Bug 258482 - cad/scotch: gpart - program in this pakage, shadows system critical program gpart(8) in manual page
Summary: cad/scotch: gpart - program in this pakage, shadows system critical program g...
Status: Closed Overcome By Events
Alias: None
Product: Ports & Packages
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Individual Port(s) (show other bugs)
Version: Latest
Hardware: Any Any
: --- Affects Only Me
Assignee: Thierry Thomas
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Reported: 2021-09-13 18:32 UTC by John Y.
Modified: 2022-12-26 20:18 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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bugzilla: maintainer-feedback? (jwb)


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Description John Y. 2021-09-13 18:32:47 UTC
If we search `gpart` utility at `https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi` without specify Manual section (`All Sections`) with search target `FreeBSD *-RELEASE and Ports`, we found `gmap` program manual page. But mostly users need `gpart(8)` as more frequently using program.

Besides, gpart(8) will shadow gpart(1) as it installs in "/usr/local/bin" directory wich is further in $PATH enviroment variable.

Won't it be better to rename `gpart` program in this pakage?
Comment 1 Jason W. Bacon freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2021-09-13 19:01:05 UTC
Are you thinking this is referring to biology/gmap?  'Cuz it doesn't install any man pages.

cad/scotch has gmap and gpart, though.
Comment 2 Jason W. Bacon freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2022-12-26 20:18:47 UTC
Just tried this again and gpart(8) came up first when using the default "All sections".  Closing this PR as it no longer seems to be an issue.