Hi, On Mon, Dec 14, 2015 at 07:00:40PM +0100, Jakub Wilk wrote: > * Osamu Aoki <os...@debian.org>, 2015-12-14, 21:36: > >>>The package should actually be called 'Z', but according to reportbug > >>>hat is not a valid package name. > >> > >>reportbug is right. As per Policy §5.6.1, package names “must be at > >>least two characters long”. > >> > >>>Are there any suggestions for this? > >> > >>My suggestion is to ask upstream about their preference in alternative > >>names for "z". > > > >Yes. That's the best thing to do. > > > >Or at least, install its binary and manpage in some other name such as > >rupa-z or zjump. And add suggestion to make a short alias such as "z" > >which does not conflict on the machine in its manpage and README. > > I'm confused. There is no file conflict here, so I see no reason to rename > the program or its manpage.
I agree that there is no policy driven rationale to do this. > We do have to rename the package, but only because the use upstream uses is > too short. I just thought that a short command name is scarce resource and it is best avoided to be claimed by a small script. Osamu