rather > intrusive change during a freeze. And I don't believe this is was meant > as the only solution but rather a suggestion. > > Julien, could you please elaborate why we can't have the 'lid' command > be shipped both by libuser and id-utils (as you stated in 748728#34) > *even if* a Conflicts: dependency prevents installation of both packages > at the same time? > Because that's not what policy says Conflicts is for. If typing 'lid' runs an entirely different command depending on the phase of the moon, we've done something wrong, and we should fix it. It's quite possible the least disruptive option is to rename both commands.
Cheers, Julien
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