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On 09/08/2009 12:24 PM, Grant Edwards wrote: |
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> I'm trying to install gnu interactive tools (apps-misc/gnuit), |
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> but it is being blocked by the git source code management |
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> application (dev-util/get): |
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> alpha grante # emerge -av gnuit |
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> These are the packages that would be merged, in order: |
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> Calculating dependencies... done! |
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> [ebuild N ] app-misc/gnuit-4.9.5 874 kB |
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> [blocks B ] dev-util/git[gtk] ("dev-util/git[gtk]" is blocking app-misc/gnui t-4.9.5) |
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> I can't figure out what the two have to do with each other. I |
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> rarely use git, so I guess I could uninstall it -- but why |
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> would gnuit be blocked by git? |
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> Does this have something to do with the fact that |
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> apps-misc/gnuit used to be called apps-misc/git? |
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The collision was caused by Linus himself. He decided to name his |
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new version control system 'git' without checking to see if anyone |
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else was using the name, and by the time the gnu-interactive-tools |
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devs got around to objecting, Linus just plowed right over them, |
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saying (literally) "tough". |
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It was really rather rude, and the only time I've been disappointed |
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by Linus. |
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