[Python-modules-team] Bug#654690: /usr/bin/rst2html: don't overwrite (non .html files) by default

[Karl Goetz]

Package: python-docutils
Version: 0.7-2
Severity: normal
File: /usr/bin/rst2html


Hi,
Please require an option before rst2html will overwrite an existing
file. I just ran 'rst2html *ipv6*.rst' without realising i had two files
containing ipv6 in the name. The second file was turned into html, and
its rst contents lost.
I thought about tagging this grave (data loss), but thought that might
be a bit over the top.
thanks,
kk


-- System Information:
Debian Release: 6.0.3
  APT prefers stable
  APT policy: (990, 'stable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-5-686-bigmem (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_AU.utf8, LC_CTYPE=en_AU.utf8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages python-docutils depends on:
ii  python                  2.6.6-3+squeeze6 interactive high-level object-orie
ii  python-roman            0.7-2            module for generating/analyzing Ro
ii  python-support          1.0.10           automated rebuilding support for P

Versions of packages python-docutils recommends:
ii  libpaper-utils          1.1.24           library for handling paper charact
ii  python                  2.6.6-3+squeeze6 interactive high-level object-orie
ii  python-imaging          1.1.7-2          Python Imaging Library
ii  python-lxml             2.2.8-2          pythonic binding for the libxml2 a
ii  python-pygments         1.3.1+dfsg-1     syntax highlighting package writte

Versions of packages python-docutils suggests:
pn  texlive-lang-french           <none>     (no description available)
ii  texlive-latex-base            2009-11    TeX Live: Basic LaTeX packages
ii  texlive-latex-recommended     2009-11    TeX Live: LaTeX recommended packag

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