"needle" name conflict

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Over a week
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Issue type
Feature
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Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
cpp, debian

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No source files or tests are named. Start by locating the executable entry point and Debian packaging metadata, then review the Debian filename conflict described in the issue. Done requires an agreed replacement name that avoids the EMBOSS collision while preserving the program name expected by other packaging systems.

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Description

I put together a basic package of Needle for Debian and I discovered that there is another programs with the same name

/use/bin/needle is already provided by EMBOSS
https://packages.debian.org/bullseye/emboss a.k.a https://bio.tools/needle-ebi or https://bio.tools/needle

This causes a problem with Debian policy

Two different packages must not install programs with different functionality but with the same filenames. […] If this case happens, one of the programs must be renamed.

https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-files.html#binaries

And I would rather that the Debian package of Needle has the same program name as other packaging systems. Otherwise that causes problems for user's scripts and workflows..

Perhaps this Needle could be renamed? Sorry to ask it, but it would be best to not have the confusion.

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