Bug#551926: bug #551926: python-pip and pip: error when trying to install together

Tim Retout tim at retout.co.uk
Mon Nov 30 09:49:18 UTC 2009


[CCing to python-pip upstream. Ian et. al.: please see
http://bugs.debian.org/551926 for the context of this email.  In
short, Debian needs to rename at least one of the 'pip' binaries.]

On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 12:01:51PM +1100, Adam Kennedy wrote:
> http://blog.ianbicking.org/2008/10/28/pyinstall-is-dead-long-live-pip/
> 
> The Perl package predates the Python one by several years.
> 
> The author was made aware of the clash well before it was shipped to
> Debian and chose to continue anyway.

This seems like a valid point.  I would like to hear the opinion of the
upstream author of python-pip on which should be renamed.

Ultimately this decision will be made by the Debian maintainers of the
packages, but I reckon it's best to involve upstream as far as possible
with changes of this kind.

If we cannot agree on the right course of action, both programs will be
renamed.

Regards,

-- 
Tim Retout <tim at retout.co.uk>





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