On Wed, Jul 09, 2014 at 06:57:02AM +1200, Chris Bannister wrote: > On Tue, Jul 08, 2014 at 11:31:12AM -0400, Eric Cooper wrote: > > Since Debian package names must already be unique, we ought to be able > > to leverage that to avoid having to fight over which package gets to > > claim which binary name. > > > > What about making it into a user's install-time decision, > > rather than a developer's packaging-time decision? > > Wouldn't you get sick of 'that name has already been taken, please > try another.' message?
Given how infrequently this issue has cropped up over the years, no. And a prioritization (like mailcap.order) would limit it to once per conflict. -- Eric Cooper e c c @ c m u . e d u -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20140708195720.ga8...@google.com
