On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 00:46, Jérémy Lal <je...@edagames.com> wrote: > On 21/09/2010 00:27, Carl Fürstenberg wrote: >> Package: nodejs >> Version: 0.2.2-1 >> Severity: normal >> >> in debian, the executable name is set to "nodejs"; this seems to be >> really uncommon out in the wild, where it's assumed it's called "node" >> for short. >> >> Unless there is a compelling reason for sticking with the name "nodejs", >> I would want the package to change the name of the executable to "node", >> or at least add an alias for it. > > The only reason is because there's already a package providing a "node" binary > in debian [0]. > > I also contacted debian-hams to see if they'd mind changing this binary name, > and the answer is clearly no [1]. > > So for now, i guess conflicting with "node" package is the only alternative. > However, i doubt it will be accepted. Do this reason for a conflict have > already > been accepted in the archive ? > > > > [0] > http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2010/08/msg00568.html > [1] > http://lists.debian.org/debian-hams/2010/08/msg00031.html > >
Don't know if it's a valid source, but according to popcon, "nodejs" http://qa.debian.org/popcon.php?package=nodejs is more popular now than "node" http://qa.debian.org/popcon.php?package=node -- /Carl Fürstenberg <azat...@gmail.com> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
