[parted-devel] Strange linux-swap name change

[Colin Watson]

On Fri, Jun 19, 2009 at 08:52:05PM +0200, Jim Meyering wrote:
> Colin Watson wrote:
> > One other thing I thought of is that perhaps linux-swap(old) and
> > linux-swap(new) should also become aliases; I don't know whether the
> > person who introduced them, or anyone else, is depending on them. I know
> > that the Debian installer recently started using that name, but the
> > change there was strictly contained to one program so it would be easy
> > to adjust again.
> 
> Good idea.
> Extra credit if you can "deprecate" them, so that any
> use evokes a warning that they'll be going away some day.

Your wish is my (belated) command. How's this? I included a NEWS entry
as well, as you requested in another mail.

-- 
Colin Watson                                       [cjwatson at ubuntu.com]