Potential name clash

[glitsj16]

erdtree/README.md

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- to Reddit user `/u/lucca_huguet` (can be found as [luccahuguet](https://github.com/luccahuguet) on Github) for suggesting that the compiled `erdtree` binary be shorted to `et`.

Hi, I noticed erdtree is in the AUR and I installed it. Works very well, congrats!

As long-time user and collaborator to the Firejail project it didn't take long before creating a firejail profile for erdtree. That profile also works quite well, but then I hit a snag. Apparently the spreadsheet component of WPS Office is also called (and installed as) et.

Obviously that's not a problem for the erdtree dev(s) as such. I sure like short, easy to remember command names myself. Realizing what a name change of the binary entails, I don't want to suggest to do so. I just wanted to bring this to your attention.

[asukaminato0721]

now here is erdtree-bin.For those who don't want to compile.

[solidiquis]

Thank you for bringing this to my attention! Before I decide on changing the name of the binary to something else what's the best way for me to go about ensuring that the next name I choose won't result in a similar issue?

[glitsj16]

... what's the best way for me to go about ensuring that the next name I choose won't result in a similar issue?

Good question. FWIW, I happened to stumble on the et vs erdtree name clash by sheer coincidence. I'm also not a professional in any sense of the term, just a Linux hobbyist with enough free time on hands to delve around all sorts of places.

Sadly I'm not aware of any single resource to check for existing binary names. That being said, most if not all Linux distributions do offer package search facilities. Usually these include package content links, so it's fairly easy to at least check these resources to see under what name a binary already ended up in /bin, /sbin, /usr/bin, etcetera.

A short list of examples:

• Arch Linux (https://archlinux.org/packages/)
• AUR (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages)
• Debian (https://www.debian.org/distrib/packages)
• Fedora (https://src.fedoraproject.org/)
• Ubuntu (https://packages.ubuntu.com/)

One site I particularly find very informative is repology.

Depending on the amount of time one has/wants to invest in this kind of research I'd suggest doing a quick search on major dev hubs like GitHub, Gitlab, etc. Who knows, with the latest outpour of AI GPT search apps left, right & center you might just track one of those too :)

[nicoburns]

FWIW, I'd actually prefer a long binary name for a tool like this. I likely won't be using it super often, so a name that's easy to remember is more important to me than one that's quick to type.

[dljsjr]

This also collides with Eternal Terminal, an SSH remote terminal alternative kinda like mosh:

✦ ❯ brew install erdtree
==> Downloading https://formulae.brew.sh/api/formula.jws.json
######################################################################## 100.0%
==> Downloading https://formulae.brew.sh/api/cask.jws.json
######################################################################## 100.0%
==> Fetching erdtree
==> Downloading https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core/erdtree/manifests/1.7.1
######################################################################## 100.0%
==> Downloading https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core/erdtree/blobs/sha256:323cf8beacff214f2088756dde28818ee3920c4fd9ba76d413c1730cf42b4fb7
==> Downloading from https://pkg-containers.githubusercontent.com/ghcr1/blobs/sha256:323cf8beacff214f2088756dde28818ee3920c4fd9ba76d413c1730cf42b4fb7?se=2023-04-04T22%3A15%3A00Z&sig=pChn5sA%2FaE3EDsnHmXjtsRd9xU7xch%2F0x23mNy3UuAE%3D&sp=r&spr=https&sr=b&sv
######################################################################## 100.0%
==> Pouring erdtree--1.7.1.ventura.bottle.tar.gz
Error: The `brew link` step did not complete successfully
The formula built, but is not symlinked into /usr/local
Could not symlink bin/et
Target /usr/local/bin/et
is a symlink belonging to et. You can unlink it:
  brew unlink et

To force the link and overwrite all conflicting files:
  brew link --overwrite erdtree

To list all files that would be deleted:
  brew link --overwrite --dry-run erdtree

Possible conflicting files are:
/usr/local/bin/et -> /usr/local/Cellar/et/6.2.4_2/bin/et
==> Summary
🍺  /usr/local/Cellar/erdtree/1.7.1: 8 files, 3.2MB
==> Running `brew cleanup erdtree`...
Disable this behaviour by setting HOMEBREW_NO_INSTALL_CLEANUP.
Hide these hints with HOMEBREW_NO_ENV_HINTS (see `man brew`).

[solidiquis]

Version 2.0 is looming in the horizon as I plan to make a lot of breaking changes (probably middle to late April). I will likely change the name of the compiled binary then with its release.

[dljsjr]

FWIW, I've been using erd as a symlink to erdtree's et and I like it.

[solidiquis]

@dljsjr "erd" really is the only other sensible alternative lol. I'll probably go with that. Thanks for the suggestion!

[blinxen]

et also has a name clash in fedora --> https://packages.fedoraproject.org/pkgs/et/et/

Wanted to add this for completeness. erd on the other hand has no name clashes in fedora.
Once you change the binary name, I will package erdtree for fedora.

[solidiquis]

Thanks @blinxen! Hoping to get that done sometime next week.

[solidiquis]

Small update: Now that v1.8.0 out I'm going to get started on v2.0.0 which will have quite a few breaking changes. v2.0.0 will have its compiled binary changed to erd.

[solidiquis]

#131

[blinxen]

@solidiquis erdtree has now been packaged for rawhide and will soon land in f38 --> https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/rust-erdtree