On Sat, 22 Jan 2022, Chris Hofstaedtler wrote: > * Russ Allbery <r...@debian.org> [220121 18:11]: > > Chris Hofstaedtler <z...@debian.org> writes: > > > > > If the util-linux rename should be made easier to use, then it should > > > become the one and only provider of /usr/bin/rename, and it should not > > > be in an essential package. > > > > The two programs are very, very different, and I suspect the util-linux > > version would not be suitable for what /usr/bin/rename is currently used > > for inside Debian. > > I understand the perl group maintainer scripts switched to using the > /usr/bin/file-rename name. We could investigate rdeps of rename and > see what they use, and/or change them.
This problem goes beyond reverse dependencies; there are also a not-insignificant number of user scripts which on Debian expect /usr/bin/rename to be the perl version (and probably a similar number on other distributions which expect the opposite). Not impossible to change, of course, but an ideal transition would avoid breaking currently working scripts and installs. -- Don Armstrong https://www.donarmstrong.com After the first battle of Sto Lat, I formulated a policy which has stood me in good stead in other battles. It is this: if an enemy has an impregnable stronghold, see he stays there. -- Terry Pratchett _Jingo_ p265
