Alex Vong <[email protected]> writes:
> Thorsten Wilms <[email protected]> writes:
>
>> I already had a "rename" binary via util-linux. Then I installed the
>> package "rename", resulting in another "rename" binary, as I prefer
>> the Perl version. This was a success in that I got what I wanted.
>>
>> However, should this name clash be considered a bug?
>> Is there a policy for such circumstances?
>> What happens that the newly installed "rename" gets precedence?
>>
> I think it is chosen based on some random criterions
It's not random, but rather a very simple criterion. The packages
listed first in the package manifest take priority over ones that come
later. If you don't use manifests, "guix package -i <pkg>" puts <pkg>
at the top of the new manifest, even if it was already present in the
previous manifest.
Mark
