[Pkg-rust-maintainers] Bug#1099838: bacon has an undeclared file conflict on /usr/bin/bacon

[Blair Noctis]

On Sat, 8 Mar 2025 19:31:09 +0100 Helmut Grohne <helmut at subdivi.de> wrote:
> Package: bacon
> Version: 3.11.0-1+b1
> Severity: serious
> User: debian-qa at lists.debian.org
> Usertags: fileconflict
> Control: affects -1 + ruby-bacon
> 
> bacon has an undeclared file conflict. This may result in an unpack
> error from dpkg.
> 
> The file /usr/bin/bacon is contained in the packages
>  * bacon/3.11.0-1+b1 as present in unstable
>  * ruby-bacon/1.2.0-6.1 as present in bookworm|bullseye|trixie|unstable
I've talked to upstream, they suggested a Breaks for the time being.
I agree and would close this bug by doing so in an upcoming upload.

If we are to dispute the package name, neither of the two sides is overwhelmingly advantageous:
ruby-bacon is there for over a decade, but it's Ruby specific and has a low popcon;
bacon (src:rust-bacon) is more generic, and would predictably grow more popcon due to its modern audience, but is only recently packaged.
It would become a political problem, rather than a technical one.

-- 
Sdrager,
Blair Noctis
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