[MacPorts] #38060: coreutils and gexpr should be marked as conflicting

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Fri Feb 15 19:09:24 PST 2013


#38060: coreutils and gexpr should be marked as conflicting
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  Reporter:  egall@…          |      Owner:  macports-tickets@…
      Type:  defect           |     Status:  closed
  Priority:  Normal           |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports            |    Version:
Resolution:  fixed            |   Keywords:
      Port:  coreutils gexpr  |
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Changes (by ryandesign@…):

 * status:  new => closed
 * cc: ryandesign@… (added)
 * resolution:   => fixed


Comment:

 The coreutils port install GNU expr, and in MacPorts, we prefix all the
 coreutils program names with "g" so that they do not shadow the BSD
 versions of those same problems that OS X provides, which would lead to
 badness. GNU expr works e.g. like this:

 {{{
 $ gexpr 1 + 2
 3
 }}}

 The gexpr port installs an independently-developed program called gexpr
 which functions differently:

 {{{
 $ gexpr "1 + 2"
 3
 }}}

 So yes, they are different, and should conflict with one another. r103138

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