Re: Where does /usr/bin/rename come from ?
On 6/14/07, Russ Allbery [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Charles Plessy [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I wanted to use /usr/bin/rename in a rules files, and wondered if it would be present in minimal installs and chroots. To my surprise, although this program is available on my computer running Etch from a fresh install, no Debian package contains rename anymore (it was provided by perl in Sarge). rename is managed by the alternatives system (always the first thing to check if dpkg -S claims that something isn't provided by a package). The only package that I can find that provides the alternative is perl. Can I use it safely for building a package since I can not build-depend on it and it does not seem to be contained in an essential package ? You do need a build-depends since prename is provided by perl, not perl-base. Moreover, it would be wise to use the prename command name as well - I've seen (on another distro - possibly gentoo) a rename with very different functionality (rename searchliteral replacement file ...). -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Where does /usr/bin/rename come from ?
Le Fri, Jun 15, 2007 at 12:11:58AM -0400, Bryan Donlan a écrit : Moreover, it would be wise to use the prename command name as well - I've seen (on another distro - possibly gentoo) a rename with very different functionality (rename searchliteral replacement file ...). That does entirely solve the problem :) Have a nice day, -- Charles Plessy http://charles.plessy.org Wako, Saitama, Japan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Where does /usr/bin/rename come from ?
Dear mentors, I wanted to use /usr/bin/rename in a rules files, and wondered if it would be present in minimal installs and chroots. To my surprise, although this program is available on my computer running Etch from a fresh install, no Debian package contains rename anymore (it was provided by perl in Sarge). Can I use it safely for building a package since I can not build-depend on it and it does not seem to be contained in an essential package ? Have a nice day, -- Charles Plessy http://charles.plessy.org Wako, Saitama, Japan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Where does /usr/bin/rename come from ?
On Thu, Jun 14, 2007 at 01:35:50PM +0900, Charles Plessy wrote: Dear mentors, I wanted to use /usr/bin/rename in a rules files, and wondered if it would be present in minimal installs and chroots. To my surprise, although this program is available on my computer running Etch from a fresh install, no Debian package contains rename anymore (it was provided by perl in Sarge). Can I use it safely for building a package since I can not build-depend on it and it does not seem to be contained in an essential package ? I think this says it all? $ dpkg -S $(readlink -f `which rename`) perl: /usr/bin/prename -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Where does /usr/bin/rename come from ?
Charles Plessy [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I wanted to use /usr/bin/rename in a rules files, and wondered if it would be present in minimal installs and chroots. To my surprise, although this program is available on my computer running Etch from a fresh install, no Debian package contains rename anymore (it was provided by perl in Sarge). rename is managed by the alternatives system (always the first thing to check if dpkg -S claims that something isn't provided by a package). The only package that I can find that provides the alternative is perl. Can I use it safely for building a package since I can not build-depend on it and it does not seem to be contained in an essential package ? You do need a build-depends since prename is provided by perl, not perl-base. -- Russ Allbery ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
