Confusing namespace for git in Intrepid repository

Scott Kitterman ubuntu at kitterman.com
Wed Oct 22 13:17:38 UTC 2008


On Wednesday 22 October 2008 09:07, Ethan Baldridge wrote:
> Currently `apt-get install git` gives one a virtual package for "gnuit"
> from universe, which is some sort of midnight commander-alike. This
> seems rather odd considering that a) the program already has another
> name and package (gnuit), and b) a far greater audience would associate
> "git" with the source code management utility designed by Linus (which
> is what I was actually trying to install).
>
> Shouldn't the virtual package "git" instead pull in git-core, git-gui,
> and perhaps git-cvs and git-svn?

You would think that, but the package git predates the existance of Git the 
DVCS, so until it's removed/renamed, no.

Scott K




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