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Subject: Re: Installing executables with generic names
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On 2/14/2012 11:27, Chris Rees wrote:
> bin/foo-bar means it can still be called without an explicit path, so that
> is better.
>
> Look for autoconf hooks to add prefices this way (if it uses configure...)

Please also don't forget to scream at the upstream to stop using such 
generic names too.  Otherwise we're going to potentially be looking at a 
lot of patching in dependent ports:  s#generic#foo-generic#

-aDe