Bug#686628: lnrename: rename.pl sibling to rename symlink targets

2012-09-05 Thread Dominic Hargreaves
On Tue, Sep 04, 2012 at 03:12:28AM +0200, G.raud wrote:
 I modified the Perl distribution file shipped with Debian that is named 
 rename(.pl), so that it renames the target inside symlinks.  It is joined
 to this message.
 
 The modified script, lnrename, is very useful when rename.pl is used and there
 are symbolic links pointing to the renamed files, since a similar command can 
 fix broken symlinks.
 
 In Debian there is currently nothing similar available yet, to my knowledge, 
 at
 least nothing that is not graphical.
 
 I think it should be included in the perl deb because it is based on rename 
 that is already there.  If it cannot, can you suggest a package that could 
 include it?
 
 The name `lnrename' is just a suggestion.

I'm afraid I don't have a good answer to this question, but this 
doesn't belong in the perl package unless (and I am doubtful)
you can persuade a perl committer to add this upstream.

Cheers,
Dominic.

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Bug#686628: lnrename: rename.pl sibling to rename symlink targets

2012-09-03 Thread G.raud
Package: perl
Version: 5.14.2-12
Severity: wishlist
Tags: patch

I modified the Perl distribution file shipped with Debian that is named 
rename(.pl), so that it renames the target inside symlinks.  It is joined
to this message.

The modified script, lnrename, is very useful when rename.pl is used and there
are symbolic links pointing to the renamed files, since a similar command can 
fix broken symlinks.

In Debian there is currently nothing similar available yet, to my knowledge, at
least nothing that is not graphical.

I think it should be included in the perl deb because it is based on rename 
that is already there.  If it cannot, can you suggest a package that could 
include it?

The name `lnrename' is just a suggestion.

--
G.raud


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