Bug#236773: packages.debian.org: package shortcut for packages with + doesn't work
* Frank Lichtenheld <djpig@debian.org> [2004-03-08 12:32]:
> On Mon, Mar 08, 2004 at 10:21:54AM +0100, Gerfried Fuchs wrote:
>> I can't find a way to use the package shortcut search for packages that
>> include + in their package name:
>> <http://packages.debian.org/g++>
>> <http://packages.debian.org/g%2B%2B>
>
> The problem is known and caused by the redirect.
And now it is also documented :) Thought that it must be a problem
with the redirection, yes....
But, on a different approach: might it not be solvable in the
search_packages.pl Script? I seriously doubt that we will ever have
packagenames with spaces in them. And I guess this just happens to the +
character which is an urlified space to some cgi libraries, iirc. I am
not sure if there are other special characters in that respect...
HTH & HAND,
Alfie
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