Bug#913997: cmdtest: Should not 'provide' yarn
On Sun, Nov 18, 2018 at 12:22:57PM +0100, Olaf van der Spek wrote: > But that's also not what Provides is for is it? Virtual packages is one of the things Provides is for. You want me to drop the Provides. I don't want to. The fact that some people try to guess package names and get it wrong is not a sufficiently convincing an argument for me. Please don't try to bully me into giving up the yarn name in Debian. I've had enough of this conversation. -- I want to build worthwhile things that might last. --joeyh signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Bug#913997: cmdtest: Should not 'provide' yarn
Op zo 18 nov. 2018 om 12:19 schreef Lars Wirzenius : > > On Sun, Nov 18, 2018 at 12:14:58PM +0100, Olaf van der Spek wrote: > > Still, is Provides meant to be used like this? I thought it was for > > package names, not for command names. > > It's not for the command name. It's for the functionality that my yarn > program provides. But that's also not what Provides is for is it? -- Olaf
Bug#913997: cmdtest: Should not 'provide' yarn
On Sun, Nov 18, 2018 at 12:05:15PM +0100, Olaf van der Spek wrote: > That might be problematic.. Yes. Flat namespaces have collision problems. The JS yarn developers refused to pick a different name. -- I want to build worthwhile things that might last. --joeyh signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Bug#913997: cmdtest: Should not 'provide' yarn
On Sun, Nov 18, 2018 at 12:14:58PM +0100, Olaf van der Spek wrote: > Got a link to the discussion? No. > Still, is Provides meant to be used like this? I thought it was for > package names, not for command names. It's not for the command name. It's for the functionality that my yarn program provides. -- I want to build worthwhile things that might last. --joeyh signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Bug#913997: cmdtest: Should not 'provide' yarn
Op zo 18 nov. 2018 om 12:11 schreef Lars Wirzenius : > > On Sun, Nov 18, 2018 at 12:05:15PM +0100, Olaf van der Spek wrote: > > That might be problematic.. > > Yes. Flat namespaces have collision problems. > The JS yarn developers > refused to pick a different name. Got a link to the discussion? Still, is Provides meant to be used like this? I thought it was for package names, not for command names. > -- > I want to build worthwhile things that might last. --joeyh -- Olaf
Bug#913997: cmdtest: Should not 'provide' yarn
Op zo 18 nov. 2018 om 12:03 schreef Lars Wirzenius : > > On Sun, Nov 18, 2018 at 11:53:54AM +0100, Olaf van der Spek wrote: > > Users wanting to install yarn are probably not expecting cmdtest. > > I'm not sure where the relation between cmdtest and yarn comes from > > but I think this isn't right. > > cmdtest provides /usr/bin/yarn. The "Provides: yarn" is there to make > it easier for users who want my yarn to get it installed. That might be problematic.. https://github.com/yarnpkg/yarn/issues/3189 http://www.openmutual.org/2017/10/yarn-install-fails-as-it-is-using-cmdtest-package-and-not-yarn/ -- Olaf
Bug#913997: cmdtest: Should not 'provide' yarn
Package: cmdtest Severity: normal Hi, > # apt install yarn > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree > Reading state information... Done > Note, selecting 'cmdtest' instead of 'yarn' https://yarnpkg.com/lang/en/ Users wanting to install yarn are probably not expecting cmdtest. I'm not sure where the relation between cmdtest and yarn comes from but I think this isn't right. Gr, Olaf -- System Information: Debian Release: buster/sid APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'stable') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 4.18.0-2-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE=en_US:en (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system) LSM: AppArmor: enabled Versions of packages cmdtest depends on: ii python2.7.15-3 pn python-cliapp pn python-markdown pn python-ttystatus cmdtest recommends no packages. cmdtest suggests no packages.
