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Bug 549588 - GNU's pinky should optionally be used for finger tool
GNU's pinky should optionally be used for finger tool
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: gnome-nettool
Classification: Applications
Component: Tools
2.22.x
Other All
: Normal enhancement
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Assigned To: Germán Poo-Caamaño
Rodrigo Moya
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2008-08-27 15:03 UTC by Diego Elio Pettenò
Modified: 2008-12-04 02:56 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: Unversioned Enhancement


Description Diego Elio Pettenò 2008-08-27 15:03:22 UTC 
The finger tool requires a standard finger(1) tool to work; while this is common for most Linux distributions, and is standard on Unixes like *BSD, it would be nice if it was possible to, alternatively, use the pinky(1) command available in GNU coreutils.

Autoselection for the one available in the system would be perfect.

Thanks,
Diego
Comment 1 Germán Poo-Caamaño 2008-12-03 14:47:54 UTC 
What is the difference between pinky and the common finger tool?
Comment 2 Diego Elio Pettenò 2008-12-03 15:03:42 UTC 
I guess that most Linux users would have it already installed without needing extra packages ;)
Comment 3 Germán Poo-Caamaño 2008-12-04 02:56:11 UTC 
Removing one dependency sounds reasonable.

Fixed in trunk/head.

Thanks for the report.