Bug 125478 – sys-apps/util-linux should block sys-apps/hexdump

• Status: RESOLVED FIXED
• Product: Gentoo Linux

[Description Alexander Mieland 2006-03-08 07:17:05 UTC]

I've a script which makes use of hexdump to get the PCIIDs and USBIDs directly from the files in /proc. For example:

------------------ snip ------------------
#!/bin/bash
for i in `ls /proc/bus/pci/??/*`; do
    hexdump -s 0 -n 2 -e '1/2 "%04x"' ${i}
done
------------------ snap ------------------

This only works with hexdump from sys-apps/util-linux, not with sys-apps/hexdump, because this one doesn't support the parameter -n.
Both are overwriting the binary which was installed before by the other package.

They really should block each other...

[Comment 1 SpanKY 2006-03-08 08:33:40 UTC]

if they blocked, then pretty much no one would be able to install hexdump

sys-apps/hexdump should prob rename the bin to like 'esr-hexdump'

[Comment 2 Tom Payne (RETIRED) 2006-03-08 08:48:18 UTC]

+1 for rename hexdump -> esr-hexdump

Will get on to it...

[Comment 3 Tom Payne (RETIRED) 2006-03-08 09:35:41 UTC]

Thanks for the bug report.

Move completed sys-apps/hexdump -> sys-apps/esr-hexdump and binaries renamed. No other packages depend on this one.

[Comment 4 Alexander Mieland 2006-03-08 09:54:34 UTC]

maybe it would be better to rename it to hexdump-esr... ;)
Because some users will search for something like:
# hex<tab><tab>
...and they won't find it then. *g*

[Comment 5 Stefan Briesenick (RETIRED) 2006-03-08 11:23:54 UTC]

jupp, please rename it to hexdump-esr.

[Comment 6 Tom Payne (RETIRED) 2006-03-09 01:16:11 UTC]

oops, will do...

[Comment 7 Tom Payne (RETIRED) 2006-04-05 14:40:12 UTC]

Now done.