Conflicts in Rawhide i386 (part 2)

[Hans de Goede]

Richard W.M. Jones wrote:
> On Sat, Aug 02, 2008 at 10:36:34PM +0200, Michael Schwendt wrote:
>> coq-8.1pl3-2.fc10.i386
>>   File conflict with: coda-client-6.9.4-0.1.rc2.fc10.i386
>>      /usr/bin/parser
> 
> Hmmm, I thought that was going to happen.
> 
>   https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=450323#c16
> 
> Down at the bottom of that comment I said:
> 
>   BTW having a binary called /usr/bin/parser is probably a bad idea.
>   How do Debian package this file?  They usually rename such generic
>   names ('coqparser' or the like).  If Debian rename it, then we should
>   do so too.
> 
> We checked Debian, and in fact they ship this as /usr/bin/parser too,
> which is why we left it.
> 
> Not sure what is the best thing to do here:
> 
> (1) Rename it and thus be inconsistent with both upstream & Debian.
> 
> (2) Rename Coda's "parser" (breaking things?)
> 

As the coda packager, let me add the following usefull info (not) I've no idea 
what will break with regards to coda if this binary is renamed. It seems to be 
a utility which gets called from other coda processes.

Any coda experts here?

> (3) Leave it and tell people that they can't install both packages at
> once(!)
> 

Regards,

Hans