On Sat, 31 May 2003 12:08:20 -0400, Noah Meyerhans wrote:
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> I guess xplot-xplotorg will just end up conflicting with xplot. It
> sucks, since that means the new package winds up in the ghetto (priority
> extra) but it's preferable to the options available.
I'd really appreciate if somebody
On Sat, May 31, 2003 at 12:08:20PM -0400, Noah Meyerhans wrote:
> On Sat, May 31, 2003 at 02:00:41PM +0100, Mark Brown wrote:
> > The binary is going to have to be renamed - even if you use an
> > alternative there'll still be a renamed binary there.
>
> yes, but the user would only need to know
Noah Meyerhans wrote:
> I guess xplot-xplotorg will just end up conflicting with xplot. It
> sucks, since that means the new package winds up in the ghetto (priority
> extra) but it's preferable to the options available.
Not commenting on the conflict with xplot. Although I sympathize, I
think t
> He doesn't think that it's an appropriate use of alternatives, since
> the tools are not compatible.
What about having a the ability to parse the original xplot data in your
xplot ?
Simply,
le Moine Fou
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On Sat, May 31, 2003 at 02:00:41PM +0100, Mark Brown wrote:
> The binary is going to have to be renamed - even if you use an
> alternative there'll still be a renamed binary there.
yes, but the user would only need to know in the even that they had both
alternatives installed, which I don't see
On Fri, May 30, 2003 at 03:29:43PM -0400, Noah Meyerhans wrote:
> But they do support the same functionality, just on different formats of
> data file. There are plenty of cases where a user needs to be aware of
If the input formats are different then the alternative is pretty
useless: you can't
On Fri, May 30, 2003 at 02:25:48PM -0400, Ben Collins wrote:
> I agree. A user should not have to concern themselves about which one
> they are using. If the command name is the same, they better support the
> same functionality.
But they do support the same functionality, just on different format
On Fri, May 30, 2003 at 02:29:42PM -0400, Noah Meyerhans wrote:
> I intend to package the xplot utility from xplot.org. This tool is
> useful with the tcptrace package, which I maintain. However, there's
> already an xplot package that installs /usr/bin/xplot. It's not
> compatible with xplot.or
I intend to package the xplot utility from xplot.org. This tool is
useful with the tcptrace package, which I maintain. However, there's
already an xplot package that installs /usr/bin/xplot. It's not
compatible with xplot.org, but does essentially the same thing (plots
data in X).
I suggested t
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