https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=291315
Bug ID: 291315
Summary: www/chromium: [Feature Request] Provide chromium alias
for Chromium port and clarify executable naming
Product: Ports & Packages
Version: Latest
Hardware: Any
OS: Any
Status: New
Severity: Affects Only Me
Priority: ---
Component: Individual Port(s)
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
Flags: maintainer-feedback?([email protected])
Assignee: [email protected]
Hello FreeBSD Ports maintainers,
I would like to propose a feature request regarding the Chromium port:
Currently, the Chromium port installs the browser executable as
/usr/local/bin/chrome. This naming choice is confusing for several reasons:
1. Users install Chromium via "pkg install chromium", not "pkg install chrome",
so they are already aware that they are installing Chromium, not Google Chrome.
2. There is no post-install notification or documentation telling users that
the executable is called "chrome", which is counter-intuitive.
3. On almost all other operating systems, the Chromium executable is named
"chromium", not "chrome".
To resolve this issue in the simplest way while minimizing confusion for both
new and existing users, I suggest the following:
1. Create a post-install note/document explaining that the Chromium executable
is called "chrome" and "chromium"(see 2.).
2. Create a symbolic link from chrome to chromium.
This approach preserves backward compatibility while making the executable
naming consistent with user expectations. Optionally, in the long term, we may
consider deprecating the "chrome" name entirely. We should return to the things
themselves; FreeBSD indeed cannot provide Chrome.
This change would improve usability, reduce confusion, and align the FreeBSD
Chromium port with common practices on other platforms. Moreover, on almost all
other systems, Chromium is never called Chrome; it can be *chromium*.
Thank you for considering this enhancement.
Best regards,
ykla
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