Package: debian-policy Version: 3.8.1.0 Severity: wishlist
When a user installs the package "git" she will likely be surprised to be told "Selecting gnuit instead of virtual package git". I request that the "git" virtual package be changed to install git-core. If that is not possible, there should be a notice to users along the lines of: "Git is the old name for gnuit, a file and process manager. If you wish to install git, the versioning system, please install git-core." By the way, I apologize if I'm filing this bug in the wrong place or bringing up a topic that has been long hashed out on the mailing lists. I did search debian.org extensively but could not find the information about how "git" came to point to "gnuit". I am filing against debian-policy because that package claims[1] to contains the "authoritative list of virtual package names". However, "git" isn't in the list[2] and the list hasn't been updated since 2007. [1] http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-binary.html#s-virtual_pkg [2] http://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/virtual-package-names-list.txt -- System Information: Debian Release: squeeze/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (500, 'testing') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.26-2-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core) Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash debian-policy depends on no packages. debian-policy recommends no packages. Versions of packages debian-policy suggests: pn doc-base <none> (no description available) -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
