[From nobody Thu Nov 5 06:45:05 2026 Received: (at submit) by bugs.debian.org; 27 Sep 2026 03:10:19 +0000 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.1-bugs.debian.org_2005_01_02 (2024-03-25) on buxtehude.debian.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-118.2 required=4.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,BAYES_00, BODY_INCLUDES_PACKAGE,DKIMWL_WL_HIGH,DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU,DKIM_VALID_EF,FROMDEVELOPER,HAS_PACKAGE,SPF_HELO_NONE, SPF_PASS,USER_IN_DKIM_WELCOMELIST autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=4.0.1-bugs.debian.org_2005_01_02 X-Spam-Bayes: score:0.0000 Tokens: new, 20; hammy, 130; neutral, 49; spammy, 4. spammytokens:0.951-+--our, 0.933-+--today, 0.921-+--offer, 0.859-+--shipping hammytokens:0.000-+--Hx-spam-relays-external:sk:stravin, 0.000-+--H*RT:sk:stravin, 0.000-+--Hx-spam-relays-external:311, 0.000-+--H*RT:311, 0.000-+--H*RT:108 Return-path: <emfox@debian.org> Received: from stravinsky.debian.org ([2001:41b8:202:deb::311:108]:48300) by buxtehude.debian.org with esmtps (TLS1.3:ECDHE_SECP256R1__RSA_PSS_RSAE_SHA256__AES_256_GCM:256) (Exim 4.96) (envelope-from <emfox@debian.org>) id 1xAfHO-003E7Z-2g for submit@bugs.debian.org; Sun, 27 Sep 2026 03:10:19 +0000 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=debian.org; s=smtpauto.stravinsky; h=X-Debian-User:Date:From:Message-Id:Subject:To: Reply-To:Cc:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding:Content-ID: Content-Description:In-Reply-To:References; bh=yE5TRXJq/e+8d6YKm0IPVQUbFn2eJmA7zzeUaNBGJPM=; b=lO83Y6oYWslVICvCxgeg9fyaTI k/hJ5qygXkC0FLHlu6GmgPH0O2rSBDYilv04IKSQ8FxjgmTPbexB0jtCct/4oLzrnBTodWn2/jLZ1 A+gCg3iLJJMe7ilguYqBnRSeQ4T6CfadKaj6/sKhwP2LyQ2mMnb6UvmDlOg2Yh+x78zXNPxpX4qAL pSiVlKV5pdsQmrvA8ahziDo7oStoHV30aap37wnOtsOg9U9h9x6xw7o8sKrBbtns/RybkoQLB4h9W 43qwHAsQ0TP2HrP95xcSqaKarVLvXgQ8KRIidqWj7wxVZaSXYTsiHrpLPFGhoUpISBRt1qnBZ8ZmD sAS4FoKw==; Received: from authenticated-user by stravinsky.debian.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.3:ECDHE_SECP256R1__RSA_PSS_RSAE_SHA256__AES_256_GCM:256) (Exim 4.96) (envelope-from <emfox@debian.org>) id 1xAfHN-006YZx-0F for submit@bugs.debian.org; Sun, 27 Sep 2026 03:10:17 +0000 Received: from emfox by emfox.rpwt.org with local (Exim 4.100.1) (envelope-from <emfox@debian.org>) id 1xAfHJ-00000003MIl-3Xr7 for submit@bugs.debian.org; Sun, 27 Sep 2026 11:10:13 +0800 To: submit@bugs.debian.org Subject: ruby-sass: please offer /usr/bin/sass through update-alternatives Message-Id: <E1xAfHJ-00000003MIl-3Xr7@emfox.rpwt.org> From: Wei Zhou <emfox@debian.org> Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2026 11:10:13 +0800 X-Debian-User: emfox Delivered-To: submit@bugs.debian.org Package: ruby-sass Severity: wishlist Dear Ruby team, ruby-sass installs /usr/bin/sass and /usr/share/man/man1/sass.1.gz as plain files, so no other Sass implementation can offer that command name: a second implementation would either have to conflict with ruby-sass or take over a file this package owns. Policy 3.9 asks packages that supply an instance of a common command name to use update-alternatives "so that they can be installed together". Would you consider shipping the Ruby Sass launcher under a non-conflicting name and offering the generic one as an alternative, e.g.: debian/ruby-sass.postinst: update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/sass sass /usr/bin/ruby-sass 20 \ --slave /usr/share/man/man1/sass.1.gz sass.1.gz \ /usr/share/man/man1/ruby-sass.1.gz debian/ruby-sass.prerm: update-alternatives --remove sass /usr/bin/ruby-sass /usr/bin/scss and /usr/bin/sass-convert would need no change; they have no counterpart in other implementations. Background: dart-sass (ITP #998024) is the upstream reference implementation and the only one still maintained. Its package registers /usr/bin/sass with priority 40 the same way, and deliberately uses neither Conflicts/Replaces nor dpkg-divert, so today it does not take the name over on systems that have ruby-sass installed. Once both sides offer the alternative they simply coexist and the admin selects with "update-alternatives --config sass". The priority above is only a suggestion -- we are happy to adjust ours instead. No urgency from our side. ]