On Tue, Sep 04, 2012 at 03:12:28AM +0200, G.raud wrote:
> I modified the Perl distribution file shipped with Debian that is named
> rename(.pl), so that it renames the target inside symlinks. It is joined
> to this message.
>
> The modified script, lnrename, is very useful when rename.pl is used and there
> are symbolic links pointing to the renamed files, since a similar command can
> fix broken symlinks.
>
> In Debian there is currently nothing similar available yet, to my knowledge,
> at
> least nothing that is not graphical.
>
> I think it should be included in the perl deb because it is based on rename
> that is already there. If it cannot, can you suggest a package that could
> include it?
>
> The name `lnrename' is just a suggestion.
I'm afraid I don't have a good answer to this question, but this
doesn't belong in the perl package unless (and I am doubtful)
you can persuade a perl committer to add this upstream.
Cheers,
Dominic.
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