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Re: MBF alert: packages with very long source / .deb filenames



Hi,

On Fri, 25.03.2011 at 14:17:06 +0000, Steve McIntyre <steve@einval.com> wrote:
> If we really want to meet the spec, we should be aiming for < 64
> characters, but that affects 98 packages and I'm not *too* bothered
> about it since testing shows no issues thus far. I'm tempted to file:
> 
>  * serious bugs on the packages over 90 characters
>  * normal bugs on those over 80
>  * wishlist bugs on those over 64
> 
> Thoughts?

just a shot into the dark:

Would it be feasible, or at least possible, to file bug reports with
"upstream" to have the permissible length of filenames officially
extended? I mean, everyone has started to use long file names, haven't
they?


Kind regards,
--Toni++


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