Re: New ftp method for dselect

[Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk>]

Dirk Eddelbuettel writes (supercite undone - iwj):
>[Ian Jackson writes:]
> >  Right.  In order to avoid having to rename lots of packages or change
> > their version numbers I propose the following naming scheme for files
> > on the FTP site in the `binary' directory:
> >   <package-name>--<version>[-<revision>].deb
> > Note the two hyphens.
> 
> Could such a measure be announced 24 to 48 hours in advance, and ideally be
> complemented by a script that can be used for renaming the files on the local
> tree?

Yes, of course.

> Otherwise folks like me will have to refetch about 110 Megabytes of */binary/*
> stuff. Not that much fun over a phone line. Some people even have to pay for
> every bytes they get through their phone.

Indeed.

Ian.