Confusing namespace for git in Intrepid repository

Andrew Sayers andrew-ubuntu-devel at pileofstuff.org
Wed Oct 22 13:30:26 UTC 2008


Scott Kitterman wrote:
> On Wednesday 22 October 2008 09:07, Ethan Baldridge wrote:
<snip - package "git" should install Git, not GIT>
> 
> You would think that, but the package git predates the existance of Git the 
> DVCS, so until it's removed/renamed, no.
> 
> Scott K

How about changing the package's description so that the acronym for GNU
Interactive Tools is always "GIT" (all caps), and adding a paragraph
description like:

Note: the GNU Interactive Tools (GIT) are not related to the Git version
control system, which is available in the git-core package.

That would at least give people a fighting chance to work out what's
going on.

	- Andrew




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