* Andreas Metzler [Mon, 12 Nov 2007 19:31:29 +0100]:
> Adeodato Simó <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> [...]
> >> Imho this problem is not one that needs to be solved, if multiple
> >> locates are installed, multiple databases should be generated.
> > I think differently. Particularly given that findutil's locate can be
> > installed only as a dependency of other packages. (If this wasn't the
> > case, I'd agree your point of view is valid as well.) Did you consider
> > this?
> I did consider it, but afaik the pulled-in-by-dependency-szenario is
> going to be rare.
Well, dlocate has 2500 popcon installations, vs. slocate's 1500. So, I'm
still convinced findutil's locate's cron script should either only run if
it's the configured locate, *or* not run unless enabled in /etc/default/locate.
But it's your package and I know how to disable one script for cron, so
I won't mention it further. :-)
* * *
Down to some specifics:
* shall we use a single alternative group /usr/bin/locate (symlink:
locate), with slaves for /usr/share/man/man1/locate.1.gz,
/usr/bin/updatedb, and /usr/share/man/man1/updatedb.1.gz? (mlocate
likes its updatedb man page in section (8), and I think it makes
more sense; does the .1 come from upstream, or is something that
could be changed in your package? Or maybe it's better to use .1 due
to "histerical reasons")
I guess mlocate can use priority 80, and plain locate 20?
(mlocate also provides updatedb.conf.5, which could be a problem if
locate starts shipping it at some point. Should I install an
alternative for it just in case?)
* how about this plan?:
1a. I upload mlocate to experimental with
Conflicts: findutils (<= 4.3.8-1), slocate (<= 3.1-1.1)
1b. You upload locate from findutils 4.3.8-2 to experimental, with
Conflicts as above (no need for Replaces, since it doesn't replace
any files; the alternatives are not shipped in the .deb). In the
same upload, findutils gets:
Breaks: dlocate (<= 0.5-0.3)
1c. I submit a bug against dlocate asking for
Depends: locate | findutils (<= 4.2.31-1)
2. After verifying it works, we upload to unstable
(mlocate+conflicts, locate+conflicts, findutils+breaks), and I
take care of providing a patch for slocate, possibly making a
NMU, and possibly making a NMU of dlocate as well. (By the looks
of it, looks like both of them will be needed.)
Sounds good, and/or possible ETA?
Thanks,
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Adeodato Simó dato at net.com.org.es
Debian Developer adeodato at debian.org
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