Bug#404010: No reasonable solution

2006-12-26 Thread Rafael Laboissiere
* Steve Langasek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006-12-24 14:30]: > For my part, I've never heard of slang-slirp before, and it seems obvious to > me from the naming prefix that the slirp package does have prior claim to > the name. I think this just needs to be resolved by slang-slirp changing > its bina

Bug#404010: No reasonable solution

2006-12-24 Thread Steve Langasek
On Fri, Dec 22, 2006 at 02:31:37PM +0530, Kapil Hari Paranjape wrote: > Regarding conflicts like that between "slang-slirp" and "slirp". > (see recent bugs filed by Michael Ablassmeier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ). > I feel that this a currently an ar

Bug#404010: No reasonable solution

2006-12-24 Thread Moritz Muehlenhoff
Kapil Hari Paranjape wrote: > Regarding conflicts like that between "slang-slirp" and "slirp". > (see recent bugs filed by Michael Ablassmeier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ). > > I feel that this a currently an area not addressed by policy > sufficiently

Bug#404010: No reasonable solution

2006-12-22 Thread Kapil Hari Paranjape
Small correction. On Fri, 22 Dec 2006, Kapil Hari Paranjape wrote: > Now suppose we get two programs that give us /usr/bin/slirp.comm. > Then we have: > > /usr/bin/slirp.comm -> /etc/alternatives/slirp -> /usr/bin/slirp.comma That should be: /usr/bin/slirp.comm -> /etc/alternative

Bug#404010: No reasonable solution

2006-12-22 Thread Kapil Hari Paranjape
Hello, On Fri, 22 Dec 2006, Luk Claes wrote: > Kapil Hari Paranjape wrote: > >In such a situation it would be incorrect to insist that one of the > >packages use a binary with a different name---because of (1). > > So what's wrong with insisting both of them changing the name? That we would hav

Bug#404010: No reasonable solution

2006-12-22 Thread Luk Claes
Kapil Hari Paranjape wrote: Hello, Regarding conflicts like that between "slang-slirp" and "slirp". (see recent bugs filed by Michael Ablassmeier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ). I feel that this a currently an area not addressed by policy sufficiently wel

Bug#404010: No reasonable solution

2006-12-22 Thread Kapil Hari Paranjape
Hello, Regarding conflicts like that between "slang-slirp" and "slirp". (see recent bugs filed by Michael Ablassmeier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ). I feel that this a currently an area not addressed by policy sufficiently well. Assume that: 1. There are