On 25/07/19 3:26 PM, Andrew Punnett wrote: > Hi, > > Debian currently uses the `column` command from FreeBSD. However, the > `column` command included in the util-linux package from the Linux > Kernel Organisation is much more useful. > > There is a bug report about this at > https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=908975, which ends > with the Debian util-linux package maintainer stating: > > "Until you've convinced the bsdmainutils maintainers we should change > to the util-linux versions, there's nothing that can be done on the > util-linux/bsdutils side - thus the wontfix tag." > > How can we persuade the Debian bsdmainutils package maintainers to > allow the Linux version of column to be shipped?
Can't they all get along by using /etc/alternatives? Richard
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