Re: Bug#645895: ftp.debian.org: epoch should be part of the .deb file name
On Wed, 19 Oct 2011, Tollef Fog Heen wrote:
> The first and obvious one is to avoid file name clashes in the
> archive. Another one is so the version number in the file name actually
> is the version number of the package which makes it less confusing when
> you need to download a package with an epoch by hand for whatever
> reason.
It will also break random scripts out there, so we might actually want to
have it very clear on how much benefit we'd get from this change.
> | > I would suggest %-encoding it, so foo-1:1 becomes foo_1%251_all.deb.
> |
> | ... which then complicates any number of previously working regular
> | expressions in tools all over the place.
>
> You shouldn't trust the file name to contain the version number anyway.
What would be the point of it all, then? We have never had a filename
version clash. Even if it would eventually happen, it is best that the
maintainer bring it up for some brainstorming, because it CAN cause a lot of
annoyance (people are NOT often aware of epochs).
Anyway, we would indeed need to encode the epoch separator, as ":" causes
way too much trouble.
> | I think we should not have % characters in .deb filenames if at all
> | possible.
>
> Why not? Are there any tools that have trouble with % characters in
> file names?
Well, while % is xml/xhtml/html-friendly, it is *not* http-friendly, and
will require double-encoding.
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