On 07/23/2007 2:59:55 PM +0200, Jim Meyering <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Gabriel Barazer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
The "hostname" utility in coreutils-6.9 is still a very old version,
and the "hostname" from net-tools 1.60 (released ~2001) is a better
featured utility. Since net-tools doesn't seem to be maintained
anymore, what about updating the "hostname" sources from coreutils, or
simply remove it ? It would avoid duplicate tools, since we can't even
disable its compilation at configure time.
Ah, but now you can -- at least with the latest sources from git.
I expect to add it to the list (currently arch,su) of programs *not*
built by default.
Great ! Thanks. In fact, I had the same problem with "kill" and "uptime"
(better version in procps), and "su" (better in shadow). This tool
duplication between packages is really a PITA, the manual override for
building selected tools is a very convenient workaround, but I think it
should not be "permanent" : some packages need to be re-maintained or
merged to avoid theses duplications.
Another thought : Several tools from coreutils need to be installed in
/bin according to the FHS. Is it planned to have an option like
"--with-root-prefix=[DESTDIR]" to install these tools directly in
[DESTDIR]/bin ? This would avoid manually moving the tools to their
right place.
BTW, Is there already a date for release of coreutils-6.10 ?
Thanks,
Gabriel
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