Ian Jackson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> David Paleino writes ("Bug#465140: debian-policy: clarify when to use
> alternatives"):
>> A discussion [1] on debian-devel about libtranslate-bin and translate
>> suggested that alternatives should be used only when, in case of
>> libraries, the same API is provided, no matter if they offer more or
>> less the same functionalities.
>
> I don't think the alternatives system is a good answer for libraries
> and it probably shouldn't be used for that.
libtranslate-bin actually provides a user program that goes in /usr/bin.
The confusing name is because the binary is just a wrapper around the
libtranslate library.
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