[parted-devel] Strange linux-swap name change

[Jim Meyering]

Colin Watson wrote:

> On Fri, Jun 19, 2009 at 07:23:25PM +0200, Jim Meyering wrote:
>> Colin Watson wrote:
>> > This might be a bit more controversial than my last linux-swap patch.
>> > :-)
>>
>> Not that controversial, imho.
>
> Oh good.
>
>> > I think this should be fixed before a 1.9.0 release, before people start
>> > depending on the new behaviour too much.
>>
>> I agree, in principle, and will look at the patch next week.
>
> Thanks!
>
> 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.