Bug#1076226: gearman-server, gearman-job-server: install program with same name (gearmand)

Chris Hofstaedtler zeha at debian.org
Fri Jul 12 19:32:40 BST 2024


Package: gearman-server,gearman-job-server
Control: block 1075856 by -1

Hi,

your packages gearman-server and gearman-job-server both install a program
named "gearmand", although in different components of the PATH.

As this is confusing and a possible source of bugs, policy bug
#1075856 wants to outlaw this.

Please find a solution for your packages. Ideas:
1) if one of the programs is an internal implementation detail of
the package, install it into a private path in /usr/lib instead.
2) rename one of the programs
3) rename both of the programs
4) given your packages install programs providing similar features,
   maybe Conflicts: is also appropriate.

Thanks,
Chris



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