Hi Matthew,
On Fri, 2020-10-02 at 16:09 -0400, Matthew Miller wrote:
...
> > For start I have prepared iotop-c:
> >
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1878529
> Looks pretty straightforward. One thing worth noting is
that we
> discourage
> using "Conflicts:"
>
https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/packaging-guidelines/Conflicts/
True, with my user hat on, I'd prefer both programs installed
simulaneously. But implementing alternatives requires coordination from
all involved project's maintainers and I just skipped that part; also
both programs are not identical in terms of command line options and
will most probably diverge more with time; on the other hand for non-
interactive use the compatibility is there... My feeling is that
implementing alternatives is better for interactive use, and as a
second option, installing it under its current name is also an option
(and removing the conflicts).
I need advise for this; its OK for me to prepare a PR implementing
alternatives for iotop.
I know it's a pretty descriptive name, but: I notice your program
has
other
improvements rather than just being written in C. I wonder if finding
a new
name that isn't based on the language implementation might be the
best
long-term approach?
I didn't start that project, just improved it, and somehow changing the
name does not seem right to me :)
With best regards,
b.