[xml/sgml] Conflict between docbook-utils and docbook2x packages

Rafael Laboissiere Rafael Laboissiere <rafael@debian.org>
Mon, 26 Jul 2004 15:30:05 +0200


docbook2x and docbook-utils both provide programs called docbook2man and
docbook2texi.  Currently, the conflict is avoided by the docbook2x package,
which renames the commands to docbook2x-man and docbook2x-texi (although the
manpages still refer to the old names).  

The upstream author of docbook2X, Steve Cheng, suggested to me that the
docbook2x package should be given priority over docbook-utils as regards the
naming of the programs.  The reason is simple: the docbook2man and
docbook2texi commands in docbook-utils are based on old forks from
docbook2X.  The docbook2X programs are indeed superior to those from
docbook-utils.

I would suggest to simply drop the docbook2man and docbook2texi commands
from docbook-utils.  What do you think?

-- 
Rafael