Bug#216606: dpkg: update-alternatives should be in /usr/bin, not /usr/sbin

2003-10-21 Thread Josip Rodin
On Mon, Oct 20, 2003 at 05:52:25PM -0400, Joey Hess wrote: > > Well, /usr/sbin is already in PATH because dpkg insists on it, so there > > really shouldn't be (m)any of those. > > 5 maintainer scripts on my laptop do this. Mostly those that do a test > -x for some reason. I see three, two of whic

Bug#216606: dpkg: update-alternatives should be in /usr/bin, not /usr/sbin

2003-10-20 Thread Joey Hess
Josip Rodin wrote: > Well, /usr/sbin is already in PATH because dpkg insists on it, so there > really shouldn't be (m)any of those. 5 maintainer scripts on my laptop do this. Mostly those that do a test -x for some reason. -- see shy jo, who has given up on trying to teach people that hardcoding

Bug#216606: dpkg: update-alternatives should be in /usr/bin, not /usr/sbin

2003-10-20 Thread Josip Rodin
On Mon, Oct 20, 2003 at 08:13:08AM -0500, Colin Watson wrote: > > > As it is possible for users to do useful things with the > > > update-alternatives program ( --display etc. ), it should be in > > > /usr/bin, not /usr/sbin. > > > > I agree. Not having it in $PATH means my shell will take some ty

Bug#216606: dpkg: update-alternatives should be in /usr/bin, not /usr/sbin

2003-10-20 Thread Colin Watson
On Mon, Oct 20, 2003 at 12:37:39AM +0200, Josip Rodin wrote: > On Sun, Oct 19, 2003 at 11:54:38PM +0200, Dominique Devriese wrote: > > As it is possible for users to do useful things with the > > update-alternatives program ( --display etc. ), it should be in > > /usr/bin, not /usr/sbin. > > I agr

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Bug#216606: dpkg: update-alternatives should be in /usr/bin, not /usr/sbin

2003-10-19 Thread Josip Rodin
severity 216606 wishlist thanks On Sun, Oct 19, 2003 at 11:54:38PM +0200, Dominique Devriese wrote: > As it is possible for users to do useful things with the > update-alternatives program ( --display etc. ), it should be in > /usr/bin, not /usr/sbin. I agree. Not having it in $PATH means my shel

Bug#216606: dpkg: update-alternatives should be in /usr/bin, not /usr/sbin

2003-10-19 Thread Dominique Devriese
Package: dpkg Version: 1.10.15 Severity: normal Hi, As it is possible for users to do useful things with the update-alternatives program ( --display etc. ), it should be in /usr/bin, not /usr/sbin. cheers domi -- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable Architecture: i386 Kernel: L