Re: pkg/53236: graphics/gegl conflicts with sysutils/coreutils

[David Holland <dholland-pbugs%netbsd.org@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR pkg/53236; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: David Holland <dholland-pbugs%netbsd.org@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
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Subject: Re: pkg/53236: graphics/gegl conflicts with sysutils/coreutils
Date: Sun, 6 May 2018 09:01:57 +0000

 On Mon, Apr 30, 2018 at 11:25:00AM +0000, joern.clausen%uni-bielefeld.de@localhost wrote:
  > Since lately, graphics/gegl installs a binary "gcut". This conflicts
  > with a program of the same name in sysutils/coreutils. If pressed,
  > coreutils are more important to me, but the possibility to install
  > both again would be nice :)
 
 What do you think should be done about it? Renaming either seems
 potentially problematic, although gegl less so.
 
 also this is probably something it would be good to take up with gegl
 upstream... installing coreutils with a 'g' prefix is not at all
 uncommon.
 
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 David A. Holland
 dholland%netbsd.org@localhost