Debian Bug report logs - #611657
executable name is confusing, software already outdated

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Message #5 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Jeremy Lal <kapouer@melix.org>

To: Debian Bug Tracking System <submit@bugs.debian.org>

Subject: executable name is confusing, software already outdated

Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2011 19:23:17 +0100

Package: nodejs
Version: 0.2.0-1
Severity: serious
Tags: squeeze

nodejs version 0.2.0 has its executable renamed to /usr/bin/nodejs [1],
and while it was all right for testing purposes, it is now not
acceptable :
 * it will confuse users, and force them to add /usr/local/bin/node link
 * nodejs is only useful with external modules, they won't work unless
   that link is added.

Moreover, most external modules depend on version 0.2.6 (upstream stable
branch version), for that reason users will more likely use nodejs package
from testing or backports (actually experimental [2]).
Hence it is much more preferable to remove nodejs 0.2.0 from squeeze, instead
of having an unusable and confusing version.

Concerned source packages are "nodejs 0.2.0-1" and "coffeescript 0.7.0-1".
The maintainer Geza Kovacs of the latter has agreed upon removal of its
package from squeeze.

Regards,
Jérémy Lal

[1]
http://bugs.debian.org/597571
[2]
http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/n/nodejs/current/changelog

Message #10 received at 611657@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: "Adam D. Barratt" <adam@adam-barratt.org.uk>

To: Jeremy Lal <kapouer@melix.org>, 611657@bugs.debian.org

Cc: gkovacs@mit.edu

Subject: Re: Bug#611657: executable name is confusing, software already outdated

Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2011 19:09:58 +0000

On Mon, 2011-01-31 at 19:23 +0100, Jeremy Lal wrote:
> nodejs version 0.2.0 has its executable renamed to /usr/bin/nodejs [1],
> and while it was all right for testing purposes, it is now not
> acceptable :
[...]
> Hence it is much more preferable to remove nodejs 0.2.0 from squeeze, instead
> of having an unusable and confusing version.
> 
> Concerned source packages are "nodejs 0.2.0-1" and "coffeescript 0.7.0-1".
> The maintainer Geza Kovacs of the latter has agreed upon removal of its
> package from squeeze.

Geza, could you confirm that, just for the record, please?

Regards,

Adam

Message #15 received at 611657@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Geza Kovacs <gkovacs@mit.edu>

To: "Adam D. Barratt" <adam@adam-barratt.org.uk>

Cc: Jeremy Lal <kapouer@melix.org>, 611657@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#611657: executable name is confusing, software already outdated

Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2011 15:14:56 -0500

Explicit confirmation for the removal of nodejs and coffeescript from
squeeze given.

On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 2:09 PM, Adam D. Barratt
<adam@adam-barratt.org.uk> wrote:
> On Mon, 2011-01-31 at 19:23 +0100, Jeremy Lal wrote:
>> nodejs version 0.2.0 has its executable renamed to /usr/bin/nodejs [1],
>> and while it was all right for testing purposes, it is now not
>> acceptable :
> [...]
>> Hence it is much more preferable to remove nodejs 0.2.0 from squeeze, instead
>> of having an unusable and confusing version.
>>
>> Concerned source packages are "nodejs 0.2.0-1" and "coffeescript 0.7.0-1".
>> The maintainer Geza Kovacs of the latter has agreed upon removal of its
>> package from squeeze.
>
> Geza, could you confirm that, just for the record, please?
>
> Regards,
>
> Adam
>
>

Message #22 received at 611657@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>

To: 611657@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: executable name is confusing, software already outdated

Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:37:21 -0600

Jeremy Lal wrote:

> Hence it is much more preferable to remove nodejs 0.2.0 from squeeze, instead
> of having an unusable and confusing version.

This report feels out-of-date.  Is it still needed, or has it been
resolved?

Message #27 received at 611657-done@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Jérémy Lal <jerry@edagames.com>

To: 611657-done@bugs.debian.org, Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>

Subject: Re: Bug#611657: executable name is confusing, software already outdated

Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2011 08:52:59 +0100

On 29/11/2011 02:37, Jonathan Nieder wrote:
> Jeremy Lal wrote:
> 
>> Hence it is much more preferable to remove nodejs 0.2.0 from squeeze, instead
>> of having an unusable and confusing version.
> 
> This report feels out-of-date.  Is it still needed, or has it been
> resolved?

It's been resolved before squeeze release, hence closing.

Jérémy.

Message #32 received at 611657-quiet@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>

To: Jérémy Lal <jerry@edagames.com>

Cc: 611657-quiet@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: executable name is confusing, software already outdated

Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2011 05:18:22 -0600

Jérémy Lal wrote:

> It's been resolved before squeeze release, hence closing.

Thanks for looking it over.  One RC bug down, 2124 to go. :)

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