Bug 932808

Summary:	sys-power/upower and sys-apps/bat binary conflict...
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Scott Vargovich <ke8cqc>
Component:	Current packages	Assignee:	Freedesktop bugs <freedesktop-bugs>
Status:	UNCONFIRMED ---
Severity:	normal	CC:	jstein, proxy-maint, vimproved
Priority:	Normal
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Scott Vargovich 2024-05-26 20:48:49 UTC

Both of the apps upower and the bat command both use the binary bat to run their programs.  I have had upower installed for quite a while.  I installed the bat app (rust replacement for the cat command).  Whenever I type bat, it brings the upower output instead of initiating the bat command.  I have also unmerged the upower command and unmerged / reinstalled bat, but there are existing preserved libs that are making the bat command complain that upower isn't there.  Is there a way to have either the upower app change its binary or the bat command change it's binary???

If you have any questions, please email me at ke8cqc@gmail.com .  I would be more than willing to answer any questions.

Comment 1 Jonas Stein gentoo-dev

2024-05-26 22:49:31 UTC

I have both installed, but I cannot reproduce this. 

You can check the installed files with:
equery f sys-apps/bat
equery f sys-power/upower

Could you please reinstall both packages and provide the file lists above plus the usual logs.
as described on https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Attach_the_logs_to_the_bug_ticket

Comment 2 Violet Purcell 2024-05-27 13:59:30 UTC

Sounds like you might have a script named "bat" utilizing upower somewhere else in your path that's overriding sys-apps/bat? Similar to what jstein said I have upower and bat both installed and cannot reproduce, and I can't find any reference to a "bat" command in the upower codebase.